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Sizes of European government debt trades halve in 2023-ICMA

Global Banking & Finance

Sizes of European government debt trades halve in 2023-ICMA By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) – Investors are having to put on much smaller trades more frequently in Europe’s government bond markets this year, trade body ICMA said on Wednesday, against a backdrop of declining liquidity as markets adjust to sharply tighter monetary policy.

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M&A Blog #06 – debt (Part I – role and trade-offs, categories and key characteristics)

Francine Way

To be explicitly clear, I am recommending the use of the following ranked capital sources when paying for an acquisition: cash (from the balance sheet), debt (at a reasonable level), and equity. Similarly, not all corporate debt instruments are created equal and each comes with pros and cons.

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Distressed Debt Hedge Funds: How to Become a Vulture Capitalist

Mergers and Inquisitions

Ask anyone interested in distressed debt hedge funds for “the pitch,” and they’ll probably mention one of the following: “It’s like long/short equity or credit , but more interesting!” Distressed debt investing offers advantages over other hedge fund strategies , but the marketing often oversells the benefits.

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Amazon lowers iRobot purchase price by 15% amid regulatory delays

TechCrunch: M&A

Indeed, iRobot has said that it is having to raise $200 million in debt to “fund its ongoing operations,” a debt that Amazon will take on when (or if) the deal finally closes — and that is why it has tabled a new lower bid for iRobot. While the U.K. While the U.K. In the U.S.,

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Can Ghana’s Debt Trap of Crisis and Bailouts Be Stopped?

The New York Times: Banking

The government of Ghana is essentially bankrupt, and has turned to the International Monetary Fund for its 17th financial rescue since 1957.

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Tradeweb and FTSE Russell partner to offer enhanced fixed income pricing and index trading products

The TRADE

Tradeweb Markets and LSEG’s FTSE Russel have entered a strategic partnership to develop enhanced fixed income index pricing and index trading products. Tradeweb’s trading activity from its electronic platform will be amalgamated by the closing prices, enabling closer alignment with actual trading levels and intraday pricing.

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The Debt Problem Is Enormous, and the System for Fixing It Is Broken

The New York Times: Banking

Economists offer alternatives to financial safeguards created when the U.S. was the pre-eminent superpower and climate change wasn’t on the agenda.

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