Arthur Rubin

Managing Director, Head of Debt Capital Markets, Latin America
SMBC Nikko Securities America Inc

Biography

Arthur Rubin is a Managing Director and Head of SMBC Nikko’s Latin American Debt Capital Market business, which was named Bond Arranger of the Year by IJ Global Magazine. Arthur joined SMBC in 2016 to build the firm’s Latin American Debt Capital Markets business. He brings more than 25 years of experience in global debt capital markets and liability management.

Before joining SMBC, Arthur was head of Latin American DCM at Nomura and ING. Previously, he ran the Americas liability management group for Morgan Stanley, and subsequently was responsible for its Brazilian debt capital markets business. Earlier in his career, Arthur held positions in Latin American DCM and liability management at Goldman Sachs, ABN AMRO, and Bankers Trust, including two years in São Paulo, Brazil with Itau Bankers Trust.

Arthur has executed a variety of bond, liability management, structured finance, loan, and restructuring transactions in Latin America and the U.S. for corporate clients, including Pemex, Petrobras, Braskem, Vale, Suzano, AES Gener and Cemex, and sovereign clients including Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, Colombia, Argentina, and Venezuela. Arthur was involved in numerous transactions that have won awards, including Latin Finance’s Latin America Bond of the Year, multiple IJ Global Deals of the Year, and Marine Money’s Deal of the Year for Offshore Innovation.

Arthur is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He received a BA from Yale University, a BA (Hons) degree from the University of Cape Town, and an MA from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Speaker at these events:

Bonds & Loans Latin America & Caribbean 2021

• How are Latin American borrowers funding themselves as they navigate beyond COVID to raise both short and long-term debt?

Bonds & Loans Brazil Virtual 2022

• How are borrowers approaching liability management in an increasingly volatile environment?

Bonds & Loans Latin America 2020 - Virtual Conference

• Optimising capital structures in a crisis: How top tier corporates have adapted their finance and investments during and in response to the health crisis

Bonds, Loans & Derivatives Brazil 2019

• The Bulls, the Bears and the Heads of Debt Capital Markets: Gauging investor sentiment for Brazil and its outlook