40 Years of Excellence in Latin America

Over the past four decades, Fitch has become the top rating agency in Latin America - learn about our history and how we got there.

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01Our History

02Ratings and Insights in Latin America

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Over the past four decades, Fitch has become the top rating agency in Latin America, with 13 dedicated offices and affiliates.

03What our collaborators say

Alessandra Marins

Director, Brazil Publishing Group

It has been an honor to be part of this remarkable trajectory of Fitch in Latin America for the last 26 years. The consolidation of our rating business in Latam along 40 years has been explained by the tremendous quality of our whole team, that together transformed challenges into opportunities and accomplishments. Congratulations to all my Fitch Latam colleagues!

Carlos Fiorillo

Managing Director, BRM Head LatAm

It is a pleasure to be part of Fitch, and to have grown along with the company over the years. Its strong evolution is seen in the increasing coverage of instruments, entities, sectors, countries and culture. The rain of innovative ideas is ever present in our discussions. Our people are committed to pursue excellence in all our daily activities, reassuring our leadership projection for the next 40 years and where all capital market participants are an important part of this journey.

Jaqueline Carvalho

Associate Director, Corporate Communications

I am grateful to be part of this team during 20 years at the company, to have received knowledge from my colleagues and to help spread the Fitch´s name in the market. Congratulations to all for 40 years!

Joe Bormann, CFA

Managing Director, Regional Group Head Latin America Corporates

I am appreciative of all of the people that have worked extremely hard to make Fitch the market leading brand in Latin America. As the leader of the LatAm corporate team, I am committed to making sure that we don’t become complacent given our strong market position, and that we continuously seek ways to build upon our success, as there is no greater feeling than when someone introduces you at a conference as a member of Fitch’s Latin America team.

04Fitch Rated Debut Issuances

05Did you Know?

06Newsletters

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07Awards

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Fitch Wins Two Key 2022 Sustainable Investment Awards

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Fitch Ratings-New York-29 June 2022: Fitch Ratings has been named the most transparent credit rating agency (CRA) for ESG for the fourth successive year by key industry publication "Environmental Finance" in its 2022 Sustainable Investment Awards.

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Agency of The Year Awards from The Asset

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Fitch Ratings-Singapore Hong Kong-07 March 2022: Fitch Ratings has been named as the ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), Investment Grade, Public Finance, Sovereign and Structured Finance Rating Agency of The Year in the Asia-Pacific region by The Asset, a leading Asian financial market publication.