Central America

DCM bankers said they were sitting on mandates for Latin American bond issuers as another week of volatility in global markets kept the region’s primary markets quiet.

Mexican state-owned oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) was the highlight of a difficult start to the week for Latin American bonds. But though news of a new $8bn loan allowed it to outperform the market, analysts warned its troubles were far from over.

The US Federal Reserve’s more dovish than expected stance this year triggered the return of Latin America’s largest telecoms company to the dollar bond market after an eight year absence, the group’s chief financial officer told GlobalCapital.

Latin America’s largest telecoms company, América Móvil, sold dollar bonds for the first time in seven years on Monday, returning to refinance debt and establish two benchmarks.

Mexico timed its return to the European bond market on Monday extremely well, said DCM bankers, with risk-hungry investors allowing the sovereign to notch a €9bn book on the way to a dual-tranche deal.

Mexico timed its return to the European bond market on Monday extremely well, said DCM bankers, with risk-hungry investors allowing the sovereign to notch a €9bn book on the way to a dual-tranche deal.

Fitch has slashed the rating of Mexican textiles company Kaltex by three notches to CC, warning that the issuer could soon look to restructure its $320m senior unsecured notes maturing in April 2022.

Fitch Ratings slashed the rating of Mexican textiles company Kaltex by three notches to CC on Monday, warning that the issuer could soon look to restructure its $320m senior unsecured notes maturing in April 2022.

Some EM investors are starting to see value in bonds issued by troubled Mexican state oil company Pemex, while further potential support from the government could lift the bonds further.

Government-owned Costa Rican lender Banco Nacional de Costa Rica (BNCR) will wrap up a tender offer for its dollar bonds ahead of schedule after the early-bird stage of the buy-back was oversubscribed.

Cement company Cemex brought hope for the Mexican bond pipeline as it turned to Europe to become the first Mexican credit to issue internationally since January, while the sovereign also crossed the Atlantic for investor meetings this week.

Cement company Cemex became the first Mexican credit to issue internationally since January as it tapped European investors for a new seven that it will use to refinance existing debt.