El Salvador

The El Salvadorian Superintendencia de Competencia (SC) has imposed a series of restrictions on Claro's acquisition of Digicel in the country. The largest setback for Claro is... 2011-09-07

América Móvil is to go full circle as the company made a US$6.5bn bid for the remaining 40% stake in Telmex it does not currently own. América Móvil was spun off from Telmex... 2011-08-02

BMI believes the announcement that El Salvador's Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA) expects to finalise the concession of La Union by July 2012 is good news for country's port... 2011-04-15

Puma Energy, a subsidiary of Switzerland-based oil trader Trafigura, has increased its control over the Central American fuels market by acquiring ExxonMobil's regional downstream business.... 2011-03-30

Digicel Group and América Móvil are to exchange assets in Jamaica, El Salvador and Honduras, three markets where they currently compete with one another. While América Móvil's purchase... 2011-03-14

Investment in América Móvil's telecoms assets in 2011 is set to reach MXN10bn (US$832mn), according to company owner, Carlos Slim. He also plans to invest the same amount in Mexican... 2011-02-04

Brazilian Private Equity (PE) stands poised for its moment in the sun. CFW notes that although Brazil has been disproportionately ignored by PE in the past, investors are really starting... 2010-11-24

Emerging markets-focussed telecommunications company Millicom has agreed to pay US$510mn for privately-owned Amnet Telecommunications. The acquisition will expand Millicom's presence... 2008-07-23

Pan-Caribbean mobile operator Digicel has announced a contract with Sweden's Ericsson to build a GSM/EDGE network in Honduras, where the operator acquired a licence in December... 2008-05-20

The largest steel-maker in the Americas, Gerdau Group, has entered into a strategic alliance with Corporación Centroamericana del Acero (CCA) in Central America. In the deal announced... 2008-05-02