Bonds & Loans Latin America & Caribbean AWARDS 2023
28th November 2023
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BONDS, LOANS & ESG CAPITAL MARKETS LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN AWARDS 2023

28TH NOVEMBER | THE RITZ-CARLTON KEY BISCAYNE, MIAMI

"Recognising the most innovative & ground-breaking deals from LatAm & Caribbean"


Join the industry's most high-profile figures in celebrating!

Since 2014, the Bonds & Loans Awards has been recognising the most innovative and ground-breaking deals from Sovereign, Corporate and Financial Institution issuers and borrowers.

The exhaustive selection process involves close examination of deal size, tenor, structure, and distribution; analysis and background of the borrower and their accessibility to financing; with extra credit for those deals demonstrating high quality execution, accessing new pools of liquidity, innovative structuring, and opening-up new markets.

Bringing together the industry’s most high-profile figures, the Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Latin America & Caribbean AWARDS ceremony is an opportunity to raise the profile of the financial markets with the international investment community, and to inspire future issuance by Latin American & Caribbean companies.

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2023 AWARD WINNERS:

Sovereign, Supra & Agency Bond Deal of the Year:

Republic of Chile

  • USD2.25bn & EUR750m Sustainability Linked Bonds
  • Issue Date: June 2023; Matures: May 2036, May 2054
  • Bookrunner/JLMs: CA-CIB, HSBC, Santander, Scotiabank and Societe Generale
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Linklaters
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Cleary Gottlieb

Quasi Sovereign Bond Deal of the Year:

Petrobras Global Finance B.V.

  • USD1.25bn Bond
  • Issue Date: July 2023; Matures: July 2033
  • Bookrunner/JLMs: Itau BBA, MUFG, Goldman Sachs, Citi, UBS, Santander, Scotiabank, BTG Pactual
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Cleary Gottlieb
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Shearman & Sterling, Pinheiro Neto

Corporate Bond Deal of the Year:

America Movil

  • MXN17bn Bond
  • Issue Date: June 2023; Matures: January 2031
  • Bookrunner/JLMs: HSBC, BBVA, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Citi, Morgan Stanley, Santander
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Cleary Gottlieb, Robles Miaja, S.C.
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Ritch Mueller

Financial Institutions Bond Deal of the Year:

Multibank Inc.

  • USD300m Bond
  • Issue Date: February 2023; Matures: February 2028
  • Bookrunner/JLMs: HSBC, SMBC
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Clifford Chance
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Milbank

Syndicated Loan Deal of the Year:

Phoenix Tower International Spain ETVE, S.L.U., Phoenix Tower US Holdings (REIT) Inc, and Phoenix Tower International Chile SPA

  • US$2bn Syndicated Loan
  • Issue Date: August 2022; Matures: August 10th, 2027
  • Bookrunner/JLMs: Scotiabank
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Nassar Abogados, Gómez-Acebo Pombo Abogados, S.L.P, Greenberg Traurig, S.A. Evangelou Co LLC, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Uría, Locke Lord LLP, OGC Abogados, Harrison Harrison, Posse Herrera Ruiz S.A, Alemán, Cordero, Galindo Lee
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Zurcher Odio Raven, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Uría (Chile), Arias, Fábrega Fábrega, White & Case LLP

Local Currency Bond Deal of the Year:

Republic of Paraguay

  • USD50mm Bond
  • Issue Date: June 9, 2023; Matures: February 15th, 2030
  • Bookrunner/JLMs: Itau BBA
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser:
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Structured Loan Deal of the Year:

Esentia Hub Chavez Holding

  • US$1.35bn Loan

  • Bookrunner/JLMs: ING, Scotiabank, SMBC
  • Joint Lead Arrangers: Mizuho, Societe Generale
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Latham & Watkins, Galicia Abogados
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Ritch Mueller, Milbank

ESG Bond Deal of the Year:

CMPC

  • USD500m Green & Sustainability Linked Bond
  • Issue Date: June 2023; Matures: June 2033
  • Global Coordinators and Joint Book-Running Managers: BofA Securities, JP Morgan, Scotiabank
  • Joint Book-Running Managers: BNP Paribas, HSBC, MUFG, Santander
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Sullivan & Cromwell
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Davis Polk

ESG Loan Deal of the Year:

Government of Barbados

  • USD146.5m Blue Term Loan
  • Global Lead Arranger: Credit Suisse
  • Domestic Lead Arranger: CIBC First Caribbean Limited
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Cleary Gottlieb
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Clifford Chance

Project Finance Deal of the Year:

Lima Airport Partners, S.R.L. ("LAP")

  • USD1.25bn Loan
  • Matures: December 2029
  • Bookrunner/JLMs: MUFG, BBVA, IDB, SMBC, Scotiabank, KfW, Societe Generale

  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Estudio Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano, Paul Hastings

  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Garrigues, Milbank

Structured Finance Deal of the Year:

Union Vial Rio Pamplonita S.A.S.

  • US$643mn Loan & Private Placement
  • Issue Date: June 2023
  • Bookrunner/JLMs: JPMorgan, Grupo Santander
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Castro Leiva Rendon, Jones Day, King and Spalding LLP
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Clifford Chance LLP, Cuatrecasas

Infrastructure Finance Deal of the Year:

Vinci Airports S.A.S Concessoc 31 SAS

  • MXN 8.75bn Local Currency Loan
  • Bookrunner/JLMs: Inbursa, HSBC, Scotiabank
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Mayer Brown, Nader, Hayaux & Goebel
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher Flom LLP, Galicia Abogados

Power Finance Deal of the Year:

SOCIEDAD TRANSMISORA METROPOLITANA SPA

  • USD680mn and CLP470bn Syndicated Loan
  • Issue Date: Nov 2022
  • Bookrunner/JLMs: SMBC, Santander, CIBC
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Claro & Cia, Milbank
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Barros & Errazuriz, Clifford Chance

Transport Finance Deal of the Year:

MEXIRRC, S.A. de C.V.

  • MXN12,965,617,070 Loan
  • Bookrunner/JLMs: Banobras, Sabadell, Banorte, BBVA, SMBC
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Galicia Abogados
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Ritch Mueller

Natural Resources Finance Deal of the Year:

Ministry of Economy and Finance, Republic of Ecuador

  • USD656m Marine Bond
  • Lead Arranger: Credit Suisse
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser:
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Clifford Chance, Bustamante Fabara

ECA, DFI, IFI Deal of the Year:

Comisión Federal De Electricidad (CFE)

  • USD334m MIGA-Supported Loan
  • Issue Date: June 2023; Matures: June 2038
  • MLAs: HSBC, JP Morgan
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Ministry of Finance, Mexico
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Norton Rose Fulbright

Real Estate Finance Deal of the Year:

Home Mortgage Bank

  • TTD300m Senior Secured Social Bond
  • Issue Date: December 2022
  • Bookrunner/JLMs: HMB, IDB Invest
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: M.G. Daly & Partners
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Johnson, Camacho & Singh

Acquisition Finance Deal of the Year:

3R Petroleum Oleo e Gas S.A.

  • BRL2.5bn Loan
  • Issue Date: June 2023; Matures: October 2027
  • Bookrunner/JLMs: Morgan Stanley
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Mattos Filho, Milbank
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, BMA Law

Equity Capital Markets Deal of the Year:

FEMSA, Heineken Holding N.V.

  • EUR7.0bn Equity & Convertible
  • Issue Date: February 17, 2023 / May 31, 2023
  • Matures: 3 years
  • Bookrunner/JLMs: Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Cleary Gottlieb, NauatDutilh
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Linklaters

M&A Deal of the Year:

Aela Generacion S.A.

  • USD803m Private Placement and LC Facility
  • Issue Date: Aug 2022
  • Placement Agent/LC Issuer: SMBC
  • Co-Placement Agent: CIBC
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: DLA Piper LLP
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: PHILIPPI PRIETOCARRIZOSA FERRERO DU URÍA, Paul Hastings

Liability Management Deal of the Year:

Azul Secured Finance LLP

  • US$862.5m (US$294m and US$568m) Exchange Offer, Liability Management
  • Issue Date: July 2023; Matures: May 2029, May 2030
  • Bookrunner/JLMs: Itau BBA, UBS, JPMorgan, Citi
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Shearman & Sterling
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Davis Polk
  • Bondholders Legal Adviser: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

High Yield Debt Deal of the Year:

Liberty Costa Rica

  • US$400m Sustainability-Linked Bond
  • Issue Date: January 2023; Matures: January 2031
  • Bookrunner/JLMs: Citi, Scotiabank, BofA Securities
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Ropes & Gray, BLP, Maples Group
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Allen & Overy, Baker McKenzie, Consortium Legal, Appleby, BLP

Leveraged Finance Deal of the Year:

Aligned Data Centers International, LP

  • USD1.225bn Private Placement and LC Facility; and Loan
  • Issue Date: December 2022 and May 2023
  • Bookrunner/JLMs: SMBC, Nomura, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Natixis, MUFG, Credit Agricole, Societe Generale
  • M&A and Project Finance Advisor: JPMorgan
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Posse Herrera Ruiz, Rebaza, Mijares, Stocche Forbes, Claro, Vinson Elkins, Posadas
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Paul Hastings, Garrigues, Lefosse

Ground-breaking Deal of the Year:

Oriental Republic of Uruguay

  • USD1.5bn Sustainable-Linked Bond
  • Issue Date: Oct 2022; Matures: Oct 2034
  • Bookrunner/JLMs: HSBC, JPMorgan, CA-CIB, Santander
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Cleary Gottlieb
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Shearman & Sterling

BRL Deal of the Year:

Aguas Do Rio SPE 1 Aguas Do Rio SPE 4

  • BRL5.543bn Bond
  • Issue Date: July 2023;Matures: January 2042
  • Bookrunner/JLMs: Itaú BBA, BNDES, ABC Brasil S.A., Bradesco BBI, JPMorgan, XP Investimentos, BTG Pactual
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Mattos Filho
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Machado Meyer, Stocche Forbes

MXN Deal of the Year:

Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B de C.V.

  • MXN15bn Sustainability Linked Bond
  • Issue Date: May 2023; Matures: May 2033, July 2026
  • Bookrunner/JLMs: HSBC, BBVA, Santander
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Galicia Abogados

COP Deal of the Year:

Rutas del Valle Concession

  • COP1.5trn Loan
  • Issue Date: September 2022
  • Bookrunner/JLMs: FDN, UPLI, Banca de Inversión Bancolombia
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Cuatrecasas
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: DLA Piper

PEN Deal of the Year:

Republic of Peru

  • PEN 16.358bn New Issue and Exchange and Tender Offer Targeting Soberanos1 with maturities in 2023, 2024, 2026, 2028; and a cash tender offer targeting Global Bonds with maturities in 2025, 2026, 2027, 2030 and 2031
  • Issue Date: May 2023 (Issuance) and June 2023 (Exchange and Cash Tender Offer); Matures: August 2033
  • Bookrunner/JLMs: Citi, JPMorgan, Santander, HSBC
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: Paul Hastings, Hernandez y Cia Abogados
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Rubio Leguía Normand, Shearman & Sterling

CLP Deal of the Year:

InfraCo SpA

  • CLP304,844,100,000 Senior Secured Loan
  • Issue Date: October 2022; Matures: July 2026
  • Bookrunner/JLMs: KKR Capital Markets, Santander, Scotiabank
  • Issuer/Borrower Legal Adviser: CMS Carey Allende, Simpson Thacher Bartlett LLP
  • Bookrunner/JLMs Legal Advisers: Allen & Overy, PPU Legal

Debt House of the Year:

JPMorgan

Sovereign, Supra, Agency Bond House of the Year

JPMorgan

Corporate Bond House of the Year:

Santander

Financial Institution Bond House of the Year:

IDB Invest

Local Currency Debt House of the Year:

HSBC

Loan House of the Year:

Scotiabank

ESG Bond House of the Year:

HSBC

ESG Loan House of the Year:

BBVA

High Yield Debt House of the Year:

Itaú BBA

Leveraged Finance House of the Year:

Scotiabank

Structured Finance House of the Year:

SMBC

Project Finance House of the Year:

SMBC

Equity Capital Markets House of the Year:

BTG Pactual

Sovereign, Supra & Agency Treasury & Funding Team of the Year:

United Mexican States

Quasi-Sovereign Treasury & Funding Team of the Year:

Ecopetrol

Bank Treasury and Funding Team of the Year:

Banco do Brasil

Corporate Treasury and Funding Team of the Year:

JBS

Project Sponsor of the Year:

Lima Airport Partners

Debt Capital Markets Legal Adviser of the Year:

Cleary Gottlieb LLP

Banking & Finance Legal Adviser of the Year:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Equity Capital Markets Legal Adviser of the Year:

Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez

Best Investment Bank in Brazil:

Santander

Best Investment Bank in Mexico:

BBVA

Best Investment Bank in Colombia:

Bancolombia

Best Investment Bank in Peru:

BBVA

Best Investment Bank in Chile:

Citi

Best Investment Bank in Caribbean:

Goldman Sachs

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Deals of the Year Awards: Awards for Excellence:
Sovereign, Supra & Agency Bond Deal of the Year Latin America & Caribbean Regional Investment Bank of the Year
Quasi-Sovereign/GRE Bond Deal of the Year Debt (Bonds & Loans) House of the Year
Corporate Bond Deal of the Year Sovereign, Supra, Agency Bond House of the Year
Financial Institutions Bond Deal of the Year Corporate Bond House of the Year
Syndicated Loan Deal of the Year Financial Institutions Bond House of the Year
Local Currency Bond Deal of the Year Local Currency Debt House of the Year
Structured Loan Deal of the Year Loan House of the Year
ESG Bond Deal of the Year ESG Bond House of the Year
ESG Loan Deal of the Year ESG Loan House of the Year
Project Finance Deal of the Year High Yield Debt House of the Year
Structured Finance Deal of the Year Leveraged Finance House of the Year
Infrastructure Finance Deal of the Year Structured Finance House of the Year
Power Finance Deal of the Year Project Finance Bank of the Year
Transport Finance Deal of the Year Equity Capital Markets House of the Year
Natural Resources Finance Deal of the Year Sovereign, Supra & Agency Treasury & Funding Team of the Year
ECA, DFI, IFI Deal of the Year Quasi-Sovereign/GRE Treasury & Funding Team of the Year
Real Estate Finance Deal of the Year Bank Treasury & Funding Team of the Year
Acquisition Finance Deal of the Year Corporate Treasury & Funding Team of the Year
Equity Capital Markets Deal of the Year Project Sponsor of the Year
M&A Deal of the Year Debt Capital Markets Legal Adviser of the Year
Liability Management Deal of the Year Banking & Finance Legal Adviser of the Year
High Yield Debt Deal of the Year Equity Capital Markets Legal Adviser of the Year
Leveraged Finance Deal of the Year Best Investment Bank in Brazil
Ground-breaking Deal of the Year Best Investment Bank in Mexico
BRL Deal of the Year Best Investment Bank in Colombia
MXN Deal of the Year Best Investment Bank in Peru
COP Deal of the Year Best Investment Bank in Chile
PEN Deal of the Year
CLP Deal of the Year
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