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letter from: THOUGHTS FROM CFA AND TSL STAFF
Mar 01, 2009; ... As we approach the end of the first quarter, we see a government in action trying to stimulate the economy, businesses hunkering down for what many believe will be another tough year, more consolidations, liquidations and high unemployment. Will we get through it? Absolutely. This past January ...
U.S. Loan Market Review: 2008 ends with lending grinding to a halt
Mar 01, 2009; ... (Thomson Reuters LPC) - In 2008, the loan market, just like many other capital markets, searched in vain for a bottom. A crisis that reared its head first in the middle of 2007 finally led to the near disintegration of the entire financial system during the second half of 2008. And while the ...
U.S. Bankruptcy Process Works, Weeds Out Weak, Finds University of Utah Study of 530 Companies
Mar 01, 2009; ... With high-profile company bankruptcies becoming distressingly common, many would be hard-pressed to find an upside. According to a new study by three finance researchers at the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business, however, there might be a silver lining of sorts: the ...
Hedge Funds Take More Cautious Approach to Distressed Situations
Mar 01, 2009; ... In response to unprecedented developments on Wall Street in 2008, the majority of today's hedge fund managers have adopted a more conservative approach toward investment opportunities in financially troubled companies as insolvency concerns continue to mount, according to the HedgeWorld & ...
ABL Usage Growing In the United Kingdom
Mar 01, 2009; ... New research by the United Kingdombased Asset Based Finance Association (ABFA) shows that beleaguered firms across the UK are increasingly using assetbased lending as a means of raising funds and capital during the credit crunch. When surveyed, 64% of respondents, (such as dealmakers in ...