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European Stability Mechanism

Wall Street Mojo

The European Stability Mechanism Board (ESM) operates as a financial backstop intergovernmental institution established in 2012 to combat the European sovereign debt crisis of 2009-2011 in euro member states. Greece faced severe economic challenges during the Eurozone debt crisis, and its financial stability was at risk.

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Lots to Learn from Brown & Brown Insurance's Q1 Earnings Call

Sica Fletcher

That is, for every $1 of EBITDA they have $6 of debt. billion of debt given the 6.0x Yet, BRO shows a net debt of only $1.5 Ironically, this is historically significant for BRO given that in 2011 they only had $251 million of debt. If BRO followed that same model they would have $4.3 2019 EBITDAC of $717 million.

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Generali set to become one of Europe’s biggest asset managers through US-based Conning acquisition

The TRADE

The acquisition of Conning, which has extensive long-standing insurance and institutional client base in the US and Asia, will also expand Generali’s remit in those regions and its capabilities across fixed income, structured and corporate credit, emerging market debt and private real estate.

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Treasury Bills: Definition, How it Works, Benefits

Peak Frameworks

A classic example of T-Bills in action occurred during the European Sovereign Debt Crisis. Investors, wary of the uncertainties in European debt markets, turned to U.S. For instance, in 2011, amid the U.S. Debt Ceiling Crisis , T-Bills experienced an unusual yield spike as investors momentarily questioned U.S.

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Derivatives: Types of Derivatives, Concepts, and Risks

Peak Frameworks

For example, during the European debt crisis in 2011, Greece entered into a currency swap with Goldman Sachs, which had the effect of concealing the true extent of its debt and exacerbating the severity of the crisis when it was discovered.

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Mergers and Acquisitions Volumes Down 60%

Street of Walls

billion of net outflows experienced in December 2011. Debt underwriting had its best week since May 2011 and equity underwriting also improved significantly while M&A activity was quite light Equity underwriting volumes of $17.2 Corporate debt underwriting volumes of $98 billion nearly tripled from the prior week.

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What is pre-seed funding?

Growth Business

More than 2,000 British companies have secured equity crowdfunding since 2011. Investors agree to give money to a business in the form of a loan, but instead of being repaid in cash, the debt is converted into shares at a later stage — generally when the start-up raises a seed round, or after a pre-determined maturity date.

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