The merger of Itaú and Unibanco created Brazil’s largest bank by equity, assets and loan portfolio, and the eleventh largest in the world by market cap.
Category: 2010
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Structured Finance: Pre-Exports Stoke Loans
The syndicated loan market is reawakening with the help of one of its most tried and tested structures, the pre-export facility.
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BEST PROJECT FINANCE DEAL
Securing $1.34 billion in 10-year money through a quasi-syndication in a year when even high quality five-year projects in Chile struggle is a major feat.
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M&A: Vivendi Bags GVT
France’s Vivendi has acquired a 57% stake in Brazil’s GVT through a combination of private negotiations with the telecom’s controlling shareholders and open market purchases, valuing the target at 7.17 billion reais.
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BEST STRUCTURED FINANCING
When regulators stepped in to set guidelines for quasi-equity structures sold in Mexico’s domestic bond market, a new asset class was born.
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BEST INVESTMENT BANK
Recuperating markets played to the strengths of JPMorgan, globally one of the few banks to emerge stronger from crisis. The shift to high yield presents a challenge.
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BEST TRADE FINANCE DEAL
In a tough year for trade finance, leading borrower América Móvil proved that diversification to the east is not just for rogue governments strapped for cash.