Americas

US oil and gas company Kosmos Energy, which operates in Africa, has refinanced a reserve-based lending facility signed in 2015.

Chilean company Prime Energía is looking to raise $575m of seven year bonds via a debut deal to be issued in conjunction with another company owned by the same group.

South American development bank Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) is due to price its first benchmark of 2018 after announcing initial price thoughts for a euro-denominated seven year.

Three dollar borrowers have hit screens in a market buoyed by a pronounced Treasury sell-off.

Investors who financed bearish European equity positions with US short volatility strategies have been burned as the S&P 500 continued its downward trend on Monday, and realised volatility spiked.

Algeco Scotsman, the US storage group owned by TDR Capital, is talking to investors about sweetening the terms of its new high yield bond issue, due to be priced on Monday afternoon.

Peruvian agricultural company Camposol could return to bond markets this week as it looks to capitalise on an improved rating to refinance expensive debt issued during darker days.

Canada-listed oil and gas company Gran Tierra Energy, which has the majority of its operations in Colombia, is planning a debut 144A/Reg S bond offering which will come due in 2025, the company said.

Mexican state-owned oil giant Pemex attracted a huge book for its eagerly-anticipated dollar market return on Thursday as bond investors pile into the region’s credits despite major elections looming.

Caribbean sovereign the Dominican Republic could become the first Latin American issuer to seek local currency bonds in the international markets this year as bankers say that timing could not be better for traditionally hard to execute deals.

Brazilian low-cost airline Gol increased the size of a tap of its newest bonds on Tuesday after opting for a two day execution to allow Asian investors to participate.

Mexican non-bank lender Crédito Real sold its inaugural Swiss franc bond on Wednesday, achieving attractive pricing compared to its US dollar curve, according to the company’s head of investor relations.