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.”
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Best Bank – Bolivia
Bolivia’s small size has meant its banks suffered few effects of the credit crisis in 2008 and 2009.
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Mezzanine Financing Comes to LatAm
Mezzanine financing is not as widely available from private equity firms in LatAm as in other emerging markets. This could start to change soon as both sides learn of the benefits.
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Best Bank – Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago’s (T&T) Republic Bank has been able to grow its assets despite a weak economy and reduction in its loan portfolio.
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Infrastructure Investment: The Big Shortfall
As LatAm stares down a growing list of infrastructure needs, builders and governments hope private lenders return. The only certainty is multilateral and state lending.
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People: Brazilian IB Moves
Eduardo Centola has joined UBS as CEO of the investment bank in Brazil, where the Swiss bank is focused on rebuilding its coverage.
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Debt: Quasi Sovereigns on Deck
To the relief of dizzy investors and baggy-eyed bankers, LatAm issuers began to take a minor breather in October, slowing from September’s breakneck pace that saw $14.6 billion in cross-border dollar bonds.
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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.
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Best Bank – Guatemala
With economic growth returning to Guatemala after a relatively shallow crisis, its banks can return to plans being made prior to 2008.
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Equity: Issuers Follow Petrobras
With Petrobras’ $70 billion capitalization out of the way, other LatAm equity issuers are cleared for takeoff.