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Jun 13, 2023
Mexico's Own $50 Billion Panama Canal
Mexico's Interoceanic Corridor ambitions could be a boon for the south of Mexico, the country's economy, and deepening ties with America.
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Jun 10, 2023
The Next Wave of Private Capital into LATAM and Africa
Private Equity has historically been the primary structure utilized by international institutional investors for em inveting.
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Jun 1, 2023
Mexican Multifamily: An Opportunity for American Institutional Investors?
The time does not seem ripe for institutional investors in America to enter the multifamily space in Mexico.
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May 25, 2023
Troubling Trend of LATAM Retailers Owning Malls
Latin America contains an unusually large number of dominate retailers who also hold significant retail real estate holdings.
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May 15, 2023
Lithium Can Play a Role in Integrating the Americas
Latin America possesses 65% of the known lithium reserves and is flexing its muscles as of late given the 11-fold increase in lithium prices
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May 11, 2023
Bumps in the Road for Colombia’s REIT Industry
Colombia's REIT industry is the third largest in Latin America. Some of the challenges facing the industry are discussed.
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Apr 28, 2023
North America’s First Transcontinental Railway is Birthed
The $31 billion merger between Canadian Pacific, and Kansas City Southern is the first major rail merger in America in over 20 years.
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Apr 20, 2023
IKEA’s $600 million Latin America Expansion
Falabella will invest $600 million to launch IKEA in South America with ten stores planned in Colombia, Chile and Peru.
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Apr 19, 2023
Mexico City is the Next “It” City and Poised to Become a Regional Real Estate Investment Hub
There is an opportunity to leverage Mexico City’s status as the current “It” city to make it a dominate regional business and investment hub
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Mar 27, 2023
Chilean Retail Mafia
Chilean retailers punch above their weight in terms of their impact in Latin America. This article looks at how and why that is the case.
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Mar 22, 2023
Colombia's Largest Mall and Mall Owner
Viva Envigado is the largest shopping mall in Colombia, and anchored by Cine Colombia, Exito, and Homecenter.
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Mar 19, 2023
The Time Has Come for LATAM Real Estate Private Debt Funds
Recently in LATAM, private debt investments have taken share from private equity. LATAM private real estate debt will continue this trend.
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Mar 8, 2023
Mexico's REITs: Progress of Aligning Management with Investors
The FIBRA industry has made impressive strides in internalizing management structures in order to satisfy its investors’ preferences
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Mar 6, 2023
Jardin Plaza Shopping Mall (Cali, Colombia)
Jardin Plaza is one of the most successful malls in Colombia with some studies showing it to be the third most visited mall in Colombia (2nd
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Feb 26, 2023
Centro Comercial Chipichape (Cali, Colombia)
Centro Comercial Chipichape is a popular shopping mall in Cali, Colombia receiving on average more than 1.3 million monthly visitors to shop
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Feb 20, 2023
The Semiconductor Manufacturing Opportunity in Mexico
Executive Summary Since 2019, America has received a staggering amount of investment to build new semiconductor manufacturing plants...
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Feb 16, 2023
Mexican REITs Assessment: Suitability for American Investors
At first glance, FIBRAs appear to be an attractive option for American investors to gain exposure to Mexico’s real estate sector. They are r
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