Cartica Capital’s case against Chile’s CorpBanca has been perhaps the most prominent incident of vocal shareholder activism in Latin America — largely as it involves Latin America’s biggest private-sector bank. […]
Category: 2014 July / August
Oi-Portugal Telecom merger Calling out
Brazilian telecoms firm Oi and Portugal Telecom, which had been in a strategic alliance since 2010, agreed to merge in October 2013. PT’s shareholders would end up with 38% of […]
Central America / Caribbean corporate with the best capital markets strategy
ICE closes a novel financing package, effectively using markets to fund growth
PARAGUAY | Capital markets: On the map
Paraguay hopes to raise its profile among global investors by tapping international bond markets
Corporate with the best regional strategy
Coca-Cola Femsa has form in M&A, while its latest acquisitions build its bases in the center of Brazil
PARAGUAY | Foreign direct investment: Manufacturing change
Auto parts, logistics, manufacturing – these are all sectors gaining increasing interest from foreign direct investors in Paraguay
Corporate with the best equity market strategy; Andean corporate with the best capital market strategy
An Andean infrastructure push is spurring business for construction companies — and raising their chances in the markets
Corporate with the best ex-regional strategy
Grupo Bimbo has set a precedent for other Latin American firms looking to expand outside the region
PARAGUAY | Infrastructure: Back to basics
Paraguay’s infrastructure has suffered from years of neglect, but a new PPP framework could bring change
