Sovereigns Return to DollarsSovereign issuers piled back into dollars in November. After a seven-month absence from that market, Brazil kicked off with an unexpected $1.5 billion 6% global due 2017, […]
Category: 2006
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Virgin Territory
Latin America should be the next frontier for private equity firms and leveraged buyout shops looking for high-voltage returns.
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Endangered Species
The boom years have left borrowers in very good shape for 2007. Net new foreign currency issuance from sovereigns is going the way of the dodo.
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Equity Good Times Roll
A bullish 2007 is forecast for Latin American equities, with a steady stream of IPOs and heavy flow in secondary trading.
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Escaping Original Sin
Mexico’s shift to domestic markets points the way for emerging economies to cast off the original sin of too much overseas debt. Talking to international investors has been key. By Gerardo Rodríguez*
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Investors Get Complacent
Heavyweight emerging markets investors are betting on a bumper 2007. After so many years of outsized returns, they are sounding a bit smug.
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Latin Corporates Lever Up
Middle market companies in Latin America are waking up to the benefits of leverage at a time that highly liquid banks are reaching down the credit spectrum for yield.
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Loans Grab the Limelight
Syndicated lending has become the unlikely star of the Latin American financing show, with ever larger transactions at increasingly tight pricing.