Muñiz, Olaya, Meléndez, Castro, Ono & Herrera has advised microfinance provider Compartamos Financiera and its arranger BBVA Banco Continental on the bank’s first-ever corporate bond issuance.
Compartamos made its first issuance worth 70 million soles (US$21 million) through a public Dutch auction offering on 7 June. This kind of offering means the price is set after all bids are made. The issuance has a fixed rate of 4.8% and matures in two years.
The deal closed on 8 June.
The proceeds will be used to diversify the bank’s funding sources, decrease costs, and expand services.
Source: Latin Lawyer