Maurício Botelho has transformed Brazil’s regional aircraft maker from a money-losing dud into a profit-driven enterprise that has won the respect and support of the international markets. He is LatinFinance’s CEO of the Year.
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Building the Foundations
Mention Brazil, Mexico or Argentina to intellectual property owners a few years ago and exasperation was the mildest response you could have expected. But times have changed. International trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta), the existence of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the realization that multinationals need to see strong intellectual property regimes before investing, have led to major improvements in the protection for rights owners. Among the beneficiaries of improved legislation have been domestic companies who are now enjoying more protection as a result of external pressures.
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Calendar Call
National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade Product Liability in Latin America: A Seminar for US Manufacturers, Exporters and Lawyers September 20-21, 2001, Sofitel Hotel, Miami, FLDiscussion and presentations on […]
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Leading the Emerging Markets Charge
Victor Menezes, CEO and chairman of Citibank, is overseeing the bank’s expansion in fast-growing regions. He began his Latin American career in the ’80s and knows the region’s perils well.
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The Struggle for Survival
After launching a spectacular IPO in 1999, StarMedia founder and CEO Fernando Espuelas now has to prove that he can build a business and not just burn cash.
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MSDW Leads the Way in M&A
A new phase of private sector restructuring and consolidation is underway in Latin America, and dealing with corporate clients requires a special set of disciplines, skills and contacts. Morgan Stanley […]
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Bidding Up Cuban Paper
With a faint whiff of a US-Cuba rapprochement and renewed interest in exotic defaulted debt, investors looking for cheap bets are bidding up prices. However, the rally could be short-lived.
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Petrobras’s Makeover Man
Philippe Reichstul has jettisoned old-fashioned management ways and begun building the Brazilian oil company into a modern corporation. His success makes him LatinFinance’s CEO of the year.
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Brazilian Tech Bets
Internet deals are dominating merger and acquisition activity in South America’s biggest market. But value remains for investors in slow-growth, capital intensive businesses that need restructuring.
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Coverlink Arrives in Latin America
Ana Patricia Botín, president of Coverlink and daughter of BSCH CEO Emilio Botín, is expanding her Internet service company to Latin America, beginning with Mexico where Coverlink has acquired software […]