LatAm Bonds

Latin American oil and gas company GeoPark sold $425m of seven year non-call four notes last week, with the first leg of a concurrent tender offer due to expire on Tuesday.

More than 65% of the holders of Brazilian mining giant Vale’s 4.625% 2020s agreed to sell their bonds before last week’s early-bird tender deadline.

After Uruguay’s success last week, pan-EM mobile and cable company Millicom raised hopes on Monday that more local currency supply would be on the way.

Uruguay’s head of sovereign debt management said that the sovereign was committed to developing its global nominal peso-denominated bond curve in an interview with GlobalCapital about the country’s latest local currency issue last week.

Argentina’s most north-western province raised $210m of green bonds due in 2022 on Wednesday, as bankers say activity is ready to recommence in earnest.

A special purpose vehicle backing the construction of Mexico City’s new airport was the highlight in a hectic week for Lat Am new issues, with 10 borrowers pricing nearly $8bn of deals in the space of four days.

Peruvian electricity generator Fenix Power Perú, which is operated by well-known Chilean firm and bond issuer Colbún, sold its first ever international bond in a busy day for Lat Am markets on Wednesday.

Argentina’s most north-western province became the 15th regional or municipal government in the country to issue international bonds on Wednesday as Jujuy raised $210m of green bonds due in 2022.

Five Latin American borrowers sold dollar-denominated bonds on Wednesday, bringing the total number of issuers from the region this week to nine, with mobile and cable company Millicom first out the blocks.

Klabin became the third Brazil pulp and paper producer to sell green bonds on Tuesday, squeezing pricing more than 40bp from initial price thoughts.

Peruvian plastic packaging company San Miguel Industrias sold seven year bonds below 5% on Tuesday, with the yield achieved by the Peruvian company particularly impressing bankers.

Money managers say that blended products are the most efficient way to invest in emerging markets as cross-asset class total return funds trump those with a sole focus.