Mexico
Markets Cautiously Optimistic after “Tropical Messiah” AMLO’s Mexico Election Landslide
Months of uncertainty finally ended in July as Mexico decisively voted in its new president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (better known as AMLO), an ageing left-wing icon with populist appeal. With almost six months until the official inauguration, he is trying to woo the markets with a more conciliatory tone. If the currency and bond yields are anything to go by, it appears to have worked, but…
31 Aug 2018
Nexxus Capital CFO on Mezzanine Financing, CERPIs, and Looking Past Political Noise
Nexxus Capital, a Mexican private equity fund, has been at the forefront of helping bring to market small and medium-sized firms with high exposure to the local market, as well as those in southern Europe. We spoke to Roberto Langenauer, Managing Partner and CFO of Nexxus about their innovative approach to raising capital, and the increasing role of Mexican pension funds, known as Afores.
1 Aug 2018
Juan Pablo Newman on Mexico’s Elections, Peso’s Resilience and Samurai Bonds
As Mexico continues to show resilience in the face of multiple external challenges, including stalemate in the NAFTA negotiations, pressure on the EM currencies from a rallying dollar and global trade wars, its debt capital markets have largely switched into a wait-and-see mode. But issuance windows offer plenty of opportunities, so we speak to Juan Pablo Newman, the Head of Public Credit at the…
17 Jul 2018
SWOT Analysis: Mexico Elections and Beyond
As Mexico voted in the new president, Bonds & Loans met with a broad range of local finance leaders, corporate chiefs and state officials to discuss the market outlook and get a sense of the risks and opportunities on the horizon.
4 Jul 2018
CASE STUDY: MTP Navigates Regulatory Unknowns to Issue Mexico’s First Tower Securitization
The first securitization sponsored by Mexico Tower Partners included a much-anticipated 5-year bullet repayment date (ARD) and marked the first wireless tower-backed securitization in Mexico. The structure allowed MTP to waive CNBV’s partial dependence requirement, repay the existing credit facility and keep the remaining proceeds from the issuance.
28 Mar 2018
MTP CFO Gonzalo Cornejo on Setting the Pace for Securitisations in Mexico’s Local Market
Following its landmark local market securitisation debut – the first of its kind in Latin America, Mexico Tower Partners has proven itself to be both a leader in the country’s telecommunications infrastructure sector and a trailblazer in its financial markets. Bonds & Loans speaks with the company’s Chief Financial Officer Gonzalo Cornejo about how the deal was done and why it’s worth being first…
22 Feb 2018
Latin America Deals of the Year Awards 2018: The Winners
The issuers, borrowers and mediators of the most innovative and outstanding debt capital market deals on the continent to be lauded at the prestigious awards ceremony. Winners: Latin America Deals of the Year Awards 2018
16 Feb 2018
CASE STUDY: Blackrock and Citi Conjure Up Dual Tranche Hybrid for Mexico Port Construction
The Lazaro Cardenas Port Logistics (LCPL) project’s complex financing structure, including dual bank and bond financings, allowed the borrower to navigate around construction risks and achieve the full 15-year tenor.
11 Jan 2018
Mexico’s Bond Bonanza is Heading for a Siesta
Taking advantage of positive investor sentiment, Mexican corporates and the sovereign hit the local and international markets en masse in recent weeks. But with analysts forecasting an increasingly volatile 2018 for Latin America’s second-largest economy, the evolving political environment and NAFTA negotiations are casting a cloud over the pipeline.
30 Oct 2017
Latin America Credit Markets Brief: 14 September – 28 September
The Fed slows rate hikes – AT&T mulls LatAm payTV divestment – Amazon Inc. to build gigantic Mexican distribution warehouse – Mexico quake to trim GDP by 0.1-0.3% - Petrobras completes swap – Temer’s approval ratings at all-time low – Argentina outlook mixed, current account data suggests – Peru lowers policy rate for third time in 2017 – Venezuela running out of fiscal room – Chile MinFin says…
28 Sept 2017