In Guatemala, Banco de Inversión S.A. acquired 60% of the asset portfolio of Financiera de Occidente S.A., which was suspended in December 2019.
On December 13, 2019, the Monetary Board reported that because management practices were detected that put its solvency and soundness at risk, it decided to suspend the operations of Financiera Occidente S.A., an entity that at that time represented 0.35% of the total assets of the local banking system.
The Superintendence of Competition authorized the merger request submitted in 2019 by the conglomerates Inversiones Financieras Imperia Cuscatlán and The Bank of Nova Scotia.
The Superintendence of Competition notified Imperia Intercontinental Inc., the main shareholder of Banco Cuscatlán, that the request to purchase the banking and insurance operations of the Canadian entity was accepted.
Imperia Intercontinental Inc., the main shareholder of Banco Cuscatlán, reached an agreement to purchase the banking and insurance operations of the entity of Canadian origin.
The sale of Scotiabank's operations in El Salvador is subject to authorization by the Superintendence of Competition and the Superintendence of the Financial System.
In Panama, the owners of Grupo Rey agreed to sell 60% of the shares to Ecuador's Corporacion Favorita, a transaction that could cost $273 million.
The Share Acquisition Public Offer (OPA) launched by Corporacion Favorita was established at $8.58 per share, in which the Ecuadorian group committed to purchase 60% of the issued shares, for which it will acquire approximately 31.8 million shares.
With a $1.460 million investment, Millicom International Celular completed the acquisition of 80% of the capital of Cable Onda, one of the country's telephone, Internet and cable TV operators.
Cable Onda announced in a press release that following an extensive conversation process, Cable Onda S.A.
With a $250 million investment, Liberty Latin America completed the acquisition of 80% of the capital of Cabletica, one of the country's leading cable operators.
Liberty Latin America operates in Chile, Panama and the Caribbean, and with the purchase of Televisora de Costa Rica S.A. will access the Costa Rican market through this cable operator that has more than 327 thousand subscribers.
With the acquisition of Banvivienda, Global Bank will incorporate more than 39 thousand customers, 11 branches, which will be added to the 165,000 customers and 35 branches that the bank currently has.
In Panama, the portfolio managed by brokerage firms totaled $35,577 million at the end of the first half of the year, 11% more than was registered in the same period in 2017.
According to the Superintendency of the Securities Market, of the total portfolio, 43% correspond to bonds, another 27% of the assets belong to common shares, and 21% is made up of other securities.
Grupo Prival, a financial institution of Panamanian origin, has announced the sale of its subsidiary Prival Securities El Salvador, on May 8, 2018.
Elcapitalfinanciero.com reports that "... In a note sent to the Superintendency of the Stock Market(SMV) for public knowledge, the banking institution reported that the change was duly notified and authorized by the Superintendency of Banks of Panama (SBP). "
Cane producers and workers from the four mills operating in El Salvador are those who will be able to purchase part of the shares that Corsain has already put up for sale.
The Salvadoran Investment Corporation (Corsain) published the conditions of sale of its share in the capital stock of four sugar mills, with which it aims to raise about $27 million.
In search of fresh resources, capital shares in sugar factories and plants held by Corporación Salvadoreña de Inversiones will be sold to private companies.
The aim of the Sánchez Cerén administration is to part with its shares and obtain fresh resources to pay off debts amid the liquidity crisis it is facing.The decree approved by the Legislative Assembly"... establishes a deadline up until October 10 for Corsain to be able to gradually sell the shares it owns, which could be worth about $23 million."
Equities and private debt led emissions in the stock market between January and October this year, which grew by 64% compared to the amounts recorded in 2014.
The advantages of financing in a stock market with the features that Panama's has, has attracted local and foreign companies, who have increased the number of issues, of both equity and debt securities and other instruments.
Actis and Mesoamerica have agreed to sell SunEdison 100% of its interest in Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy, which operates in the area of renewable energy plants.
From a statement issued by Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy:
Actis and Mesoamerica, investment and consultancy firms based in Costa Rica and Colombia have agreed to sell 100% of their combined interest in Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy (GME), a leader in the business of wind energy and solar energy in Central America, to SundEdison. SunEdison is the largest developer of renewable energy in the world.
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