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Issuers struggle over what concessions investors will require
Issuance in March was never going to be hefty after a record start to the year
Government borrowing costs are rising on local and international markets, and credit ratings are falling
Sovereign also added $300m to a long-dated dollar note
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Latin American DCM bankers welcomed Tuesday’s blow-out bond issue from Mexico baking company Grupo Bimbo, saying that they believed it would trigger other borrowers to accelerate funding plans. -
Clarity on the costs that Brazilian mining giant Vale will face as a result of a tragic accident at one of its dams in January has led Moody’s to remove the negative outlook from the company’s Ba1 rating.
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Moody’s said on Friday that it was placing “little weight” on the suggestion that a debt restructuring in Argentina would be voluntary. Sunday’s announcement of currency controls from the central bank showed how bad the situation had become.
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Bond market participants said that Argentina’s decision to postpone the payments of some short-term Treasury bills and “re-profile” the rest of its debt was unlikely to provide a sustainable solution to the country’s financial woes.
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Adrian Neuhauser, the new chief financial officer of Avianca, said on Thursday that he thought a “very high percentage” of bondholders would participate in a bond exchange that could unlock up to $250m of financing from United Airlines and shareholder Kingsland Holdings.
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Three Latin American borrowers are meeting investors in advance of likely bond deals as primary market activity in the region looks set to pick up after a quiet August.
