Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Debt World Bank
State-owned development bank plans to borrow $450 mln to fund loans to MSMEs
M&A Brazil Colombia
German insurer agrees to pay $1.5 bln for the US firm's P&C businesses in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador
Corporate & Sovereign Strategy World Bank International Financial Institutions
South American country seeks $500 mln from the World Bank and plans to take out loans from the IDB, CAF and others, finance minister says
Credit Ratings Moody's Investors Service Bonds
Rating agency says a $1.6 bln debt-for-nature swap constituted steep losses for bondholders
Bonds Debt Economy & Policy
South American nation cuts debt service payments by $1.1 bln and frees up $323 mln to protect a marine reserve in the Galápagos Islands
Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Debt Fixed Income
Swiss bank to purchase up to $800 mln in three series of notes as part of the country's conservation and sustainability efforts
M&A Central America Latin America
European and Chinese companies are looking to make deals in "attractive countries" like Chile, Ecuador and Brazil, lawyer says
International Financial Institutions Debt Equity
World Bank's private sector lender could buy a minority stake in São Paulo-based online broker Vórtx and purchase receivables from Diners Club in Quito
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) IDB Invest Debt
US-based development bank provides $160 mln for an overhaul of the Caribbean nation's disaster response plans
Loans Debt International Financial Institutions
World Bank's private sector lender organizes $160 mln for the Ecuadorian lender to offer financing to women-owned small businesses
International Financial Institutions Loans Canada
EDC's private sector division arranges $16.5 mln in financing for the Ecuadorian credit union to provide loans to women-owned micro businesses
Loans Debt Economy & Policy
European development bank supplies $100 mln for a childhood vaccination program
People Energy Oil
Ecuador's state-owned oil company appoints María Elisa Soledispa to replace Hugo Aguiar, who is under investigation for corruption
M&A Regions Andean
Chilean air cargo company signs deal to acquire Petraly
Equity Funds Latin America
Mexican VC firm also plans to invest $30 mln in early-stage start-ups over the next two to three years