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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance Focus: M&A
By Gordon Platt Sovereign wealth funds could play a big supporting role as global mergers and acquisitions try to get back on track following a dramatic slowdown in M&A; activity during the credit crisis and global recession. While they ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance: Brazil, China Lead Global IPO Rebound
Global Equity/drs By Gordon Platt Brazil and China accounted for two-thirds of global capital raised through initial public offerings in the second quarter, with the United States and Europe lagging behind. The US market sprang to life in ...
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Corporate Finance: Rebound In Risk Appetite Creates Problems For Dollar
Foreign Exchange By Gordon Platt As the global economic recovery gathers pace, the dollar is being undermined by the improvement in investors’ risk appetite. As US and other global investors seek higher returns in emerging markets and commodities, ...
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Corporate Finance: Rising Defaults Threaten To Derail Rally
Corporate Debt By Gordon Platt The strong rally in the high-yield debt market could be running out of steam, as the number of companies defaulting on their debts continues to rise, analysts say. The US high-yield default ...
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Corporate Finance: Sovereign Wealth Funds Prepare To Take More Active Role In M&A
By Gordon Platt Sovereign wealth funds could play a big supporting role as global mergers and acquisitions try to get back on track following a dramatic slowdown in M&A; activity during the credit crisis and global recession. While they ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Features: Spotlight: Business Continuity
Preparing For The Worst Multinationals are reassessing their business continuity plans as the global economic turmoil continues. By Paula L. Green In an increasingly intertwined business world with far-flung supply chains stretching across myriad time zones and ...
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Milestones: Global Currency Could Smooth Out Volatility
Global Anita Hawser Hillier-Brook: Currency already has potential users The campaign to depose the dollar as the global reserve currency...
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Milestones: Governments Begin To Unwind Stimulus Programs
Global Gordon Platt London: G-20 members agree to greater coordination The Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors agreed at a meeting in London on September 5 that it was far too early to begin unwinding ...
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Supplement: Turkey Investment Supplement 2009
By Gordon Platt Contributing Writer gplatt@gfmag.com With a motivation for continuing reforms and a strong banking system, Turkey is well positioned to take advantage of the global economic recovery. Its strategic location and the security ...
Banking
Turkey: Banks Primed For Growth
Turkish Banking Turkey has a robust banking system that is ready to support the country’s economic growth. By Gordon Platt Tansan: “Turkey’s banks are the best in the world in terms of the strength of their capital ...
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Turkey: EU Accession Process
WAITING IN THE WINGS Egemen Bagis, chief negotiator, says the country’s reform efforts will pay off and admits that Turkey has made some mistakes in the past. By Gordon Platt Turkey somberly marked the 50th anniversary in ...