Latin America
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
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
Juan Pablo Newman, CFO, Pemex - Energy Reforms Open Up New Black-Gold Rush
The energy reforms which are currently under implementation are likely to spur private investment in the oil & gas sector in the near-term. We speak with Juan Pablo Newman, CFO, Pemex, about what benefits the reforms will bring to the company, where the oil giant is looking for funding going forward and what risks could be present in the years ahead.
26 Aug 2016
CFO View: Claudio Chamorro, Parque Arauco
Claudio Chamorro currently serves as Chief Financial Officer at Parque Arauco. He previously served as Director of Studies and Financial Analysis of the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions, Chile. He has served as both Market Risk Manager, and later CFO, of Banco CorpBanca, Chile’s third largest bank, and served as Corporate Development Manager at Corpgroup, leading M&A, bond and…
30 Jun 2016
VIDEO: Carlos Adati, CFO, Seara Agronegocios
Carlos speaks about, what Seara Agronegocios's growth strategy is over the coming financial year as well as the financing options available to Brazilian corporates connected to the commodity sector.
1 Jun 2016
CFO Perspective: Jose de Jesus Rodriguez, CFO at Gas Natural Mexico
With the creation of laws last year that make it easier for foreign companies to export gas to Mexico and drilling expansion in Texas sending exports skyrocketing, Mexico is currently in the midst of a gas infrastructure boom. This has also resulted in an increased appetite for long-term investment in the region’s energy infrastructure. We spoke with Jose de Jesus Rodriguez, CFO at Gas Natural…
4 Sept 2015
CFO Perspective: Martha Rodríguez Rico, CFO at Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua
Having recently successfully completed the refinancing of Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua’s bank debt we sat down with the company’s CFO Martha Rodríguez Rico to discuss how the deal helped improve the cement specialist’s financial flexibility, and how companies can find the right balance between different debt capital instruments.
4 Sept 2015
Interview with Marisol Vázquez-Mellado: Syndicated loan market vs the bond market
This week Marisol Vázquez-Mellado Mollón, CFO at Grupo Kuo, discusses why they chose the syndicated loan market for their recent transaction and forecasts Mexico’s GDP growth projects for the next 12-24 months.
21 Aug 2015
Case study: Jorge Barrenechea discusses BCI's recent bond issuance
We speak to Jorge Barrenechea, Head of Treasury & International at BCI about their recent bond issuance; why the company decided to issue bonds, the process of preparing and executing the transaction and key lessons for CFOs considering similar transactions.
1 May 2015