Brazilian IPOs 2011: What investment bankers are forecasting

Great expectations surround Brazilian IPOs in 2011. After a 10% rise last year, investment bankers are forecasting a more mature and busy year for IPOs in Brazil. We collected two significant points of view from the Brazilian market: ITAU BBA and Banco Pactual. 2010 was 10% up In 2010, 11 Brazilian companies conducted IPOs andContinue reading “Brazilian IPOs 2011: What investment bankers are forecasting”

Another fund to invest in Brazil. This time it is Allianz’s

Allianz Group, one of the leading global services providers in insurance and asset management, announced a new fund  to be invested in its majority towards Brazil, and nearly one third of the fund may be invested in other Latin American and international companies, provided they generate a significant proportion of their sales and earnings in Brazil. TheContinue reading “Another fund to invest in Brazil. This time it is Allianz’s”

Stock exchanges of São Paulo and Hong Kong will work together in 2012

Brazilian and Hong Kong companies may be able to list shares on each others’ local exchanges from January 2012, Brazilian newspaper  Journal Valor reported on July 12th. Brazilian and Asian bourses are working together to create “two centers of liquidity simultaneously,” said the BM & F Bovespa CEO Mr. Edemir Pinto. A little strange that I could not findContinue reading “Stock exchanges of São Paulo and Hong Kong will work together in 2012”

Brazilian capital markets roadshow in the U.S.

U.S. investors will have an opportunity to talk to representatives of Brazilian capital markets institutions this month.  Meetings will be held in New York (22/jun), San Francisco (24/jun) and  Boston (23/06). The visits are part of the next round of BEST, a joint initiative of ANBIMA, BM & F, CETIP and FEBRABAN, with support from CVM,Continue reading “Brazilian capital markets roadshow in the U.S.”

Take away from Roberto Setubal’s conference in Sao Paulo

Roberto Setubal, president and CEO of Brazilian bank Itaú Unibanco, gave a conference at the “2010 Latin American Cities Conference: São Paulo,” that this sixth edition has the theme “Brazil is the Future.” Strengthen the capital markets. According Setubal, it is necessary to strengthen the capital market, which gets to be attractive to foreign investment,Continue reading “Take away from Roberto Setubal’s conference in Sao Paulo”