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Brazil
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has named Luiz Carlos Couto LatAm sales manager and Marcelo Pereira de Carvalho senior sales officer for Brazil within its global financial ...
People Corporate & Sovereign Strategy
Wal-Mart has appointed Eduardo Solorzano president and CEO of Walmart Latin America. The former president and CEO of Walmart de Mexico will oversee operations in Argentin...
Equity
BNDES and BM&F-Bovespa are developing a Carbon Efficient Index (CEI), which is expected to be launched in 2010. The CEI, based on the Brazil Index 50, will be weighted by...
Bonds Structured Finance
Colombia is getting a $21.3m loan from the IDB to strengthen judicial services by decongesting the case docket, improve and consolidate case-law information, enhance qual...
The Brink's Company, which provides secure transportation and cash management services, says it will repatriate VEB75m held in Venezuela at the parallel exchange rate, ta...
The World Bank has approved $195.5m in 30-year funds to the State of Alagoas, in Brazil’s Northeastern region, to stimulate sustainable growth, job creation and investmen...
Funds
Mexican PE shop Wamex has made a first closing of $55m for its second fund, dubbed the Multinational Industrial Fund II (MIF II), says partner Jose Antonio Contreras. He ...
Mexico
Mexican retailer Grupo Famsa has priced a $27m 1-year deal at par to yield 8%. The issuer was heard looking for $50m in the Reg S only CP, but apparently fell short owing...
Washington DC-based private equity shop EMP Latin America (EMPLA) has made the final closing of its CentAm Mezzanine Infrastructure Fund (Camif) with $150m. Camif offers ...
CSN’s bid for Portuguese cement maker Cimpor could distract it from its core business, according to Fitch, which notes pressure on the Brazilian steelmaker’s investment g...
The private equity arm of Capital International has taken a 15% stake in agribusiness giant El Tejar for $150m, London-based partner Martin Diaz Plata tells LatinFinance....