Banco General takes top prize for Panama for the second year in a row.
Category: Regions
Best Investment Bank – Chile
Chile-based investment bank Celfín Capital has seized the boom in 2010 as an opportunity to push it into the big leagues.
Best Investment Bank – Mexico
The past 12 months have seen capital markets activity and M&A pick up in Mexico following a crisis-inspired lull.
Best Bank – Peru
In the April-June period, Banco de Crédito Del Peru (BCP) achieved some of its best quarterly results to date, supported by a strong reactivation of the Peruvian economy.
China Latin America Links Proliferate
Cultural barriers remain, but the China-LatAm relationship is starting to blossom. Both sides hope to convert dialogue into more frequent large transactions.
Xstrata Commits to Peru
Peru may end up calling 2010 the year of Xstrata. It unveiled plans to invest $7 billion in deals including one the president calls “the contract of the century.”
Best Bank – Venezuela
Mercantil Banco Universal has been expanding its loan portfolio, which has led to year-on-year growth despite a economic contraction and slow liquidity growth in Venezuela.
Best Bank – Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has been suffering a recession for more than four years. Several banks have collapsed, unemployment has soared and bankruptcies have increased.
Best Investment Bank – Colombia
Leveraging deep and long-standing corporate relationships has been a successful strategy throughout the global financial crisis for Bancolombia.
Best Multilateral
Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) may be 40 this year, but it shows no signs of slowing.
