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OldelVal lines up second bond sale

Bonds Debt Fixed Income

Argentine oil company will issue up to $100 mln in new notes as Telecom goes for $300 mln

Fitch downgrades VTR again

Credit Ratings Fitch Ratings Downgrade

Rating agency cuts the Chilean telco to CCC- on weak liquidity and declining cash flow

ATP borrows in Colombia

Loans Debt Telecoms

Andean telco tower operator takes a two-year, $60 mln loan from Scotiabank and Bancolombia

FEFA, Totalplay to sell local bonds

Bonds Debt Funds

Mexican companies target the local market for financing

Chile court puts Claro's 5G plans on hold

Economy & Policy Andean Latin America

Supreme Court issues a temporary restriction as it analyzes a legal challenge by rival mobile phone operator WOM

Rivals propose break-up of Telmex

M&A Latin America Mexico

Mexican telcos say América Móvil should be forced to sell off Telmex business

Fitch cuts WOM to B+

Credit Ratings Fitch Ratings Downgrade

Rating agency says the Chilean telco has shown "less of a commitment" to lowering debt

Fitch cuts VTR to B-

Credit Ratings Fitch Ratings Downgrade

Rating agency cites "very limited" information on the Chilean telco's financial strategy after a merger with Mexico's América Móvil

Fitch downgrades Digicel again

Credit Ratings Fitch Ratings Downgrade

Rating agency gives the Caribbean mobile phone company a C after creditors grant a 30-day grace period on a $925 mln bond payment

Oi files for bankruptcy again

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Debt Equity

Brazilian telco seeks protection from creditors less than three months after emerging from judicial recovery

Digicel gets temporary reprieve from creditors

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Bonds Debt

Caribbean mobile phone company is granted a 30-day grace period that can be extended to 90 days if it reaches a restructuring agreement

Fitch drops Digicel to CC

Credit Ratings Fitch Ratings Downgrade

Caribbean mobile phone company faces "very high credit risk" with a $925 mln bond payment due next month

Padtec sets up shop in Peru

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy Equity South America

Brazilian optical networks company opens an office in Lima, adding to its regional presence in Argentina, Colombia and Chile

América Móvil backs towers spin-off in Europe

Equity Capital Markets Telecoms

Mexican telco and Austrian state-owned holding company ÖBAG plan to carve out a new business from Telekom Austria and list its shares in Vienna

Fitch downgrades Oi after halt to debt payments

Credit Ratings Fitch Ratings Downgrade

Rating agency cuts the Brazilian telco to C after a court grants a 30-day injunction on interest payments for 2025 bonds