Local issuance is expected to slow this year, while new Brazilian issuers may enter the cross-border market, industry group says
Category: Interviews
Brazil faces corporate doom and gloom
Higher interest rates may force record level of defaults and bankruptcies, Fitch director Ricardo Carvalho tells LatinFinance
Trump threats blur LatAm trade outlook
Despite talk of tariffs, past experience has shown the trade scenario could turn positive for Mexico, IDB economist tells LatinFinance
Mexico forecasts record investment, despite ‘noise’ from US
Claudia Sheinbaum’s government plans offensive to reassure investors Mexico-US ties are solid, senior finance official tells LatinFinance
Buk mulls M&As in LatAm
Chilean HR software platform plans to expand in Mexico and Brazil initially but could later branch into Argentina and Spain
Foreign interest in Brazil M&A wanes
Volatile political and economic environment erodes appetite for Brazilian firms, Kroll official tells LatinFinance
SP Ventures bets on DFI backing for new fund
Brazilian firm has already secured funding from farming technology companies despite “challenging conditions,” exec tells LatinFinance
Santander México to remain active in global market: CFO
Lender needs to establish global benchmarks for local market, exec says
Santander sees solid deal pipeline in early 2025
Companies are looking to resume investments after period of high US rates, bank’s head of Latin America DCM says in interview
Stone to issue second global bond
Brazil payments platform wants another liquid benchmark after repurchasing its only international bond in July, company official tells LatinFinance
