S&P Global Ratings last week raised its issuer credit rating to ‘B-‘ from ‘SD’ and its issue-level rating on the 9% senior secured notes due 2023 to ‘B-‘ from ‘CCC-‘ and the 8.375% senior unsecured notes due 2020 to...
Global emerging market startup accelerator Seedstars has named its nine most promising startups from Latin Amercia in front of over 200 guests at Medellin’s Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB). These nine early stage companies will represent the region at the Seedstars...
Avianca has announced this morning in a filing with the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) that it has closed on a $250 Million senior secured convertible loan agreement offered by US based United Airlines, and Kingsland International Group, controlled by Roberto...
Fitch Ratings has assigned a ‘C’/’RR4’ rating to Avianca Holdings S.A.’s (NYSE: AVH; BVC: PFAVH) $550 million USD senior secured notes due 2020. These notes are being received in exchange for $550 million of senior unsecured notes due 2020. The new...
On October 4, 2019, United Airlines, Inc. (NASDAQ: UAL) and Kingsland Holdings Limited delivered to Avianca Holdings S.A. (NYSE: AVH, BVC PFAVH) a commitment to provide Avianca at least a $250 million senior secured convertible loan, expected to close on or before October 15,...
This morning in a New York court, a judge issued summary judgement affirming Kingsland Holding’s control of Avianca, after industrialist Germán Efromovich defaulted on loan payments to United Airlines collateralized by Efromovich’s stake in Avianca Holdings (NYSE:...
Tecnoglass, Inc.(NASDAQ: TGLS) Colombia’s leading manufacturer of architectural glass, windows, and associated aluminum products for the global commercial and residential construction industries, this week announced the appointment of Carlos Alfredo Cure Cure to its board of...
Global accounting and audit firm KPMG has completed a review of Avianca Holdings S.A. (NYSE: AVH) (BVC:PFAVH) financial statements and notes as of June 30, 2019. A statement and letter to shareholders was prepared, and the letter was entered into the public record via a 6-K...
Avianca Holdings S.A. (NYSE: AVH) (BVC:PFAVH) stock plunged to an all-time low last week after new chairman and major stockholder Roberto Kriete called the company “Bankrupt” during an internal employee meeting. An internal video was leaked showing Kriete’s comments, which...