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| A monthly eNewsletter on leveraged finance | January 2009 |
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The credit crisis and economic downturn have already pushed some companies to the brink of bankruptcy. Should you hunker down and focus on cash? Or should you use the downturn as an opportunity to grab market share and drive long-term growth? In reality, both strategies have inherent risks to the business. Here are eight considerations to keep in mind. | |||||||||||||||
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What Potential Treasury Market Imbalances Could Mean for Corporate Debt Rob Podorefsky of GE's Interest Rate Management team highlights three trends to watch in the U.S. Treasury market. He also discusses how these imbalances could impact corporate debt in terms of pricing, timing, investor appetite, etc. 
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Looking Back at Done Deals Announced in 2008 Despite unprecedented market turmoil, deals did get done in 2008. From asset-based and cashflow loans to structured finance, the capital deployed by GE helped customers in a wide variety of sectors meet their financing needs, whether for working capital, growth, acquisitions, project finance, restructurings or turnarounds.  Click to view all announced 2008 Done Deals |
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| Indices Watch | Trend Statistics | |||||||||||||||
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CFO Optimism Sinks to All-Time Low CFO optimism plummeted to its lowest level since the start of the CFO Magazine/Duke University Global Business Outlook Survey with 81 percent of finance executives saying they are less optimistic than they were last quarter. Learn More |
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Distress Ratio Hits Record High Of 85% Read about the latest Standard & Poor’s distress ratio that hit an all-time high of 85 percent -- 74 percent higher than the level at the start of 2008. Learn More |
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Ten Percent of Companies May Lack Liquidity in 2009 Learn why weakening internal cash flow, looming debt maturities, and tighter covenants will spawn a liquidity shortfall for non-financial companies in 2009. Learn More |
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