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Global Salon

WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITY By Matt Greco Global Finance sat down with Martin Fridson, high-yield market specialist and global credit strategist at BNP Paribas Asset Management, in early December to get his take on US and global debt markets ...

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Lingering Risks

Europe may be the center of attention at the start of the new year, but it is certainly not the only area of the world that worries economists and policymakers...

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M&A: Anglo American Controls De Beers

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt Anglo American, one of the world’s largest mining companies, gained a long-coveted majority stake in diamond mining company De Beers, in one of two M&A deals that the British firm ...

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Sector Report: Commodities

COMMODITIES TEST THE BORDERS OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE By Michael Shari Commodity producers are turning to specialized banks that are willing to take multiple layers of risk in private deals. Great ideas are born at times like these. ...

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Sector Report: Real Estate Finance

REAL ESTATE FINANCING: NEW AVENUES By Vanessa Drucker Real estate projects are getting capital injections from new and diverse sources as traditional bank lending dries up. Banks around the world have become skittish about lending. Although central ...

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Seeking Alternatives

COVER STORY: ALTERNATIVE FINANCING By Laurence Neville Small and medium-size companies are vital to economic growth and critical to corporate supply chains. Yet traditional lending is virtually closed to SMEs in most markets—certainly in developed markets of the West. ...

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Special Report: Infrastructure Finance

NEW HORIZONS By Solomon Teague Regulation is making it harder for banks to lend to infrastructure projects. New types and sources of funding will be needed to handle a wave of infrastructure development now under way—particularly in the ...

Award Ceremonies and Events

Stars of China Awards Ceremony

AWARDS CEREMONY : LOCATION BEIJING China’s Bright Lights Global Finance hosted its annual Stars of China awards ceremony and dinner in Beijing in November. Banks and companies were honored for their outstanding performance over the past year. ...

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WORLD’S BEST TRADE FINANCE BANKS 2012

Global Finance names the World’s Best Trade Finance Banks 2012 NEW YORK, December 16, 2011 Global Finance magazine ( GFmag.com...

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Asian Companies Ripe For Investment

MILESTONES: SINGAPORE / INDONESIA By Gordon Platt After portfolio managers removed tens of billions of dollars from Asian equity markets during the sell-off in early autumn, corporate valuations are now highly attractive in some industries and sectors. Photo ...

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Best Derivatives Providers 2011

ANNUAL SURVEY AND AWARDS By Michael Shari Counterparty risk trumps pricing as criteria for picking derivative providers. Wall Street is retaking market share from European rivals Never underestimate the sleight of hand with which the fast-paced derivatives ...

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Debt: Yields Bring In Investors

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: CORPORATE DEBT By Gordon Platt With market yields nearing 10%, investors rushed back into the high-yield corporate bond market in mid-October to take advantage of low prices and spreads to Treasury bonds of 900 basis ...