The state of Rio de Janeiro’s pension fund turned to securitization to bridge a gap in income
Category: 2015 January / February
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AWARDS: SYNDICATED LOAN
A swiftly arranged and attractively priced deal helped Sigma secure a majority stake in Spain’s Campofrio, gaining a foothold in Europe
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YEN LIQUIDITY: New competitors
Japanese liquidity is not just bringing change to Latin American borrowers in the bond markets. Combined with an official interest in deepening ties with the region, the expanding yen supply […]
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AWARDS: INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
A large size and strong distribution made this transaction a rare bright spot in an otherwise difficult year for Latin America’s equity markets
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AWARDS: TRADE FINANCING
A new global precedent for agricultural commodity financing was established in Brazil with this deal with Japan
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YEN LIQUIDITY: Reaching out
An expansion in yen liquidity and a likely rise in dollar borrowing
costs means more regional credits are tapping Japanese investors. But they are limited by tenor, size and geography. By Eduardo García
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AWARDS: LAW FIRM BRAZIL
Experience working on capital markets deals for some of the country’s biggest issuers helped the firm win business in a rocky year
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BRAZILIAN LAW PERCEPTION STUDY: Taxing issues
Anti-corruption, tax and labor legislation are likely to be
priorities for legal advisors to Brazilian companies this year.
By Jennifer P. Roig
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M&A NEWS: Local bias
At the end of 2014, deal flow trickled in, with domestic transactions dominating. That rounded out a year of sharp contrasts between activity in Brazil and the rest of the region. By Katie Llanos-Small
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AWARDS: LAW FIRM: ANDES
This law firm worked on a large array of winning deals, in a country that has been home to more landmark transactions than any other Andean nation