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- Subprime crisis inflicts more pain at German banks
- BERLIN AFP — Results from two German banks on Wednesday showed that the knock-on effects of the US subprime home loan crisis are still being felt around the world. Commerzbank, Germany's second biggest private bank, warned after announcing a sharp fall in first-quarter profits that "it could be very...
- Research articles 2008-05-07
- Banks Chop $100 Billion Off Backlog Of LBO Financings As High-Yield Bond Issues Come Back In Demand
- CORPORATE FINANCING FOCUS Prospects have improved for clearing away a huge backlog of leveraged loans and high-yield debt to finance already completed corporate takeovers, thanks to a revival of new issuance in the US high-yield bond market. Nearly $20 billion of new issues came to market in October,...
- Research articles 2007-12-01
- Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP Commences Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Investors in TXU Corporation
- NEW YORK -- Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court, Northen District of Texas, on behalf of all persons who held the common stock of TXU Corp. ("TXU" or the "Company") (NYSE:TXU) at the close of business on...
- Research articles 2007-08-07
- Where is the risk in global financial markets?
- * Risk spreads and financial market volatility have declined significantly in recent years, but the evidence suggests that these benign financial market conditions are linked mostly to cyclical rather than structural factors - notably strong world growth and high corporate profitability. Markets appear to have projected this positive cyclical picture...
- Research articles 2007-07-13
- US private equity group KKR plans stock flotation
- NEW YORK AFP — Leveraged buyout giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co KKR announced it intends to raise 1.25 billion dollars in a stock offering, less than two weeks after private equity rival Blackstone went public. The long secretive KKR said Tuesday that it had filed an initial public...
- Research articles 2007-07-04
- A "Chewable" Poison Pill?
- Remember the scene in the movie "M*A*S*H*" when Painless the dentist decides to commit suicide by downing the poisonous "Black Capsule?" Following a Last Supper-style scene with his cronies and some tender nursing care, however, Painless comes back to life. Well, that's sort of what what Harvard...
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- BEST INVESTMENT BANKS 2007
- INVESTMENT BANK The continuing frenzy of global M&A and debt and equity issuance shows no sign of abating - and investment banks are reaping the benefits. Records fell across the board in 2006 for worldwide debt and equity issuance, as well as mergers and acquisitions, and there are...
- Research articles 2007-06-01
- This Month: Main News - Consortium Acquires US College Loans Provider In Controversial $25bn LBO.
- The US's largest lender to college students, Sallie Mae formally known as SLM Corporation has agreed to be acquired by JPMorgan, Bank of America and private equity funds JC Flowers and Friedman Fleischer & Lowe for $25bn. The deal will bring Sallie Mae under...
- Research articles 2007-05-01
- Credit Cycle In US Could Turn Down In 2007
- Although the US credit markets performed well in 2006, with tight spreads of corporate bonds to US treasury securities, analysts say persistent underlying inflation and a potential weakening in the dollar threaten to cause spreads to widen this year, particularly for high-yield debt. "We see two primary macroeconomic risks for...
- Research articles 2007-02-01
- Risks and rewards for all in boom-time LBO chase.
- Byline: Carolyn Batt Jan 07, 2007 (The West Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The low gearing and good cash flows of Australian listed businesses have attracted the interest of private equity funds in 2006. During the year, the value of such leveraged...
- Research articles 2007-01-07
- Global takeover frenzy fuelled by debt: analysts
- LONDON AFP — Frenetic global takeover activity this year has been driven partly by an over-reliance on debt and this could cause problems if economic growth slows or interest rates rise, analysts say. The total value of takeovers across the world in 2006 stood at 3.427 trillion dollars (2.619 trillion...
- Research articles 2006-12-18
- Fitch: Assessing LBO Risk at First Data Corp
- NEW YORK -- Due to heightened investor interest in technology leveraged buyouts LBOs, and a widening of the credit default swap spread for First Data Corp., Fitch Ratings has examined LBO risk for the company by assessing the level of bondholder protection provided by bond indentures, specifically change of control...
- Research articles 2007-03-07
- STRATEGY ANALYTICS: RF Component Profits Up in Third Quarter of 2006; Leveraged Buyouts Roil RF Industry.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-8 December 2006-Strategy Analytics, Inc.: STRATEGY ANALYTICS: RF Component Profits Up in Third Quarter of 2006; Leveraged Buyouts Roil RF IndustryC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07122006 Boston, MA - The new Strategy Analytics RF & Wireless Component service report, "RF Component...
- Research articles 2006-12-08
- Fitch: U.S. Food & Restaurant Industries Outlook is Stable, But Cost Pressures are Looming
- CHICAGO -- With the exception of the protein processors, whose demand and production cycles have been destabilized by the market impact of animal diseases, the operating performance of the food and restaurant industries was generally Stable throughout 2006 for Fitch's rating universe. Many firms absorbed higher energy and packaging costs,...
- Research articles 2006-12-06
- STRATEGY ANALYTICS: LBO Threatens Freescale's RF Business; Onerous Debt Load Likely.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-6 October 2006-Strategy Analytics, Inc.: STRATEGY ANALYTICS: LBO Threatens Freescale's RF Business; Onerous Debt Load LikelyC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06102006 Boston, MA - Strategy Analytics, the global research and consulting company, today released, "LBO Debt Load Threatens Freescale's RF...
- Research articles 2006-10-06
- Big NY firms seen as LBO candidates; Over a dozen local companies are likely targets of private equity buyers.(leveraged buyouts)
- Byline: Aaron Elstein more than a dozen New York area companies, including such big names as Marsh & McLennan, Liz Claiborne, Avis Budget and Vornado Realty Trust, are increasingly being seen as likely candidates for leveraged buyouts. The Byline:...
- Research articles 2006-12-04
- Fitch: Additional Analysis of Covenant Protection for Western Union Bondholders
- NEW YORK -- Due to heightened investor interest in technology-related leveraged buyouts LBOs, Fitch analyzed the suitability of over 20 technology companies to an LBO scenario with an initial report on Nov. 8, 2006. This analysis focused on the level of bondholder protection afforded by existing indentures, the ability of...
- Research articles 2007-04-25
- Fitch Downgrades HCA, Inc.'s IDR to 'B' Upon Completion of LBO; Outlook Now Stable
- NEW YORK -- Fitch has downgraded and removed from Rating Watch Negative HCA, Inc.'s existing ratings as a result of the completion of its leveraged buyout LBO:
- Research articles 2006-11-20
- Thomson declines comment on leveraged buyout report
- PARIS AFP — The French media technology group Thomson has declined to comment on a report that its chief executive sought to delist the company through a leveraged buyout valued at nearly seven billion euros (8.6 billion dollars). "We do not comment on acquisition rumors", a company spokesman told...
- Research articles 2006-04-21
- The discriminatory approach.
- Performance in the high yield market has been nothing short of phenomenal over the last three years. During the three-year rally, the bonds providing the biggest returns have been the poorest quality bonds those rated CCC and below. In 2003, this rating band returned an incredible...
- Research articles 2006-01-23
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