South America

Aeropuertos Argentina 2000’s new 10 year bond traded up more than a point and a half this week, and lender Banco Supervielle sold $300m of peso-linked bonds to underscore continued demand for Argentine credit.

Brazilian railway operator Rumo is likely to issue on Thursday after announcing a new seven year non-call four bond, according to syndicate bankers on the deal.

Entre Ríos raised $350m of bonds with an average life of seven years on Wednesday in a debut bond issue that put it second widest on the spectrum of Argentine provincial issuers.

Following the publication of primary covered bond legislation two years ago, Brazil’s central bank this week launched a public consultation on draft secondary covered bond legislation.

Argentine airport operator Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 saw its new 10 year bond trade up around a point on Tuesday as Latin American corporates extended their stay in a friendly primary market.

Argentine airport operator Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 fetched a new 10 year bond some 30bp inside initial price thoughts on Monday to become the fifth issuer, and fourth corporate, from the country to issue this year.

AES Argentina priced a new seven year bond well inside the expectations of much of the market on Thursday as conditions recovered quickly after a wobble at the end of last week.

Lat Am syndicate bankers said that a $210m five year debut bond issue from Colombian glass and window maker Tecnoglass this week showed the strength of the region’s credit markets — despite the company not raising the maximum slated amount.

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer and Guatemala-headquartered Central American Bottling Corporation (CBC) showed that Latin American bond markets had put the softness at the end of last week behind them with heavily oversubscribed trades on Wednesday.

Brazilian oil giant Petrobras has increased the maximum amount of its tender offer for a second time, from $4bn to $6bn, as it continues to make impressive progress chipping away at its roughly $120bn debt mountain.

South American development bank Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) sold R$220.2m ($69.46m) of Brazilian real-denominated Uridashi notes on Tuesday in its first deal in the currency.

Colombia glass and window maker Tecnoglass sold $210m of five year non-call three bonds on Monday in a deal anchored by US high yield investors.