Americas
VIDEO: Vernon Budinger, CEO and CIO, from Latin America Structured Finance Advisors
Vernon discusses the extent to which structured finance can help Brazilian companies to access capital, as well as how asset backed securities in Brazil differ from those in other Latin American countries.
9 Sept 2016
Edgar Maldonado, CFO Acosta Verde - Building on Real Estate Growth
Mexico’s Real Estate Sector is on the rise. Edgar Rene Maldonado de los Reyes, Chief Financial Officer at Acosta Verde discusses what factors have enabled the sector’s growth and which external factors could cause clouds to form on the horizon.
8 Sept 2016
Brazil: Temer’s Responsibility
Since the economy is affected by expectations, the perception of change is already producing alleviation in the financial market, after the stress experienced last year and the start of this year, when the markets envisioned a rising likelihood that the Rousseff administration would lose control of inflation, or even default on the sovereign debt.
6 Sept 2016
Ricardo Duenas Espriu, CFO, GACM - Financing Mexico's New Airport
The development of Mexico City’s new airport is well under way. The size of the project is matched by its cost, which needs to be funded through infrastructure investments that are not without their risks. We speak to Ricardo Duenas Espriu, CFO at GACM about the intricacies of the project’s funding.
5 Sept 2016
An External Perspective on Investing in Mexico
As one of the strongest countries in Latin America, Mexico is an attractive investment destination. The country’s geographic and economic proximity to the US brings benefits as well as concern. Jack Deino, Head of EM Corporate Credit, BlackRock discusses potentially lucrative investment opportunities as well as the risks investors will face going forward.
5 Sept 2016
With Dilma out, all eyes on structural reform
With the passage of Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment earlier this week and an appeal to Brazil’s top court unlikely to succeed, investors are now shifting their attention to whether the country’s lawmakers will be able to push through essential reforms – on which any long-term material improvement in the country’s circumstances depend.
2 Sept 2016
Investing in Mexican infrastructure
With infrastructure playing an important role in the growth of the Mexican economy, we speak to Jose María Zertuche, Managing Director and CIO of BlackRock’s Mexico Infrastructure Investment Group about investing in the country’s growing infrastructure pipeline and what factors to be wary of.
1 Sept 2016
CASE STUDY: Sigma Alimentos Deal Highlights Strength of Positive Positioning
Sigma, a leading player in the refrigerated food industry, was able to gather sufficient momentum amongst the investment community to issue a US$1bn 10-year bond. It’s positioning as a multinational refrigerated food company, along with its diverse portfolio of strong brands and solid cash flow generation enabled the company to launch a successful transaction.
31 Aug 2016
Appetite for Codelco highlights strong Chilean market
High levels of oversubscription on Codelco’s local currency bond suggests the country’s local markets remain liquid as its outlook and fiscal situation continues to stabilise.
26 Aug 2016
Fibra Uno CFO Gerardo Vargas on Driving Investment in the Real Estate Sector
With long term growth prospects in the country remaining strong, Mexico’s commercial real estate sector is expected to benefit from increased demand and a boost in capital availability. We speak with Gerardo Vargas, Chief Financial Officer at Fibra Uno about how the company plans to grow its portfolio and adjust its funding strategy to emerging risk factors.
26 Aug 2016