South America

Energy company Genneia has become the first Argentine company to tap international bond markets this year with a tap of its existing bonds that bodes well for a likely debut from its peer SMU Energy later in the week.

Chilean lender Banco del Estado de Chile (Banco Estado) returned to the Aussie dollar market last week with a A$40m ($31.9m) trade.

Natura Cosméticos, the Brazilian cosmetics and personal care group that bought UK firm The Body Shop from L’Oréal last year, is to meet bond investors this week as it looks to refinance the debt used to finance the acquisition.

The Brazilian sovereign continued a busy period for the country’s issuers with a tap of its existing 30 year bonds on Thursday as bankers said that borrowers from the country were rushing to issue ahead of elections later this year.

Brazilian waterway logistics provider Hidrovias do Brasil drew a raucous reception for an international bond debut on Wednesday as the Brazilian company was able to price just inside where Rumo — its closest comparable — issued last week, though just wide of where Rumo was trading.

Government-owned water utility AySA (Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos) joined energy companies Genneia and MSU Energy in the pipeline on Thursday as this year’s corporate supply from Argentina looks set to start next week.

Meatpacker Marfrig and airline Gol both completed tender offers for existing bonds this week as Brazilian issuers up the pace of capital market activity at the start of an election year.

Hidrovias do Brasil, the waterway logistics provider, drew a raucous reception on its international bond debut on Wednesday as the Brazilian company was able to price just inside where Rumo — its closest comp — issued last week, though just wide of where Rumo was trading.

Energy companies Genneia and MSU Energy will begin meeting bond investors this week as they look to become the first corporates from Argentina to tap cross-border debt markets this year.

Gol, the Brazilian low-cost airline, will buy back $21.3m of its outstanding 2020s after wrapping up a tender offer.

Carlos Vargas, managing director in Latin American DCM at Mizuho Securities USA, has left the bank, GlobalCapital understands.

Genneia could return to international bond markets soon, according to market participants in Argentina, after the energy company’s board approved an increase of its global bond programme.