Latin America

IDB Invest sets new bond benchmark in euros

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy IDB Invest Bonds

IDB's private sector institution raises $533 mln in the sale of seven-year notes in a deal that was two times oversubscribed, head of funding says

Bear Creek refinances short-term debt

Bonds Debt Fixed Income

Canadian mining company replaces a two-year promissory note with a five-year convertible debenture for an acquisition in Mexico

Petroperú asks for more time from bondholders

Bonds Debt Fixed Income

Peru’s state-owned oil refiner wants to extend the deadline to present its 2022 financial results

Codelco prepares for lithium talks

M&A Andean Latin America

Government-owned copper miner readies plan for talks with lithium producers about the state’s new role steering the industry

Gilinski clinches deal for Nutresa

M&A Andean Latin America

Colombian group agrees to give up its stake in financial services firm Sura in exchange for control of the food processing company

Chile orders banks to set aside more capital

Economy & Policy Andean Latin America

Central bank says higher requirements are needed due to increased global financial risks

Unifin offloads oil platform

M&A Mexico Latin America

Mexican non-bank lender sells semi-submersible oil rig as part of its debt restructuring plans

Caja Los Andes taps local bond market

Bonds Fixed Income Andean

Chilean payroll lender issues $112 mln in UF-denominated bonds in three deals this month

SQM signs lithium supply deal with Ford

Andean Latin America South America

Chilean chemical and mining group says it will provide the US carmaker with battery-grade lithium for electric cars

Tanner applies for banking license

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Andean Latin America

Chilean financial services firm seeks regulatory approval to set up a banking subsidiary

Pacífico repurchases 2026 bonds

Equity M&A Andean

Peruvian insurer spends $60 mln to buy back notes issued in 2011

Invexans plans to delist in Chile

Equity M&A Latin America

Shareholders of the Luksic family-owned company approve plans to remove shares from the local stock exchange

Investors step in to support Chilean car lender

Equity Bonds Debt

Shareholders of Global Soluciones Financieras approve a $25 mln capital boost in exchange for a commitment to restructure debt

Walgreens offloads Chilean chain

M&A Andean Latin America

US-based drugstore group agrees to sell Farmacias Ahumada to Chilean investors led by LarrainVial

GEB names country heads

Andean Latin America South America

Bogotá city-owned power company appoints managers to oversee its operations in Brazil and Peru