2023 Q2Investment Bank of the Year Latin America

Deals of the YEar awardsInvestment Bank of the Year Latin America:
Bank of AmericaIntro DividerInvestment bankers like to point out that making money is never easy – and it’s a truism that was especially true in 2022, when markets effectively fell off a cliff. Yet against this troubling backdrop, Bank of America was one firm that stood out for having excelled across market segments. While its performance in Latin America’s M&A markets – where it won M&A House of the Year – was exceptional, the bank also took on leading roles in a number of the region’s most significant transactions across asset classes, while also managing to maintain competitive league table positions. In doing so, it wins the award for Investment Bank of the Year. BofA ended the 12 months to October 2022 at the top of the investment banking net revenue league tables, having earned an estimated $190 million, and having increased its market share from 9.4% to 11.7%, according to Dealogic. The lion’s share of this result was a function of its performance in M&A, where BofA led the field by a significant margin. The bank was also in the top five for bond and loan markets in the region, where earnings overall were much lower than for M&A. The bank was also a key player in some of the region’s most important deals in the period, including the privatization of Eletrobras (Equity Follow-on of the Year), Mexico’s liability management program (Sovereign Bond of the Year) and the sustainability-linked bond issued by Mexico’s CFE (Quasi-Sovereign Bond of the Year). Although the bank was the best performer in the region, its total revenue for investment banking dropped almost 9% in the period compared to the year prior, per Dealogic data. Augusto Urmeneta, BofA’s head of global corporate banking and investment banking for Latin America, says the market will continue to pose significant challenges in 2023, especially in the first half of the year. A meaningful recovery won’t happen until volatility subsides; but once that happens, Urmeneta expects equity markets to recover. “Defensive sectors are likely to be the first ones to return to the equity market, the likes of utilities and power, and then we will start seeing those who have good cash flow stories,” he says. “Investors will be less enticed by growth for a while.” LF
Dividing RuleCoverMastheadLetterTable of ContentsDatabankMarket Talk: BondsMarket Talk: EquityMarket Talk: M&AMarket Talk: LoansCover Story: LatAm Capital MarketsScotiabankCover Story: Local Currency BondsBrazil: Economic PolicyBrazil: Interview: Gustavo LoyolaBrazil: Local Bond MarketsBrazil: Capital Market RegulationNearshoring in MexicoPeru's EconomyWinners: 2022 Deals of the Year AwardsSovereign Issuer of the YearCorporate Issuer of the YearSustainable Borrower of the YearSovereign Bond of the YearQuasi-Sovereign Bond of the YearCorporate High-Grade Bond of the YearCorporate High-Yield Bond of the YearSubnational Deal of the YearSovereign Liability Management of the YearQuasi-Sovereign Liability Management of the YearCorporate Liability Management of the YearIPO of the YearEquity Follow-On of the YearPrivate Equity Deal of the YearSovereign ESG Deal of the YearCorporate ESG Deal of the YearCross Border M&A Deal of the YearDomestic M&A Deal of the YearSyndicated Loan of the YearFinancing Innovation of the YearSovereign Restructuring of the YearCorporate Restructuring of the YearFI Deal of the YearSovereign Local Currency Deal of the YearCorporate Local Currency Deal of the YearStructured Financing of the YearLaw Firm of the Year - Latin AmericaSustainable Finance Law Firm of the YearLaw Firm of the Year – MexicoLaw Firm of the Year – BrazilLaw Firm of the Year – AndesBond House of the YearM&A House of the YearEquity House of the YearLoan House of the YearInvestment Bank of the Year Latin AmericaParting Shot: Maisa Rojas