LatAm Bonds
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The Commonwealth of the Bahamas returned to bond markets on Tuesday with a 10 year average life deal more than twice the size of its previous largest issuance. -
Entre Ríos kept Argentine bond issuance ticking over on Tuesday with a $150m tap of its 8.75% 2025s first issued in February.
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Those hoping that Monday would bring clarity to the confusion surrounding Venezuela’s debt situation were out of luck as a meeting between the government and some bondholders offered no clues as to the country’s strategy.
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The City of Buenos Aires is likely to sell a peso-denominated bond to both domestic and international investors mid to late this week, according to a banker with knowledge of the deal.
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Neither Brazilian pulp and paper company Fibria nor Mexican telco business Axtel were able to price new deals at the tight end of guidance on Thursday as syndicate bankers said a much-needed and predictable market correction had finally begun.
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Investors and bond market analysts said that PDVSA, the Venezuelan state-owned oil company, was on the verge of a messy default after making its latest principal payment nearly a week late and in various stages.
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Panamanian lender Multibank sold $300m of five year bonds on its first US bond market outing on Monday.
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The more we learn, the less we know about what happens next when it comes to Venezuelan debt.
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The sterling corporate bond market took until Wednesday to join the issuance frenzy the euro market had enjoyed in the first half of the week, but three deals in two days reminded issuers and investors that it is still an option to be considered into the end of 2017.
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On Thursday, the sterling corporate bond market reminded participants it was still going strong after the euro market had dominated the first half of the week. Petroleos Mexicanos, also known as Pemex, and Western Power Distribution followed the success of Wednesday’s deal from Manchester Airport.
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Brazilian pulp and paper producer Suzano Papel e Celulose is looking to buy back a further $300m of its existing 2021s, just a month after wrapping up a previous tender offer for the same notes.
