Top 100 Executives 2021 – Thai Lee (president) SHI
A self-made woman in charge of a software empire that employs 5,000, Thai Lee prefers to keep a low profile, eschewing the trappings of her elevated status.
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Top 100 Executives 2021 – Thai Lee (president) SHI 
Warner Bros. and Discovery announce new streaming joint venture Warner Bros. and Discovery announce new streaming joint venture
NuvemShop reaches unicorn status NuvemShop reaches unicorn status
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Mexico’s PCH Servicios Financieros secures $3.7m loan Mexico’s PCH Servicios Financieros secures $3.7m loan
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Business & Leadership
NotCo becomes Chile’s newest unicorn NotCo becomes Chile’s newest unicorn
Chilean plant-based food company NotCo has closed its Series D round of financing for $235 million, giving the startup a valuation of $1.5 billion, becoming the country’s latest ‘u...
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We profile the eccentric new CEO of Warner-Discovery.
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The two behemoth banks have elevated four senior executives – two of them women – that now have a shot at the top spot.
Transactions & Finance
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Credivalores, a Colombian non-banking financial institution, has made its first bond issuance on local markets after the country’s Financial Superintendence (FNG) approved the issu...
Waterlogic acquires Quality Water Service in Puerto Rico, Chile and Colombia Waterlogic acquires Quality Water Service in Puerto Rico, Chile and Colombia
UK-based Waterlogic, a global designer, manufacturer, distributor and service provider of purified drinking water dispensers, has acquired QWS Holding and the Quality Water Service...
Chilean hydroelectric project changes hands Chilean hydroelectric project changes hands
The Central Hidroeléctrica Río Mulchén power station has been sold to a consortium formed by EBCO Energía and Agrosonda Inversiones e Inmobiliaria for an undisclosed sum.
Regulation & Law
"Peru ranks third in the use of payments with applications in LatinAmerica, only surpassed by Mexico and the Dominican Republic" "Peru ranks third in the use of payments with applications in LatinAmerica, only surpassed by Mexico and the Dominican Republic"
Founder of Vodanovic Legal, a Peruvian boutique dedicated to financial services advisory and the promotion of financial inclusion, Ljubica Vodanovic, shares her expertise on the im...
Mexican law firm Soledad & Carrasco launches Mexican law firm Soledad & Carrasco launches
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Chilean law firms Russi & Eguiguren and Quadrant Legal merge Chilean law firms Russi & Eguiguren and Quadrant Legal merge
Chilean law firms Russi & Eguiguren and Quadrant have merged to form a single firm, Russi & Eguiguren Quadrant, after several years of the respective firms’ partners having...
Innovation & Marketing
Beatriz Bernabeu: "Influencers play a key role in our strategy – return on investment is clearer" Beatriz Bernabeu: "Influencers play a key role in our strategy – return on investment is clearer"
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5G standard-essential patents: new challenges 5G standard-essential patents: new challenges
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