South America

Argentina’s second smallest province is readying a dollar denominated bond, looking to become the 13th sub-sovereign authority to issue since the government exited default a year ago.

The largest McDonald’s franchise operator in the world attracted a super-sized $2bn of demand for a deal of just $265m on Thursday as investors said the allocation bun fight left them wanting more Big Mac bonds.

Chilean-Brazilian Latam Airlines is likely to be at the centre of a rush of corporate bond supply from Latin America next week after Standard & Poor’s praised the company’s cost-cutting efforts.

Colombia-headquartered lender GNB Sudameris returned to bond markets after a four year absence on Wednesday, tightening pricing on a 10 year non-call five tier two bond.

Chilean pulp company Empresas CMPC could look to issue its first international bond in two and a half years this week after wrapping up investor meetings on Wednesday.

Generación Mediterránea, a subsidiary of Argentine electricity generator Grupo Albanesi, has approved a $100m bond issue that it may carry out in international markets.

Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost province in Argentina, is on the road with UBS and Puente ahead of a proposed bond sale.

Banco GNB Sudameris, the bank that took over HSBC’s Colombian, Peruvian and Paraguayan businesses five years ago, is likely to target retail investors for an imminent 10 year non-call four subordainted tier two bond, according to syndicate bankers.

A slowdown in Latin American bond issuance and renewed enthusiasm for EM debt in the wake of last week’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings opened the door for Paraguay to sell a $500m 10 year deal.

Moody’s gave the world’s largest operator of McDonald's franchises a lift as it prepares to return to bond markets with a $300m 10 year deal.

Argentina returned to the Swiss market for the first time in nearly 20 years on Thursday to print a Sfr400m ($403m) three and a half year bond.

Landlocked South American sovereign Paraguay cemented its status as one of Latin America’s fastest improving economies with a tightly priced 10 year deal on Wednesday.