With interest rates coming down in Latin America and poised to follow suit in the United States, the primary equity market is set for a recovery. Follow-on offerings will lead this bounce back, with a few IPOs by big firms in Brazil and Mexico. Argentina may also get back into the game, experts say.
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Posted in2024 Q1
Market Talk:M&A
Dealmaking is poised to rise in Latin America as interest rates decline in the region and globally, analysts and executives say.
Posted in2024 Q1
Market Talk: LOANS
After rising in the fourth quarter of 2023, loans activity is on track for further gains in early 2024, led by demand for refinancing, project finance and sustainability-linked loans.
Posted in2024 Q1
Sovereign Bonds: Eyeing Opportunity
After nearly two years of subdued volumes, Latin American sovereigns are gearing up to issue a wave of fresh debt.
Posted in2024 Q1
Corporate Liability Management: A Question of Maturity
As expectations gain about a decline in US interest rates, corporate Latin America is considering when to refinance its debts. It may be sooner than later.
Posted in2024 Q1
Mexico Investment: One Way Bet?
Mexico’s presidential election in 2024 is expected to usher in a more business-friendly president, and companies are starting to line up financing to invest in growth. Energy and infrastructure may be the hot sectors.
Posted in2024 Q1
Parting Shot – Sergio Abreu: Fixing a Fractured Region
Sergio Abreu, secretary-general of the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI), spoke with LatinFinance about the importance of widening regional integration and expanding foreign trade for Latin America to progress, including to increase access to financing.
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Q1 – Breaking Stride
Sustainability-linked bonds emerged with plenty of fanfare in 2019. Issuance quickly surged but then crumpled amid concerns over greenwashing and as higher interest rates roiled markets more generally. A few observers proclaimed the product’s demise. We explore these tribulations in our cover story and hear from a range of investors and issuers that SLB standards are in fact becoming more robust. The tool could now be poised to surge once more.
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LatAm Banking: Taking Shape
After a tough start to the year, Latin American banks are slowly shedding the conservative strategies that kept them afloat during the global tightening cycle. With several economies back in […]
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Q4 – The Penalty Shot
After three decades of rapid economic growth, the world’s second-largest economy is facing a slowdown that some experts fear is structural. China may be in for a long slog, a […]