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BTG Pactual leads the region’s ECM league tables in terms of volume and fees, at the end of a down year after which bankers nonetheless expect a rebound in 2013. LatAm sa...
Peru’s Gas Natural de Lima and Callao (Calidda) has selected Citi and Santander for an international bond transaction, according to a filing on the Peruvian bolsa. Exact ...
Chile’s Saesa has issued UF2.5m ($120m) in 21-year bonds with a 10-year grace period in the domestic bond market. The electric transmission company priced the bonds at 97...
In what is likely the final Mexican domestic bond deal of the year, Mexico’s Banco Compartamos has reopened its 2015 notes, adding MXP1.5bn ($117.5m) in a tightly priced ...
After two years in the making Braskem Idesa has finally closed a $3.2bn loan package for its Etileno XXI project, what it calls the largest-ever project finance deal in t...
Eike Batista has put BRL509m ($250m) into OSX, the Brazilian shipbuilder says, by buying 12.9m shares through a put option. The transaction follows a similar one done in ...
Natura Cosmeticos has agreed to acquire 65% of Australia’s Emeis Holdings for AUD68m ($65m). The Brazilian cosmetic company plans to pay cash for the stake. Natura and ...
A BNDES bridge loan of BRL2.2bn ($1.1bn) will help state-controlled oil producer Petrobras build a new fertilizer plant in Mato Grosso do Sul. The plant is expected to co...
S&P has raised the credit rating of Corporacion Andina de Fomento (CAF) to AA minus from A+. “The ratings reflect our assessment of the bank’s strong business profile and...
Pedro Delgado has resigned as head of Ecuador’s central bank, after it was revelaed he had used a falsified university degree earlier in his career. “We verified that Ped...
Moody’s has placed Celulosa Arauco’s Baa2 rating and CMPC’s Baa2 ratings on review for downgrade, it says, as debt levels will challenge the two Chilean pulp producers. A...
Colombia’s Central Bank is to make its interest rate decision today, with some seeing weak growth numbers as reason for another cut. Itau is one shop seeing a cut of 25bp...
This is the last Daily Brief until January 2 2013. Happy holidays to all our readers.