Latin America

Deutsche Bank has appointed a new head of Latin America debt capital markets after promoting from within, according to sources with knowledge of the move.

Supply continued to seep into CEEMEA bond markets at the start of the week despite the looming summer slowdown and Wednesday’s US Federal Open Markets Committee meeting.

Investors dug deep for Chilean copper giant Codelco’s first bond issue in 22 months on Tuesday as bankers at the leads claimed a negative new issue premium on the issuer’s 10 year tranche.

Panama’s proposed second metro line is planning to sell $619m of senior secured debt boasting an effective sovereign guarantee, via an issuance vehicle known as SPARC EM SPC.

TV Azteca, the second largest Spanish language television producer in the world, is looking to raise new dollar debt just a few days after it said it would use pesos to prepay dollar notes due 2018.

Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco) has approached lenders for a $200m two year loan through its Peruvian arm, according to bankers.

Latin American business services company Atento and Panamanian lender Banco General will begin fixed income investor meetings on Monday ahead of planned dollar bond issuance.

Inversiones Atlántida, the 87% owners of Honduras’ largest lender Banco Atlántida, sold $150m of five year non-call three notes on Friday well inside where a better rated Lat Am financial name had sold bonds the day before.

Colombian payroll lender Credivalores had to widen pricing on its new bond on Thursday as bankers said that, despite the strength of the market, investors were not willing to buy anything and everything.

Argentine mortgage lender Banco Hipotecario said on Thursday that it had approved another $400m bond issuance, just after YPF clinched a long awaited return to dollar markets that impressed bankers.

South American sovereign Peru said it is unlikely to return to global depositary notes (GDNs) as a way of attracting international buyers into its local curve after selling its first ever Euroclearable Nuevo sol-denominated bond on Monday.

After S&P Global Ratings dumped two Chilean banks’ double-A ratings, fears have emerged that Swiss investors’ blossoming relationship with Chilean FIG debt will be stalled.