Default of Panama deal hits Hancock, CSFB

Abstract

John Hancock Life, Credit Suisse First Boston, and Loomis Sayles & Co. hold the lion's share of the $126.5 million of bonds still outstanding from Pycsa Panama's offering, which is backed by tolls that drivers pay to use the Madden Segment and Northern Corridor highways near Panama City. A likely scenario will involve the construction of a $94 million extension connecting the northern corridor to the southern corridor, a move that Pycsa believes will make the thoroughfare more profitable.