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Despite a rally in equity markets this week, risk aversion remains elevated among investors in relative terms. Within this, it appears investors are taking a page out of corporate America's book. Indeed, as we have previously highlighted, US corporates are sat upon record amounts of dry powder (to the tune of US$1.84trn), and now it is the turn of investors to follow suit.
2010-08-12Finance
Private equity (PE) has moved under the corporate financing spotlight once again as it proves its strength again the broader global macroeconomic deterioration. Significantly, not only...
2010-08-12Finance
Despite the recent resurgence in risk appetite, on the back of a sustained rally in equities throughout the month of July, corporate bond markets continue to outperform. It seems falling...
2010-08-12Closing Bell
United States
Despite a rally in equity markets this week, risk aversion remains elevated among investors in relative terms. Within this, it appears investors are taking a page out of corporate America's...
2010-08-12Private equity (PE) has moved under the corporate financing spotlight once again as it proves its strength again the broader global macroeconomic deterioration. Significantly, not only...
2010-08-12Despite the recent resurgence in risk appetite, on the back of a sustained rally in equities throughout the month of July, corporate bond markets continue to outperform. It seems falling...
2010-08-12Both global M&A and IPO activity are standing at a juncture. Against the backdrop of the global economy attempting to digest mixed signals and risk aversion continuing to heighten,...
2010-07-11United States
It was only a matter of time before the fallout of the Macondo oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) spurred the start of a wave of M&A activity in the oil industry sector. And here...
2010-06-29For once, a private equity fund is the target of a takeover, as opposed to being the acquirer. The acquisition of UK private equity (PE) fund Candover by Canada's Aimco will make...
2010-04-29Never have Asian investors had so many suitors. While representatives of the debt management agencies of Greece and even Germany are going on roadshows to Asia to secure Asian demand...
2010-04-23After a slow start to the year, has the European IPO market started a convincing recovery? Poland's top insurer PZU is set for a Warsaw listing of 30% of the company on May 14, which...
2010-04-19The widely predicted 2010 M&A rebound may not have gathered the traction that many dealmakers would have hoped for in H110, but we have certainly seen some interesting developments...
2010-06-30As economies worldwide continue their slow assent out of financial crisis, the global M&A market is turning into something of a breeding ground for bidding wars. With firms busy divesting...
2010-04-14United States
Oil services giant Halliburton is set to acquire well-intervention specialists Boots & Coots for US$240.4mn in a stock-and-cash deal which is expected to close by mid-2010. Texas-based...
2010-04-14United States
As suggested by the latest news of a merger between United Airlines and US Airways , the consolidation push among flag carriers around the world has intensified. The hard-hit airline...
2010-04-14While one could have expected Greece's financial woes to result in worse prospects for European leveraged buyouts (LBOs), this scenario has not prevailed in 2010. After all, LBOs...
2010-04-29Will 2010 see a continuation of 2009's global dominance of Chinese IPOs? Upon first inspection, it would seem so: in Q110, China led all markets in terms of deal flow, with 39 companies...
2010-04-15We all knew that the 21st century would see the rise of Asia, but its latest manifestation in the form of Asia's corporate financing clout is a feat worth celebrating. Indeed, in...
2010-04-01CFW has long signalled the increasing demand for emerging market corporate bonds (see The Emerging Market Corporate Bond Boom, CFW, 9 November 2009). Emerging market corporate bond...
2010-03-26
