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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Debt: US Hospitals Grow Their Coffers

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: CORPORATE DEBT By Gordon Platt Community Health Systems, one of the largest hospital companies in the US, refinanced $2.8 billion of its high-yield debt in July and August, taking advantage of low interest rates and ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DRs: IPO Pipeline Grows, Issuance Slows

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY / DRS By Gordon Platt The global pipeline of initial public offerings has reached near-record levels, but IPO issuance and proceeds declined substantially in the second quarter of 2012. Deal activity declined ...

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FX: Central Banks Could Help Euro

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: FOREIGN EXCHANGE By Gordon Platt A favorable ruling by Germany’s constitutional court on the legitimacy of the...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

M&A: China Seeks Global Energy Assets

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt Canada's prime minister, Stephen Harper, returned from his second official trip to China in February and announced that Beijing would lend two giant pandas, Er Shun and Ji Li, ...

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Poland Shines In CEE

STAR GAZING By Vanessa Drucker Among Central and Eastern European countries, Poland’s economic performance clearly stands out. Unlike other countries it has the luxury of economic growth, and it boasts a large domestic market that can pick up ...

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Risk Management: Cyber Risk

COVER UP By Paula Green Insuring against cyber risks is stoking the imaginations of insurance companies as the risks to multinationals expand. However, companies should check what policies cover them for. Cyber risks are increasingly edging their ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Sector Report: Agribusiness Take Off

A BUMPER YIELD By Justin Keay Agribusiness is increasingly being viewed as a dynamic area to invest in. But as global demand for food supplies and land increases, can banks, often criticized for their short-term outlook, meet the ...

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Debt: US Hospitals Grow Their Coffers

DRs: IPO Pipeline Grows, Issuance Slows

FX: Central Banks Could Help Euro

M&A: China Seeks Global Energy Assets

Poland Shines In CEE

Risk Management: Cyber Risk

Sector Report: Agribusiness Take Off

Treasury & Cash Management 2012

Internet Users By Country & Gender

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