Brazil

Undeterred by continued volatility in the region, Brazilian company Suzano Papel e Celulose will seek to break an extended hiatus in Latin American cross-border bond issuance next week. Market participants say it is the ideal credit to restart primary activity.

Brazilian company Suzano Papel e Celulose will seek to break an extended hiatus in Latin American cross-border bond issuance next week, having enlisted a posse of 13 bookrunners to help it finance an acquisition that will turn it into the world’s leading producer of market pulp.

A broad emerging markets sell-off triggered by worries over Turkey's economic future could spoil what should be a busy September for Latin America primary markets, fear DCM bankers.

Rabobank's head of sustainable markets has left the bank, to take up a job in Brazil. He will be replaced by a colleague who has worked in sustainability for many years.

Andrade Gutierrez, the Brazilian construction firm, wrapped up its debt restructuring this week with a well-received bond exchange as Brazilian high yield names keep investors on their toes in the absence of new issuance.

Brazilian shopping centre operator General Shopping e Outlets do Brasil will buy back $48.297m of its perpetual bonds in a move considered credit positive by Moody’s.

Owners of Brazilian engineering and construction firm Andrade Gutierrez’s defaulted bonds have overwhelmingly approved an exchange that pushes out the maturity and increases interest payments, the company said on Monday.

Having rocketed 13 points upon issuance last week, Brazilian telecom Oi’s new bonds dropped slightly in secondary in recent days as the buy-side waits to see whether they will be included in bond indices.

Brazilian engineering and construction firm Andrade Gutierrez has amended the terms of its bond exchange offer after discussions with the largest holders of its old notes.

Engineering and construction firm Andrade Gutierrez has amended the terms of its bond exchange offer after discussions with the largest holders of its old notes.

Brazilian telecoms company Oi will choose to pay an all-cash coupon for the first payment of its newly issued seven year bonds, the restructured company said on Friday.

Engineering and construction company Andrade Gutierrez, one of the largest contractors in Latin America, is asking bondholders to push out a 2018 bond maturity that it failed to pay on April 30, with analysts expecting a majority to accept.