Latin America

Argentina’s largest province, Buenos Aires (PBA), saw its bonds trade up the day after it raised $1.5bn of five and 10 year bonds.

Lat Am bond bankers said that Brazilian mining giant Vale had found the perfect window to tap its dollar bonds due 2026 on Monday — some four months after it had mandated banks for the trade.

Peruvian mortgage lender Fondo Mivivienda sold Nuevo sol-denominated bonds to international investors on Tuesday in a rare local currency trade from Latin America, as the issuer looks to turn much of its debt to soles in the future.

Argentina’s largest province, Buenos Aires (PBA), raised $1.5bn of five and 10 year bonds on Wednesday as investors showered love to the tune of $4.3bn upon the 120bp pick-up to the sovereign it paid.

Emerging market bankers are busy on the road as mandates start to ramp up but this week all eyes will be on Nigeria, which wraps up investor meetings on Wednesday.

Peruvian mortgage lender Fondo Mivivienda on Tuesday found a high level of appetite for local currency paper with a $600m-equivalent dual tranche deal of which three quarters was in Nuevo soles.

Peruvian government owned mortgage lender Fondo Mivivienda is planning to issue both dollar and nuevo sol-denominated bonds on Tuesday in its first international bond sale for nearly three years.

Brazilian mining giant Vale took advantage of a huge recovery in iron ore prices since Donald Trump won the US presidential election to tap its 2026s some 105bp inside where it first issued the bonds in August.

The solid performance of last week’s Latin American new issues will give heart to an Argentine corporate borrower looking to bring a new bond on Monday.

Singapore-based credit research provider Lucror Analytics has hired two experienced rating agency officials as it looks to launch a Latin America service in May.

Brazilian railway operator Rumo wrapped up another busy day for Latin American new issues on Thursday with a $750m seven year non-call four deal that came well inside initial price thoughts.

Food producer Sigma Alimentos, a subsidiary of Mexican conglomerate Grupo Alfa, sold the first Mexican new issue of 2017 on Thursday — increasing the size from €500m to €600m and tightening pricing 25bp-37.5bp from guidance.