Hybrid securities: Perpetual bonds will return with a bang

Flurry expected in Q4; Investors seek high-yielding structures

A flurry of Latin American perpetual bond issuance is expected in the fourth quarter, following a $500 million bond for Brazilian construction and engineering company Odebrecht. Bankers close to the deal are confident that Odebrecht could kick-start further issuance of up to $2 billion before the end of the fourth quarter. Predictions for 2011 and beyond are for a possible resurgence of perpetual bond issuance in which up to 100 Latin American corporates will take part.

“It was very quiet in 2008 and most of 2009 after some good volumes between 2005 and 2007, and then in October 2009 the $1.5

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