Markets breathed a sigh of relief in September when the US Federal Reserve chose to delay winding down its $85 billion per month bond buying program. Nowhere relished the news […]
Category: 2013 September / October
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Best Mining Financing
Sponsor Largo Resources employed a novel structure when it financed construction of a production facility for a mineral which is equally unusual in Latin America
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Andean economics: Beyond the boom
Andean governments are stepping up efforts co counter an economic slowdown in their once booming economies. Most expect the decline to be short-lived
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Equity news: Going strong
A busy pipeline of Brazilian IPOs and follow-ons is setting 2013 up to be one of the better years for Latins in the equity capital markets
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Best Social Infrastructure Financing
With bonds backed by government health contracts, a Mexican hospital financing opens the way for further deals
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Colombia’s banks: Foreign affairs
Colombia’s largest financial institutions are on an acquisition spree in Central America. With tough regulations at home, the diversification is welcome
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M&A News: Cola wars
Latin America’s Coca-Cola bottlers tussle over the Brazilian market while elsewhere telecom acquisitions heat up
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Best Infrastructure Bank
The global investment bank has had a prominent position on numerous leading infrastructure financings, incorporating bonds and loans, as well as local currencies and dollars
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Andean pensions: Power to the people
Expanding much faster than GDP, retirement funds in Chile, Colombia and Peru have reached a size that makes them major movers of domestic markets. Regulators are starting to take notice
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Debt news: AMX debt spree
Borrowers have lunged at bond markets before and after a summer hiatus, eager to raise cash while it’s available. In need of acquisition funds, América Móvil has been particularly active