Economy & Policy Coronavirus Latin America
UPDATE: Colombia starts second round of cash transfers for workers in the formal sector
Bonds Debt Capital Markets
Issuers are encouraged by investor appetite in a market with high liquidity and low interest rates, sources say
Bonds Debt Corporate & Sovereign Strategy
Argentine state-backed energy company offers to extend maturity, pay cash sweetener
Argentine food company issues the maximum amount on offer, allowing it to lower the interest rate
Bonds Debt Argentina
Argentine home goods retailer fails to pay principal on local notes as a lockdown continues to slash sales
Capital Markets Bonds Debt
Chilean water utility takes advantage of lower rates to refinance debt
M&A Equity Chile
Chilean copper cable manufacturer to issue $811 mln in new shares for Río Argenta merger
Debt Capital Markets Corporate & Sovereign Strategy
Mexican retail group misses interest and principal payments on two series of local notes after losing its banking license
Economy & Policy Regulation Mexico
Local banking system is strong, but unpredictability is a major challenge for economic officials, CESF says
Equity Capital Markets IPO
Toronto-listed mining company raises $148 mln in a deal of Brazilian depositary receipts
Loans Debt Guatemala
Fundación Génesis Empresarial receives $20 mln in local currency to lend to MSMEs
UPDATE: IDB grants $100 mln loan for Trinidad and Tobago to strengthen health and economic response to COVID-19
Brazilian ethanol producer increases the size of the deal and prices the tap above par
Loans Debt Energy
GEB's natural gas business in Peru asks for $100 mln from IDB Invest to add to its distribution network in Lima
M&A Africa Chile
Chilean company widens global reach in a $30.8 mln deal with Sasol