Argentina

Predictions that the Argentine province of Chubut’s debut public dollar bond would trade well were proven correct on Wednesday as bankers said demand for Argentina risk was unsated despite large new issue premiums.

Argentine infrastructure group Clisa (Compañía Latinoamericana de Infraestructura & Servicios) will buy back at least 80% of its 11.5% bonds due 2019 after receiving a strong response to a tender offer.

Lat Am bond bankers said that conditions continued to be supportive for most Argentine borrowers, although the contrasting fortunes of the deals in the market last week showed that investors were becoming more selective.

A trio of Argentine borrowers dismissed any worries about fading investor interest for the country’s issuers by raising a combined total of $950m on Thursday, although bankers said companies that could offer liquid deals would find the going much easier.

New deals from Turkey’s Yapi Kredi, Majid Al Futtaim, and Russia’s State Transport Leasing Company this week prove that CEEMEA has finally shaken off any Brexit-related concerns and is now revelling in its apparent ‘safe haven’ status.

Argentine pulp and paper company Celulosa Argentina has announced initial price thoughts of 10% area for a $200m seven year non-call four senior unsecured bond as it eyes a debut cross-border transaction.

Compañía Latinoamericana de Infraestructura & Servicios (Clisa), the Argentine infrastructure group, will open books on a new seven year bond on Monday, according to a local filing.

Bond bankers covering Latin America expect the pipeline to continue to grow even after the region’s year-to-date new issue volumes overtook 2015’s full-year total with almost six months still to run.

Argentine lender Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires will begin meeting investors next week ahead of a proposed Basel III compliant tier two bond issue that would be the first of its kind from the country.

Argentine pulp and paper company Celulosa Argentina is getting ready to meet international bond investors ahead of a second attempt to issue cross-border debt, according to a pricing supplement filed on Monday.

Argentine infrastructure company Compañía Latinoamericana de Infraestructura & Servicios (Clisa) is meeting fixed income investors ahead of a liability management exercise that highlights the stark improvement in the outlook for Argentine companies this year.

Latin American issuers were flying as high as a Leo Messi penalty this week as the Argentine sovereign capped off a remarkable two days of new issue activity for the region with a $2.75bn dual-tranche bond on Thursday, reaffirming the belief that Lat Am would see little or no effect from the Brexit vote.