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Liberty Latin America Ltd | Latin America Litigation Impacts The Risk Reward
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September 16, 2026 01:38 PM GMT
Liberty Latin America Ltd | Latin America
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Cesar A Medina
Equity Analyst
Litigation Impacts The Risk
Reward
Morgan Stanley México, Casa de Bolsa, S.A. de C.V.+
Ernesto Gonzalez
Equity Analyst
Morgan Stanley C.T.V.M. S.A.+
Key Takeaways
Gabriel Vaz de Lima
Research Associate
A breakdown in negotiations with Puerto Rico's bondholders is a negative
headwind for a Bull Case where the asset is de-consolidated and RemainCo delevers.
We remain UW as we see a better risk reward elsewhere in our telco coverage.
LILA disclosed negotiations with Puerto Rico bondholders have been terminated
(next relevant maturity is October 2027). In a filing (link), LILA noted it has rejected
a request to repay the principal of a "forgiven intercompany receivable" (a
Liberty Latin America Ltd (LILA.O, LILA US)
Latin America Telecom | Chile
Stock Rating
Industry View
Price target
Shr price, close (Sep 15, 2026)
Mkt cap, curr (mm)
52-Week Range
Underweight
No Rating
US$7.00
US$8.88
US$1,776
US$8.95-4.58
transaction we believe is linked to a services agreement, as discussed in page 4 and
8 of this filing). While negotiations could resume at any point before next year's
maturity, we think these litigation developments are a headwind for Puerto Rico's
de-consolidation (a transaction that would remove 38% of consolidated net debt
and 21% of Adj. OIBDA, as of 2Q26).
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