Sustainable practices are becoming increasingly important to investors, and LatAm is no exception. The buyside gives the region’s companies high marks.
Category: 2012 May / June
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A Roaring Start
Following record-breaking issuance in the first few months of the year, March continued to see a healthy amount of issuance from both investment grade and high-yield names. LatAm credits issued […]
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Up and Coming
Investors have long hungered for new assets in the rapidly growing Andean countries. Issuers from Colombia and Peru have started to offer more to the capital markets.
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Banking Shuffles
Gustavo Ferraro has left Barclays Capital, where he was head of LatAm DCM, exiting investment banking for the buyside. He had been with the bank since 2003, and was previously […]
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Betting on Eike
Brazil once again made headlines when Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Development Company paid $2 billion for a 5.63% stake in billionaire Eike Batista’s EBX Group. The purchase was […]
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BTG Bucks Brazil Trend
The deal that everyone inside and outside of Brazil had been waiting for did not disappoint. BTG Pactual priced a 3.66 billion real ($1.95 billion) IPO, pushing on size, […]
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Fixed in Place?
Mexicans are optimistic about a rebound in the domestic securitization market. However, several challenges remain and volumes still lag peak pre-crisis levels.
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Going South?
The YPF nationalization plans have spooked investors and multinational companies. What is the fate of Argentina’s issuers?
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Growing Pains
Agribusiness is pushing farmland prices higher and scaring politicians in its search for returns. Some operators are broadening their geographies.
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Keeping the Faith
Volatility has complicated life for the equity buyside and dented market performance in the past year. Long-term investors are still sticking to the consumer demand story.