Peru

Peruvian private healthcare provider Auna sold its first international bond on Tuesday, overcoming major political volatility in its home country as bankers said the limited offering of Peruvian corporate paper played in the issuer’s favour.

Though the bond market reaction to the impeachment of Peru’s popular president was not as severe as it would have been in most Latin American countries, investors said that political volatility would continue to challenge the sovereign’s credit profile and that the situation presented risks for next year’s elections.

Minera Las Bambas (MLB), a subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed MMG, has raised an $800m loan from four Chinese banks.

Consorcio Transmantaro, the Peruvian transmission company, added $200m to its green bonds maturing in 2034 on Wednesday.

Consorcio Transmantaro, the Peruvian transmission company and one of the few Latin American issuers to have improved its credit profile this year, is turning to bond markets for the first time since April 2019 to finance investments.

Three Latin American companies announced plans this week to issue dollar bonds, as market participants say they are expecting Monday to kick off a hectic September in primary markets as issuers look to get ahead of potential US election volatility.

Banco Internacional del Perú (Interbank) sold a $300m subordinated bond on Tuesday just two business days after its largest domestic rival raised $850m in the same format.

Banco Internacional del Perú (Interbank) sold a $300m subordinated bond on Tuesday on the back of a 2.5 times subscribed order book, just two business days after its largest domestic rival sold $850m in the same format.

Peru’s largest commercial lender Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP) raised $850m of 10-year non-call five tier two bonds on Friday, offering what some bankers saw as a slim pick-up to its senior debt on the back of a nearly four times subscribed order book.

Banco Internacional del Perú (Interbank) joined its larger peer Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP) in the new issue pipeline on Thursday as it announced plans for a new tier two deal

Peru's largest commercial lender Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP) will begin fixed income investor calls on Monday as it contemplates a tier two capital bond issue, just two weeks after parent company Credicorp issued a debut $500m senior deal.

Nexa Resources, the mining arm of Brazilian conglomerate Votorantim, overcame a soft start to the week in international markets to raise $500m on Monday, with investors saying the company had offered a generous pick-up to its existing notes.