Chile

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Chilean state-owned lender Banco del Estado de Chile’s CFO told GlobalCapital that the issuer would look at issuing more SRI bonds after selling a so-called “women bond” denominated in Japanese yen on Friday.

Empresa Eléctrica Angamos, the Chilean power generation company, will buy back at least $187m of its senior secured notes due 2029 as part of a tender offer but extended the early bird deadline and increased the maximum size in a bid to entice more investors to offer up their holdings.

Banco Santander Chile will buy back more bonds than originally planned after its tender offer was fully subscribed before the early tender deadline on March 1.

The Republic of Peru could become the third Latin America sovereign to issue in euros in 2016 after holding an investor call at 10.30am UK time on Monday.

Santander’s Chilean arm has launched a tender offer for up to $500m on its 3.875% fixed rate 2022s and its floating rate notes due 2018.

Santander’s Chilean arm has launched a tender offer for up to $500m on its 3.875% fixed rate 2022s and its floating rate notes due 2018.

Automotores Gildemeister, the Chilean car seller, is edging closer to an agreement with its bondholders that would see it emerge from default after more than 90% of bondholders agreed to a distressed exchange.

Latin America’s best-rated sovereign reopened the region’s capital markets this week with a dual-currency trade that showed large financings are still on offer — though it also provoked debate over issuance strategies in tough markets.

Bankers say that at least two sovereigns from Latin America are considering announcing deals on Wednesday after Chile brought some much needed new issue action to the region on Tuesday.

Chile has tightened price guidance on the first bond from Latin America this year, a 10 year euro-denominated deal, to 115bp area over mid-swaps.

Masisa, the Chilean woodboard producer, is looking to buy back up to $100m of its 9.5% 2019s as part of its attempts to reduce debt in reaction to a rapidly increasing leverage ratio.