Article: Too Little, Too Late? Restructuring Pros Expect Credit Freeze to Thaw Slowly.

CHICAGO, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Most (66 percent) of the 35 Opinion Leaders in the Turnaround Management Association answering a "Flash Watch" one-question poll last week believe that the U.S. government rescue of the financial system will eventually free up credit for distressed businesses. However, respondents, who are turnaround and restructuring experts, are divided on when that critical capital will be available:

 
  -- 29% -- by the 1st half of 2009 
  -- 23% -- by the 2nd half of 2009 
  -- 14% -- by the 1st half of 2010 
 
 
 

The remaining one-third (34 percent) are more pessimistic, believing that the rescue plan as currently outlined will not be ...

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