Mexico

Some medium term note investors believe the Mexican peso may now be undervalued, a pair of deals in the currency suggested this week.

Medium term note investors believe the Mexican peso may be undervalued, as they took punts with a series of deals in the currency.

Latin American debt capital market bankers proclaimed that Pemex had “validated a new reality” for EM commodity credits in the bond markets after the Mexican state owned oil giant issued $5bn at new issue concessions so high that, until recently, they would have been unthinkable.

trueEX, a fast growing swap execution facility (SEF), has executed the first dealer to client Mexican peso interest rate swaps trades on its platform.

Mexico-headquartered home appliances company Controladora Mabe is offering bondholders a fee to enable Chinese group Qindao Haier to buy General Electric’s share in the borrower.

Mexican infrastructure and construction company Empresas ICA confirmed that it would not make a $6m bond interest payment due on January 25 as it hired a new official to negotiate with bondholders.

Mexican infrastructure and construction company Empresas ICA confirmed that it would not make a $6m bond interest payment due on January 25 as it hired a new official to negotiate with bondholders.

Lat Am bankers said that the 15bp-20bp new issue concession achieved by Mexico in its first deal of the year was unlikely to be bettered by anyone soon after the sovereign raised $2.25bn in a tough market.

There may be a new man in charge at the Mexican debt management office, but bankers were just as effusive as ever over its $2.25bn of 10 year bond, its first issuance of 2016, on Wednesday.

Mexican infrastructure and construction giant Empresas ICA is heading for default after the company said it had decided not to pay a $31m interest payment due November 30 before the expiration of the grace period on December 29.

Bond bankers say that Mexican government-owned oil company Pemex will have to overcome fears that European investors have over emerging market and oil related names as it looks at issuing its second sterling bond.

Mexican real estate investment trust Fibra Uno was forced to issue less than it was hoping for this week, in a deal that exemplified the new reality to which Latin American issuers — even the well-liked, solid credits — must become accustomed.