Institutional Asset Management · Argentina · B2B

Argentina is re-opening.
25 years of local depth is what gives institutions the edge.

CDI Capital provides institutional-grade access to Argentine fixed income, equities, and private markets — backed by local infrastructure, relationships, and regulatory expertise built over a quarter century.

25+ yearsCombined market experience
6–8% USDCorporate bond yields
Buenos Aires skyline and Argentina energy infrastructure at dusk
2nd globallyShale gas reserves · Vaca Muerta · EIA
6–8% USDInvestment-grade corporate bond yields
1st surplusFiscal surplus in 16 years · 2024 reform
Top 5Global agro exporter · soy · corn · wheat
Why Argentina · Why now

Four structural vectors opening institutional opportunity.

Argentina is not a trade — it is a structural re-rating thesis with a 5 to 10 year horizon. These are the four forces driving it.

01

Vaca Muerta: an energy supermajor is being built

The second-largest shale gas reserve in the world sits in Neuquén. Shell, Chevron, TotalEnergies and YPF are already operating. LNG export infrastructure is under construction. This is the Permian equivalent in Latin America.

2nd globallyShale gas reserves · EIA · Vaca Muerta basin
02

Macro structural reform: first surplus in 16 years

The 2024 reform program delivered Argentina's first fiscal surplus in sixteen years. Exchange rate normalization, fiscal discipline, and an IMF program with unprecedented compliance are rewriting the risk premium.

Fiscal surplusFirst in 16 years · structural reform · 2024
03

Corporate bond yield premium: structural, not cyclical

Argentine investment-grade corporates in energy and agribusiness are paying 6–8% in dollars — hard-currency cash flows from companies with global clients and commodity-denominated revenues.

6–8% USDInvestment-grade corporate yield · hard currency revenues
04

Re-rating thesis: a once-per-generation institutional window

Argentine assets are priced as distressed. If the reform trajectory holds, the re-rating from frontier to emerging market status is a compression trade with massive institutional implications — and it has already started.

MSCI FrontierRe-rating trajectory · institutional timing window
What we offer

Full-coverage Argentine institutional access — six channels, one relationship.

Institutional mandates require coverage of the full Argentine opportunity set, from liquid fixed income to off-market private deals. We provide complete access through a single senior relationship and institutional-grade infrastructure.

Channel 01 · Fixed Income

Argentine Corporate Bonds

Vaca Muerta, energy, utilities, and agribusiness issuers with hard-currency revenues and strong balance sheets. Investment-grade risk profile with emerging market premium spread.

6 to 8% in dollars from companies that sell commodities in hard currency. That spread is structural, not a timing bet.
6–8% USDCurrent yield range
IG riskInvestment-grade local
Hard CCYUSD cash flows
LiquidSecondary market
Sectors
Energy · Agro · Utilities
Currency
USD-denominated
Custody
Segregated · client name
Channel 02 · Macro

Argentine Sovereign Bonds

Tactical positioning driven by granular macro reading — not the generic EM research from global banks that consistently misreads Argentina's cycle dynamics.

The alpha on Argentine sovereign debt comes from knowing the macro before it shows up on Bloomberg. We have been here 25 years.
Macro-drivenPosition timing
25 yearsLocal cycle expertise
ActiveConviction-based
TacticalEntry/exit discipline
Instruments
Globals · Bonares · LECAPs
Reporting
Monthly · auditable
Edge
Local information advantage
Channel 03 · Carry

Local Carry Trade

High positive real rates in local currency, managed with active FX risk strategies for institutions with mandate to take controlled peso exposure. Optimized for the reform cycle trajectory.

Positive real rates are rare globally. Argentina is offering them while normalizing macro. The window is finite and requires local execution infrastructure.
Positive realRate environment
Active FXCurrency risk managed
Finite windowReform cycle aligned
ControlledRisk-managed exposure
Currency
ARS with FX hedge
Rate environment
Positive real rates
Compliance
Full institutional documentation
Channel 04 · Equities

Local Equities & ADRs

Full access to the Argentine domestic equity universe, plus local replication of global equities via Argentine ADRs. Active coverage of key re-rating plays across sectors.

When Argentine equities re-rate, they move violently. Being positioned before that move requires institutional infrastructure already in place.
Full universeDomestic coverage
ADR accessGlobal replication
Re-rating playsKey positioning
ActiveResearch-driven
Market
BYMA · ADRs
Sectors
Energy · Banking · Agro · Tech
Reporting
Institutional grade
Channel 05 · Private

Private & Off-Market Deals

Exclusive access to private transactions through our network — deal flow, ticket sizes, and due diligence infrastructure not accessible to external investors.

The best deals in Argentina do not appear on a Bloomberg terminal. They move through 25 years of relationships. We open that access to institutional partners.
Off-marketProprietary deal flow
Network25-year relationships
Full diligenceInstitutional package
SelectiveHigh-conviction only
Access
Invitation only
Due diligence
Full institutional package
Sourcing
Proprietary network
Channel 06 · Bespoke

Structured Mandates

Custom allocation mandates designed around the institution's specific constraints: compliance framework, custody preferences, reporting standards, and board-level documentation requirements.

An insurance company, a pension fund, and a corporate treasury have different mandates. We build the wrapper around the institution — not the other way around.
BespokeInstitution-specific
Compliance-firstRegulatory fit
Custom reportingBoard-level docs
SegregatedClient-name custody
Min. ticket
USD 1,000,000
Custody
Segregated · client name
Compliance
CNV · BCRA · regulatory
The yield spread in one number

Argentine investment-grade corporates are paying 300–400 bps more than US IG — from issuers with hard-currency cash flows.

That spread is not a compensation for credit risk. It is a compensation for local access complexity — exactly what we solve for institutional investors.

6–8% USDArgentine IG corporate yield
~4.5% USDUS investment-grade yield
+300 bpsStructural spread premium
Hard CCYRevenue base · energy · agro
25 years of local infrastructure

"Argentina without having to build it from scratch."

What takes a decade to build — local regulatory knowledge, institutional relationships, on-the-ground sourcing infrastructure, and operational execution capability — we deliver as a service.

A pension fund in Amsterdam or a corporate treasury in São Paulo does not have the time or the local team to replicate what we have built over 25 years. That is the access we provide.

  1. 01

    Regulatory expertise

    CNV, BCRA, and local compliance framework knowledge built across multiple regulatory regimes and complete economic cycles.

    Multiple regulatory cycles navigated
  2. 02

    Institutional relationships

    Direct access to issuers, deal originators, and local counterparties not reachable through external channels.

    Proprietary relationship network
  3. 03

    Macro cycle reading

    Granular understanding of Argentine macro dynamics — not the generic EM framework that consistently misreads local cycle inflections.

    Local information advantage
  4. 04

    Operational execution

    Trading, custody, and settlement infrastructure already in place. No setup time, no learning curve, no operational risk transfer to the client.

    Ready-to-deploy execution
  5. 05

    Cross-border coordination

    Integrated local and international operations: custody, cross-border structuring, reporting standards, and compliance documentation for global institutions.

    Local + international integrated
Why we are different

Five differentiators that matter in an institutional conversation.

01

Real independence, no conflicts of interest

We do not repackage products from issuers we have distribution agreements with. Zero kickbacks, zero placement fees, zero cross-incentives from counterparties.

02

25 years of local institutional depth

Built through complete Argentine economic cycles — hyperinflation, convertibility, default, recovery, and reform. That history is not replicable in one year or three.

03

Compliance-first architecture

Full regulatory documentation, segregated custody, auditable reporting, and compliance packages designed for institutional investment committees and boards.

04

Proprietary sourcing network

Off-market deal access, direct issuer relationships, and local information flow that external institutional investors cannot replicate from the outside.

05

One relationship, full Argentina coverage

Fixed income, equities, carry, private deals, and structured mandates — all through a single senior relationship. No need to build a local team or coordinate multiple counterparties across the Argentine market.

To quickly position us

What we are not.

As important as what we are. This avoids conversations that start with the wrong frame.

We are not

A generic EM fund

We are Argentina specialists. The generic sovereign EM basket approach misses the structural alpha that local depth provides in this market.

We are not

A broker-dealer

No flow trading, no placement fees, no kickbacks from issuers. We earn only from the advisory mandate — full alignment with the institutional client.

We are not

A passive index vehicle

Active, conviction-based positioning. The Argentine cycle requires discretion and local judgment, not index replication.

We are not

A short-term trade desk

We advise on structural allocation. The Argentina re-rating thesis plays out over a 5–10 year horizon, not a quarter or a year.

We are not

A retail operation

Institutional minimums, bespoke reporting, direct senior relationship, and compliance-grade documentation from day one.

We are not

A one-product shop

Full Argentina coverage: fixed income, equities, carry, private deals, and structured mandates — all through a single point of contact.

Miguel Boggiano, founder of CDI Capital
Message from the founder

"The institutions that will capture Argentina's re-rating are the ones already positioned when it happens."

I have been advising institutional clients in Argentina since before the convertibility collapse. Every cycle has the same pattern: those with local infrastructure already in place capture the move. Those building it from scratch during the recovery arrive too late to the compression trade.
Miguel BoggianoFounder · CDI Capital
Next step

An institutional briefing. On the Argentina thesis. With your mandate in mind.

The first meeting covers the Argentina investment thesis, the current opportunity set across all six channels, and how we can structure access around your institution's specific compliance requirements, reporting standards, and allocation constraints.