Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Bonds Debt
Peru's state-owned oil company plans to hire two banks by the end of the month
Credit Ratings S&P Global Peru
Rating agency lowers BCP, MiBanco, Scotiabank, BBVA and Interbank to BBB on "high exposure" to the local market
Corporate & Sovereign Strategy M&A Commerce
California fruit merchant acquires Citrícola Salteña in its second M&A deal in Latin America
Credit Ratings S&P Global Downgrade
Ratings agency says the Peruvian state oil refiner's failure to have its 2021 accounts audited could lead to breach of bond covenants
Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Debt Bonds
Peru could also consider a new issue in the second half of the year if the market window opens, finance officials say at a LatinFinance event in New York
Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Credit Ratings Fitch Ratings
Rating agency cuts Peru's state-owned oil company to BBB- on a lack of transparency and weak governance
Peru's state-owned oil company is looking for a new auditor after PwC's local affiliate rescinds a contract
Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Fitch Ratings Bonds
Rating agency cuts Telefónica del Perú to BB+ on falling revenues and rising costs
Peruvian real estate company plans to issue $50 mln in 15-year notes with Credicorp as structuring agent
Bonds Debt Funds
Mexican asset management firm could also start lending to exporters in South America in a few years, CFO says
Debt Equity Funds
Mexican online consumer lender is also looking to raise up to $200 mln to set up shop in South America and the United States, CEO says
Colombian lender expects to issue up to $127 mln in the local market on March 10, source says
Equity M&A Capital Markets
São Paulo-based private equity firm could acquire Andrade Guiterrez's 14.9% share in the Brazilian infrastructure group through Peruvian construction company Aenza
Economy & Policy Peru People
Betty Sotelo takes the job for the third time, following the recent appointment of Oscar Graham as finance minister
Peruvian microlender raises $28 mln to fund loans to women-led businesses