Deals of the Year: Latin America pushes boundaries

A year of living on the edge	European and North American winners
Asia’s best float away	Asian winners
Latin America pushes boundaries	Latin American winners
EEMEA – surprise was the best weapon	EEMEA winners

In 2008, Latin American corporates and sovereigns continued to broaden their activity in capital markets, despite increasingly adverse conditions. In December, Mexico showed guts and ingenuity when it got an impressive $2 billion deal priced in the midst of arguably the worst financial crisis in more than 70 years.