The New York Times: Banking

JANUARY 16, 2024

percent, as China worked to export more to make up for weak demand, high debt and a steep property contraction at home. Gross domestic product expanded 5.2

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The New York Times: Banking

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The government of Ghana is essentially bankrupt, and has turned to the International Monetary Fund for its 17th financial rescue since 1957.

Debt 145

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The New York Times: Banking

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Economists offer alternatives to financial safeguards created when the U.S. was the pre-eminent superpower and climate change wasn’t on the agenda.

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OfficeHours

AUGUST 25, 2023

In particular, new guidelines from the FDIC and Federal Reserve (among other governmental agencies) made it more difficult for banks to underwrite financings that resulted in debt-to-EBITDA ratios in excess of 6.0x. This capital is released once investors buy the debt off the banks’ balance sheets.

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Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 15, 2024

What is a Collateralized Debt Obligation? to one organization and as a liability to another organization and are solely taken into use for trading purposes. Table of contents What is a Collateralized Debt Obligation? How does Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO) Work?

Debt 52

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Sica Fletcher

APRIL 17, 2020

What is generally less understood is the impact of the pandemic on the debt markets. Many PE-backed Insurance Brokers Secured Sizable Loans Immediately Prior to the Crisis Over the past several years, the demand for high yield debt issued by private equity (PE) backed insurance brokers has been extremely strong.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 26, 2023

UK-based boutique fixed income trading desk BlueBay Asset Management is beginning a new chapter in its life. For head of trading for the RBC BlueBay Asset Management London-based fixed income trading desk, Stuart Campbell, the institution’s combined size is a new strength. You’re taught to almost think like a PM.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Convertible bonds will also provide cheaper financing options to those companies with other types of debt coming due which will lead to greater primary issuance. All of this points toward a good year for convertible bonds. When volatility rises, convertible bonds tend to outperform equities.

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The New York Times: Banking

JUNE 6, 2023

A new report projects that economic growth will slow this year and remain weak in 2024.

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OfficeHours

JULY 18, 2023

As one example, BrightView, now a publicly-traded company, developed as a roll-up of smaller landscaping businesses and has been owned at various times in the past by private equity firms including KKR, MDS, and Leonard Green, among others. Acquisition Expertise At their core, private equity firms are mergers and acquisitions specialists.

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Francine Way

JULY 10, 2017

Do they have the cash of debt/equity capacity to bid aggressively? These equity transactions between related parties are not negotiated purely on economic / financial terms. It is calculated as the Equity Value plus Net Debt plus Preferred Stock plus Minority Interest. For a private company, the opposite is often true.

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The shares of the company are bought out and delisted from the public stock exchange that the company trades on. First, private equity identifies the publicly traded company they believe is undervalued or could perform better as a private entity without the pressures of being a public entity (e.g. What does a take-private entail?

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The shares of the company are bought out and delisted from the public stock exchange that the company trades on. First, private equity identifies the publicly traded company they believe is undervalued or could perform better as a private entity without the pressures of being a public entity (e.g.

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Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 17, 2024

Hard Landing Meaning Hard landing refers to a significant economic downturn or slowdown following a period of fast or rapid growth. Nations must prevent it to avoid a significant drop in economic growth. Moreover, it may lead to prolonged economic stagnation and even recession.

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Economics Bank Banking Debt 52

The TRADE

JULY 28, 2023

Despite the ups and downs in the global economy, emerging markets debt has been performing quite well this year. But the most interesting part – local debt in these emerging markets has been shining particularly bright. Meanwhile, emerging markets local debt continued to outperform core fixed income markets, mainly driven by yields.

Debt 52

Debt Investors Economics Trading 52

Growth Business

MAY 15, 2024

After all, sole traders are essentially the business and many trade under their own name. More on sole traders Sole trade budgeting tips to avoid debt How to scale your business quickly The post Can a sole trader employ staff? You can keep all the profits your business makes. Can a sole trader employ staff?

Business 95

Business Insurance Debt Trading 95

Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 15, 2024

Liabilities come next, divided into current liabilities (like debts and payables) and long-term liabilities (e.g., It includes all the things that the company owns or anything that satisfies four attributes: future, probable, economic, and the benefit that will come under this head. Start Learning Now How to Read Balance Sheet Assets?

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The Solow Growth Model is an economic framework that attempts to explain long-term economic growth. The model, named after Nobel laureate Robert Solow, is indispensable for understanding investment decisions and the dynamics of economic growth. Take, for instance, the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Bretton Woods Agreement is an international trade agreement under which: Gold became the basis for the U.S. During this time, world leaders recognized the need for a new monetary order to ensure stability and prevent future economic crises. This ensured stable exchange rates, which in turn facilitated international trade.

Finance 52

Finance Finance Economics Trading 52

Sica Fletcher

MAY 8, 2020

Sica | Fletcher believes Brown & Brown is the publicly traded company that is most comparable to private, middle market U.S. That is, for every $1 of EBITDA they have $6 of debt. billion of debt given the 6.0x Yet, BRO shows a net debt of only $1.5 insurance brokers. If BRO followed that same model they would have $4.3

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 16, 2024

As trading of these assets has become easier and market conditions are predicted to fall in line, the industry has seen a swathe of new EM-focused hires, increased attention paid to developing markets’ performance, and enhanced offerings from providers. “EM is a mosaic of sub-asset classes rather than a unified universe.

Trading 59

Trading Investors Portfolio Investment 59

Sica Fletcher

JULY 1, 2020

No one really knows how the pandemic will play out from a medical, economic, political, and societal perspective. Then the Pandemic Hit In summary, when the pandemic hit, the PE markets reached an unprecedented level of dry capital, fueled further by remarkably cheap debt. We face a future of uncertainty.

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Private Equity Insurance Debt Equities 52

Peak Frameworks

JUNE 27, 2023

Definition of the Money Market The money market is a subsection of the financial market where participants engage in the buying and selling of short-term debt securities. Importance of the Money Market Money markets provide a stable environment for economic entities to manage their short-term funding requirements. government.

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Tyton Partners

JANUARY 18, 2024

While some regions, such as Asia, achieved moderate growth, others struggled with weak demand , supply bottlenecks , and rising debt. The outlook for 2024 remains uncertain as central banks worldwide grapple with the trade-off between supporting the recovery and containing price pressures.

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Education Economics Profitability Investment 59

The TRADE

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is in the process of introducing noteworthy rule changes to the clearing of fixed income securities, a development which is set to reshape the landscape for fixed income trading. For trading desks, the new rules will result in a range of operational and regulatory shifts.

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Trading Risk Management Portfolio Broker 59

Cooley M&A

JULY 28, 2022

In the US, it is common to adjust the purchase price for cash, any excess or deficit of net working capital relative to a required level of net working capital, unpaid debt, and unpaid transaction expenses of the target business as of the closing, with an adjustment done at closing based on estimates and followed by a post-closing true-up.

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Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 15, 2024

It can result from factors such as rapid technological advancements, economic downturns, strategic misjudgments, globalization, and government incentives that encourage excessive production. Firstly, economic downturns can trigger overcapacity as reduced consumer spending leads to weakened demand for goods and services.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 19, 2023

The Inflation Reduction Act imposes a 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock of publicly traded US corporations (“Covered Corporations”) effected after December 31, 2022 (the “Excise Tax”). [1] For stock exchanged or issued in an M&A transaction, this generally will be the “closing date.”

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The New York Times: Banking

APRIL 16, 2024

China’s big bet on manufacturing helped to counteract its housing slowdown in the first three months of the year, but other countries are worried about a flood of Chinese goods.

IT 139

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The TRADE

APRIL 15, 2024

The banks appear to be in agreement that while their posted revenues demonstrate a solid foundation for continued growth, there is no accounting for the increasingly unpredictable nature of the global markets thanks to various macro and socio-economic factors. While overall markets revenues decreased 7% to $5.4 year on year (up 47.9%

Equities 59

Equities Investment Banking Capital Market Banking 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 31, 2024

The commonalities are that industrial companies serve enterprise customers and governments rather than consumers (with some exceptions, such as airlines) and are very sensitive to broad macro factors and economic conditions. billion with Debt of $2.1 No Debt has been repaid, so the Exit Equity Proceeds are $3.6 billion – $2.1

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Private Equity Equities Middle Market Debt 66

The M&A Lawyer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Hexion focused its arguments on Huntsman’s repeated failure to achieve its forecasts as well as an increase in Huntsman’s net debt as compared to its projected decrease and the underperformance of two of Huntsman’s operating divisions. failure by the target to meet revenue or earnings projections.

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Intrepid Banker Insights

MARCH 28, 2023

Intrepid Investment Bankers Warning Signs Your Business’s Liquidity Needs Attention Mixed signals dominate economic headlines as concerns persist about a recession beginning in 2023, if it has not already begun. During any recession, cash is king and provides staying power for a business to ride out the storm.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Commercial paper is a form of unsecured short-term debt. Because of its short duration, commercial paper allows issuers to manage immediate liquidity needs without locking into long-term debt. Absence of Covenants Unlike some longer-term debt instruments, commercial papers usually don’t come with restrictive covenants.

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Debt Finance Finance Investors 52

Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Trading and Proprietary Trading Many large banks are involved in trading activities. This can be trading on behalf of their clients (like when you buy a stock through a bank's brokerage service) or proprietary trading where banks invest their own money.

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Banking Bank Proprietary Trading Investment Banking 52

Growth Business

OCTOBER 2, 2023

By Tim Bird on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success It was a buoyant 2018 for venture capital investment into UK and European companies – a trend which defied broader concerns about international trade tensions, economic growth prospects and, of course, Brexit.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 18, 2023

or debt offerings (investment-grade or high-yield bonds). Many firms put capital markets groups within “Investment Banking,” but some include it within Sales & Trading or “Global Markets.” You also pitch prospective clients on deals and spend time learning your industry.

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