Financing Strategies

The Bolivian government took advantage of the symbolism of May Day to advance the nationalisation of the country's electricity sector by seizing control of Transportadora de Electricidad... 2012-05-08

América Móvil's El Salvadorian unit Claro has submitted another application to the country's competition regulator, the Superintendencia de Competencia (SC), in order to purchase... 2012-04-26

CFW View: As we have often highlighted the Canadian pension funds' strong affinity with Chile's infrastructure sector. The success seen by Canadian pension funds in developed market... 2012-04-23

CFW believes the long-awaited merger of two of Latin America's biggest airlines - Chile's Lan and Brazil's Tam - is set to be completed in the coming weeks, with both companies putting... 2012-04-20

Tenedora Nemak, parts supplier and subsidiary of Mexican conglomerate Alfa, is to acquireUS-based J L French Automotive Castings, in a move that reflects one of CFW's long-standing... 2012-04-16

CFW View:Pharmaceutical companies in Latin America are seeking regional expansion to increase their competitiveness in the region, with government support of local industry accelerating... 2012-04-12

CFW View: The emerging pharmaceutical market of Brazil offers drugmakers better revenue growth prospects than the mature pharmaceutical markets of the US, Europe and Japan - pushed... 2012-04-11

The Panamanian government is reportedly considering offloading a portion of its stake in Cable & Wireless Panama as part of the broader plan to raise funds to finance infrastructure... 2012-03-22

Brazil's debt capital market (dcm) has been a hive of activity so far this year. The market is proving to be red hot in the 2012 y-t-d, with Brazilian issuers having priced a y-t-d... 2012-03-13

CFW View: The wave of mergers and acquisitions among Brazil's pharmacies has changed the configuration of the sector. Pharmaceutical companies will face increasing pressure from large... 2012-03-07