12/24/2007 | BK | GE agrees to buy most of Merrill Lynch middle-market finance business; closing expected in first quarter
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12/21/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,424.8 billion, down $9.3 billion
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12/20/2007 | BK | Allied Capital and GE Commercial Finance form $3.6 billion unitranche loan fund
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12/20/2007 | SP | New bill would tax ETNs' presale gains
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12/17/2007 | CVHYIG | Investor group says investment-grade corporate bond covenants need to be updated, offer more protection
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12/17/2007 | PP | Jefferies creates special equity group, names former Cowen & Co. employees as heads of group
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12/14/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,434.4 billion, up $9.0 billion
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12/13/2007 | BK | Trading volume increased in 3Q07, although prices declined, LSTA study finds
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12/13/2007 | BKDDHY | Blackstone launches $1.3 billion credit fund
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12/12/2007 | BKCVDDHYIG | Default rates to nudge higher in 2008; credit derivatives market to soar, Deutsche's Tierney says
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12/12/2007 | BKDDEMHY | Credit derivatives market will evolve in face of crunch, GFI's Fewer says
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12/12/2007 | SP | Massachusetts Securities Division files complaint against Cantella
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12/11/2007 | DDHY | Homebuilding advisory group says few builders safe from industry troubles, most caught off guard
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12/11/2007 | SP | IRS ruling on single-currency iPath notes raises broad questions for structured products
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12/10/2007 | DD | Alvarez & Marsal forms group to help distressed homebuilders
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12/7/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,425.9 billion, up $4.4 billion
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12/7/2007 | DD | Sifma, LSTA ask federal committee to repeal informal bankruptcy committee disclosure rule
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12/6/2007 | SP | Dow Jones Indexes launches 2008 Summer Games Index
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12/6/2007 | SP | Barclays Capital launches Barclays Capital Global Carbon Index
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12/5/2007 | BK | Leveraged loan market expected to be less busy in 2008
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12/5/2007 | BKDD | Portfolio managers see higher default rates - but say loan market should come out alright
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12/4/2007 | SP | DWS Scudder launches new structured products site
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11/30/2007 | CV | New issuance in the convertibles market rebounds in November, Lehman Brothers report says
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11/30/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,421.6 billion, up $21.9 billion
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11/30/2007 | CV | FASB releases proposed accounting rules for financial instruments with equity features
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11/30/2007 | CV | In face of credit crunch, convertibles post solid November; mandatory terms favor investors, Citi says
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11/29/2007 | CV | Credit swoon slows convertibles rebound, investment strategies in flux, Greenwich Associates report says
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11/29/2007 | HYIGSP | S&P to introduce new CDS indexes offering two variations of index calculation in 2008
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11/26/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,400.5 billion, up $5.8 billion
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11/21/2007 | EM | Barclays appoints Sailesh Jha to director of Asian economic research
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11/19/2007 | DD | Morgan Joseph taps Caruso to head financial restructuring department
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11/19/2007 | EM | Emerging market trades total $1.68 trillion during third quarter, says EMTA
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11/19/2007 | SP | S&P starts 130/30 index relative to S&P 500
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11/16/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,395.4 billion, down $1.1 billion
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11/15/2007 | BK | BMO Capital Markets names Michael Scolaro managing director, head of U.S. asset-based lending group
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11/15/2007 | CV | FASB to delay proposed accounting changes to net-share settlement convertibles, report says
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11/15/2007 | HY | PowerShares introduces high-yield exchange traded fund
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11/14/2007 | BK | Markit acquires International Index, will purchase CDS IndexCo
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11/14/2007 | HY | S&P says high-yield market remains volatile
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11/13/2007 | PP | Cowen Group names Julie J. Levenson head of private equity group
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11/9/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,397.3 billion, up $5.5 billion
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11/8/2007 | HY | Gimme Credit hires high-yield analyst Carl Blake
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11/7/2007 | EM | Moody's partners with Lima agency to cover ratings in Central America
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11/5/2007 | SP | New JVB Financial Structured Products website to aid broker-dealers and investors
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11/5/2007 | BK | LCDX 9 index trade volume is over $111 billion in October
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11/5/2007 | BK | Lending standards and terms tighten; demand slows down, October Loan Survey finds
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11/5/2007 | PP | SEC, hedge fund TCMP3 settle suit alleging unlawful PIPE trading
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11/2/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,391.2 billion, down $11.0 billion
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11/2/2007 | BKDD | Onex buys GK Capital stake, turns it into new investing platform to buy undervalued credit securities
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11/2/2007 | BKDDHY | Highland Credit Strategies to create rights offering, take advantage of 'compelling opportunities'
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11/1/2007 | CV | New convertible issuance rebounds in October; total 2007 new issues outpacing 2006 totals, Lehman Brothers says
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10/31/2007 | CV | New convertibles issuance rebounded in October while demand for new issues increases, Citigroup says
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10/29/2007 | EM | Barclays launches inflation-linked emerging market benchmarks
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10/26/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,399.0 billion, up $2.0 billion
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10/24/2007 | BKHY | Struggle for credibility, desirable deal terms keep CDO market at virtual halt
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10/24/2007 | BKDD | LSTA issues standardized participation agreement for distressed trades
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10/23/2007 | CV | Solar energy growing, but solar convertibles have variable power, Lehman Brothers report says
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10/22/2007 | EM | Capital flows to emerging markets to surge to record $620 billion, IIF says
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10/19/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,396.7 billion, up $13.3 billion
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10/17/2007 | SP | SPA Conference: Mutual fund tax push could hurt structured products beyond ETNs, Gordon warns
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10/17/2007 | SP | SPA Conference: After big growth, ETFs are joined by new ETN partner
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10/17/2007 | SP | SPA Conference: New Elements program builds on partners' strengths, Nuveen's Forstl says
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10/17/2007 | SP | SPA Conference: Attorney highlights 1940 Act compliance for mutual fund-linked products
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10/17/2007 | SP | SPA Conference: Structured products are latest step in market's evolution, S&P's Blitzer says
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10/17/2007 | DD | Turnaround Management Association members see jump in inquiries, expect busy 2008
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10/16/2007 | SP | SPA Conference: Commodities called 'effective portfolio diversifier' by panel
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10/16/2007 | SP | SPA Conference: Commodity-linked structured products offer assets' strong performance to buyers, Camacho says
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10/16/2007 | SP | SPA Conference: New rules may keep small investors from biting off more than they can chew, panel says
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10/16/2007 | SP | SPA Conference: Investors look for diversification when shopping for commodity-linked products
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10/16/2007 | EM | Deutsche Bank hires Drausio Giacomelli to lead emerging markets division
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10/16/2007 | SP | SPA Conference: Commodities now an established asset class for structured products, panelists say
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10/15/2007 | SP | SPA Conference: Black-Scholes, CPPI are theme for Structured Products Association's third annual summit
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10/15/2007 | SP | SPA Conference: Education is key when buying, selling hedge fund-linked products, Finra economist says
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10/15/2007 | SP | SPA Conference: Hedge fund-replicating indexes might be wave of the future, panel says
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10/15/2007 | SP | SPA Conference: Hedge fund-linked structured products have regulatory hurdles to overcome, panel says
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10/15/2007 | BK | Number of trades in secondary drops by more than 5,000 in September, ACBS ClearPar finds
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10/12/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,382.8 billion, up $16.8 billion
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10/12/2007 | BKHY | Barclays Bank appoints Jeff Porphy to managing director in U.S. leveraged finance
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10/12/2007 | DDHYIG | Signs indicate homebuilder bonds have further to fall before reaching rock bottom
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10/10/2007 | HY | S&P: high-yield market begins to stabilize despite risks
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10/10/2007 | BK | LCDX adds tranches for better targeting of credit risk trades
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10/10/2007 | DD | Squire Sanders names Stephen D. Lerner as head of bankruptcy and restructuring practice
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10/9/2007 | BKDDHY | Moelis hires Robert Crowley to lead homebuilding coverage
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10/9/2007 | DD | Haynes and Boone's Parkins relocates to New York to co-head business restructuring, bankruptcy
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10/9/2007 | HY | Regeneration of European high-yield market progressing more slowly than U.S. comeback
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10/5/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,367.6 billion, up $6.2 billion
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10/5/2007 | BKDD | Secondary loan market trading volume hits record $143 billion in second quarter
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10/5/2007 | SP | Fast-growing mutual fund, commodity, hedge fund structured products take spotlight at SPA autumn summit
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10/4/2007 | HY | Cantor hires former BB&T employees to spearhead high-yield sales and trading
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10/3/2007 | HY | B. Riley expands high-yield research group, hires Ian Corydon to lead coverage
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10/2/2007 | DD | Dalton, Beach Front offer new joint venture distressed mortgage restructuring strategy
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10/1/2007 | DDHY | Perella Weinberg acquires Xerion
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9/28/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,361.4 billion, up $11.6 billion
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9/28/2007 | CV | New issues reach two-year low, but convertibles market poised for rebound, Citigroup report says
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9/28/2007 | CV | New issuance falls to 2007's lowest monthly level, deal cheapness rises in September, Lehman says
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9/27/2007 | PP | SEC charges Elliot Smith, Gregg Smith with insider trading in connection with three PIPEs
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9/25/2007 | BK | Shared National Credit volume and criticized credits volume rose in 2007, SNC review finds
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9/25/2007 | DD | Unions support new legislation aimed at protecting workers' wages in bankruptcy cases
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9/24/2007 | SP | Market turmoil creates opportunities for structured products, says BNP's Troyanovsky
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9/21/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,350.2 billion, up $12.1 billion
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9/19/2007 | BK | Current loan liquidity crisis expected to go on for several months, panelists say in TMA Webinar
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9/19/2007 | EM | RBC Capital Markets appoints Olson head of Emerging Markets Trading, U.S.
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9/19/2007 | IG | RBC Capital Markets appoints Quinn as head of U.S. Credit Trading
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9/19/2007 | BK | KeyBanc hires Lumpris as managing director in Loan Sales & Distribution
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9/18/2007 | BK | CDS IndexCo, Markit announce LCDX removals for Oct. 3 roll
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9/18/2007 | BKDDHY | Upcoming bond maturities for selected companies
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9/18/2007 | BKDDHY | Tightened credit market creating tougher environment for refinancing upcoming maturities
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9/18/2007 | BKHYSS | THL Credit Group secures $500 million in commitments for new credit fund
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9/17/2007 | SP | Fifth Third appoints former professor William C. Natcher as a senior portfolio manager
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9/14/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,337.6 billion, up $13.5 billion
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9/14/2007 | BKDDEMHYIGSS | Moody's says global markets reflect liquidity shortage, not credit crisis
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9/13/2007 | BKHY | Blackstone hires financing specialist Vikrant Sawhney
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9/13/2007 | BKHY | European Capital hires Schaessburger for Frankfurt office
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9/13/2007 | PP | SEC files fraud charges against Lancaster hedge funds for alleged PIPE trading scheme
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9/12/2007 | HYIG | BNP Paribas hires Street for London debt syndicate, promotes McCann in New York
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9/11/2007 | EMHYIGSS | High-yield issuers may be withholding new deals until investors find additional signs of stability
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9/11/2007 | HY | CDS, Markit announce additions to CDX North America High Yield index
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9/11/2007 | IG | CDS, Markit announce additions to, removals from CDX North America Investment Grade High Volatility index
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9/10/2007 | SS | Jefferies & Co. hires Jordan White as head of special situations
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9/10/2007 | DD | Bell, Boyd & Lloyd add eight attorneys to bankruptcy practice; Goldstein to chair restructuring group
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9/7/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,326.1 billion, up $6.2 billion
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9/7/2007 | CV | Convertibles market down in August, credit spreads widest since 2003 Lehman Brothers report says
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9/7/2007 | EM | CDS IndexCo, Markit say CDX Emerging Market, Emerging Market Diversified indexes unchanged
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9/7/2007 | IG | CDS, Markit announce additions from CDX North America Investment Grade index
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9/6/2007 | CV | FASB releases proposed accounting changes to net-share settlement convertibles, due to take effect January 2008
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9/6/2007 | CV | Barclays Bank appoints managing director William Ortner, several others to equity product origination
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9/6/2007 | EM | Standish Mellon hires senior sovereign analyst Javier Murcio
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9/6/2007 | HY | CDS, Markit announce removals from CDX North America High Yield index
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9/6/2007 | HYIG | CDS IndexCo, Markit announce additions, removals to CDX North America Crossover index
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9/6/2007 | IG | CDS, Markit announce removals from CDX North America Investment Grade index
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9/5/2007 | BKDDHY | DBRS taps Steven Bavaria to lead entry into leveraged finance rating business
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9/5/2007 | BKDDHYSS | Investors search for signs of potential to survive amidst downturn in homebuilding industry
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9/5/2007 | BKDDHYSS | Homebuilders Financial Details
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8/31/2007 | CV | Convertibles new issuance down in August due to credit crunch, coming months not promising, Citigroup says
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8/31/2007 | CV | New convertible issuance strong in August, outlook for rest of 2007 bullish, Lehman Brothers says
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8/31/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,320.3 billion, up $16.7 billion
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8/30/2007 | DDHY | S&P: subprime worries persist
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8/29/2007 | EM | Moody's says Asian Sukuk poised for fast growth
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8/29/2007 | HY | High-yield market suffering winter chill in August, S&P report says
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8/28/2007 | DD | Mortgage lender bankruptcies create opportunity for investments in non-affected asset-backed securities
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8/24/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,304.2 billion, up $11.2 billion
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8/24/2007 | BK | Delaware income funds may invest without limits in loan participations
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8/24/2007 | EM | Emerging markets are strong enough to weather the storm, say emerging market experts
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8/24/2007 | HY | Delaware hires Loome as co-manager of high-yield fixed income
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8/23/2007 | BKHYSS | LBO funding commitments outstanding total $312 billion
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8/23/2007 | DD | Turnaround Management names 2007 turnaround and transaction of the year honorees
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8/23/2007 | BKHYSS | Junk, leveraged loans face $312 billion overhang: $232 billion LBO commitments; $80 billion bridges
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8/23/2007 | BKHYSS | Risk overhang from funded bridge loans threatens to push back bank loan, junk bond calendar
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8/22/2007 | CV | Technology convertibles provide safe haven as market wobbles
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8/20/2007 | BKHY | Allen & Overy hires two U.S. leveraged finance partners
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8/20/2007 | BKHY | Bank of America hires Jolivot as high yield analyst
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8/17/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,292.6 billion, up $10.2 billion
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8/16/2007 | BKDDHY | Highland Distressed Opportunities says price volatility helping to correct loan market
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8/16/2007 | CV | Wachovia Securities names Decker as new head of equity-linked origination team
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8/16/2007 | EM | Western Asset funds look to expand range of emerging market debt investments
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8/15/2007 | BKHYSS | KKR head assures investors short-term market troubles have little effect on company's returns
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8/14/2007 | BKDDHYSS | Fortress executives see market uncertainty as building block for future opportunities
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8/14/2007 | BKEMHYIGSS | UBS foresees 'very strong' credit and fixed income business in '08
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8/14/2007 | DD | Scouler & Co. hires John Hedge to open Atlanta office
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8/13/2007 | BKSS | Inquiries slow down; credit standards expected to tighten, July Loan Survey finds
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8/13/2007 | DD | Vinson & Elkins adds six to insolvency and reorganization practice
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8/13/2007 | PP | Laurus to manage $60 million PSource fund
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8/13/2007 | BKHYSS | Blackstone expects fewer 'mega deals' in near term, sees opportunities for smaller deals
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8/13/2007 | BKHYSS | Goldman Sachs announces $3 billion infusion in global fund hurt by market dislocation
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8/10/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,282.6 billion, up $4.8 billion
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8/9/2007 | CV | Volatility in investment-grade convertibles highest since 2004, Lehman Brothers says
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8/3/2007 | PP | SEC suggests changes to Regulation D
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8/3/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,277.8 billion, down $0.5 billion
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8/2/2007 | CV | Convertibles can't shake wider market drops, lose 2.2% in July, Citigroup says
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8/1/2007 | CV | Biotech, pharmaceutical convertibles the safest bet after a big selloff, Merrill Lynch says
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8/1/2007 | EM | Emerging markets debt has 'good prospects' despite current volatility, Morgan Stanley managers say
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8/1/2007 | SP | Dewey Ballantine hires structured products expert
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8/1/2007 | CV | Convertibles holding up better than in 2005, provide opportunities for investors, Lehman Brothers says
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7/31/2007 | BKDD | GE Corporate Lending names Hallock managing director
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7/31/2007 | CV | New convertible issues slow in July, but 2007 still on pace to surpass 2006, Citigroup says
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7/31/2007 | CV | New convertible issues down in June but up significantly from 2006 levels, Lehman Brothers says
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7/30/2007 | HYIG | U.S. bond market losing as eurobond market becomes more attractive
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7/30/2007 | DD | Sidley Austin names Kansa as bankruptcy partner
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7/27/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,278.1 billion, up $1.8 billion
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7/27/2007 | CV | NASD: Thursday's convertibles trading was most active day since January 2005
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7/27/2007 | EM | Standard & Poor's hires former Crisil CEO as managing director and region head in South Asia
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7/25/2007 | CV | FASB approves accounting changes for net-share settlement convertibles, due to take effect January 2008
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7/25/2007 | HY | Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund names Bater, Barris portfolio managers
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7/24/2007 | BK | ISDA publishes amended LCDS Protocol for 2007
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7/24/2007 | BK | ISDA publishes amended LCDS Protocol for 2007
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7/24/2007 | BKHYSS | Pimco fund managers say markets are oversupplied; credit fundamentals remain intact
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7/24/2007 | BKHYSS | Pimco fund managers say markets are oversupplied; credit fundamentals remain intact
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7/23/2007 | CVPP | Cowen names co-heads of Equity Capital Markets Group
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7/20/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,276.5 billion, up $1.6 billion
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7/20/2007 | BKHYSS | Citigroup says it may end up holding more bridge loans in third quarter
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7/17/2007 | BKHYSS | Merrill CFO: leveraged loans strong even as investors more selective
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7/17/2007 | DD | Plainfield Asset Management hires Walper as head of corporate restructuring
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7/13/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,268.6 billion, up $6.8 billion
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7/11/2007 | DD | American Bankruptcy Institute names U.S. Trustee Felicia Turner deputy executive director
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7/10/2007 | CV | Bank of America names Dillon, Baird co-heads of equity capital markets
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7/10/2007 | HY | Imperial Capital expands operations into New York City
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7/10/2007 | HYIG | High yield environment hostile, but investment grade more hospitable, SCM Advisors says
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7/9/2007 | BKHY | Barclays Capital raids Credit Suisse to expand U.S. leveraged finance team
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7/9/2007 | DDHY | Société Générale appoints head of new liability management team
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7/6/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,257.8 billion, down $8.3 billion
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7/3/2007 | EM | Yakovlev joins Baker Botts' corporate team in London
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7/3/2007 | EM | EM debt still has upside, but rewards may not justify risk, cautions Barclays' Jain
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7/2/2007 | DD | GE Commercial Finance appoints Gozdecki managing director of restructuring finance team
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6/29/2007 | CV | Convertible issuance in June second-highest for 2007; average offering size called small
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6/29/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,266.2 billion, up $15.6 billion
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6/29/2007 | CV | Lehman warns on possible FASB accounting changes for net-share settlement convertibles
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6/27/2007 | BKHY | Churchill names Ahearn, Casparian and Hickam co-presidents
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6/26/2007 | EM | Davis Polk names James Lin joins as partner
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6/26/2007 | HY | Davis Polk names James Lin, Harald Halbhuber as partners
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6/26/2007 | BK | Davis Polk names Jinsoo Kim as partner
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6/26/2007 | CV | Davis Polk names Mark Mendez as partner
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6/22/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,248.8 billion, down $6.2 billion
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6/20/2007 | BK | Emporia names Winter, David and Barger as executive vice presidents in leveraged loan business
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6/18/2007 | DDSS | D.E. Shaw adds Lyon to expand special situations/distressed private equity team
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6/14/2007 | HY | High yield funds see biggest outflow in a year as primary calendar nears $11 billion
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6/11/2007 | DD | Turnaround Management poll: Hedge funds, private equity to shape distressed credit availability
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6/8/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,243.1 billion, up $6.7 billion
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6/6/2007 | PP | Jefferies adds Charles Mather to lead PIPEs
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6/5/2007 | EM | Fitch urges vigilance amid emerging markets exuberance
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6/4/2007 | PP | Leerink Swann names Daniel Yamron managing director
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6/4/2007 | CV | New convertibles cheaper in May, but returns lag secondary market, analysts say
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6/4/2007 | DD | Cadwalader appoints Clowry to London financing restructuring team
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6/1/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,226.6 billion, down $13.4 billion
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5/31/2007 | BK | Jefferies adds Rokholt to energy lending team
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5/31/2007 | EM | Emerging markets flush with $550 billion infusion of private capital in 2006
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5/30/2007 | BKHY | BMO names Dale managing director of U.S. Leveraged Finance Group
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5/30/2007 | DD | Barclays, former distressed trader to pay $11.69 million amid securities fraud and insider trading charges
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5/29/2007 | DDEM | Houlihan Lokey expands in Asia, hires Griffiths, Nacson
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5/25/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,239.8 billion, up $6.3 billion
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5/25/2007 | BKHY | Pioneer Investments launches Pioneer Diversified High Income Trust
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5/25/2007 | CV | Advent/Claymore Convertible fund IPO shares begin trading on NYSE
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5/24/2007 | DD | Goldsmith Agio Helms hires Cohen as vice president in distressed advisory and restructuring practice
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5/24/2007 | PP | SEC proposes changes that would shorten holding period for PIPEs issuers
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5/23/2007 | CVHY | Delaware Investments names new co-manager, adds 15 to fixed-income team
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5/23/2007 | DD | Kroll Zolfo Cooper adds Warshauer to restructuring practice
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5/23/2007 | EM | Paris Club touts initiative to urge creditors to provide relief to heavily indebted poor countries
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5/23/2007 | BKHY | Fried Frank announces hiring of Atiyah to financing practice
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5/21/2007 | BKDDHY | Merrill Lynch to invest in GSO Capital Partners
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5/21/2007 | EM | Deutsche Bank Securities to launch emerging markets prime brokerage
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5/18/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,234.1 billion, up $5.3 billion
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5/18/2007 | CV | Takeover protected convertibles now in majority as safety nets stretch further, says J Giordano's Berkman
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5/17/2007 | BK | LCDX to start trading on Tuesday
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5/17/2007 | SS | HedgeStreet to list new M&A contracts that include News Corp., Microsoft, Sirius
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5/16/2007 | BKHY | State Street Global Advisors hire Megar, Gaylord for fixed income group
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5/14/2007 | BK | Demand for commercial and industrial loans eases, loan survey finds
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5/11/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,228.9 billion, up $9.0 billion
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5/10/2007 | DD | Cravath, Swaine & Moore hires Richard Levin to head new restructuring and insolvency practice
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5/9/2007 | CV | TradeWeb launches online convertible trading
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5/8/2007 | EM | Medley Global Advisors hires Michael Schetzel, Gustavo Rangel
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5/7/2007 | BKHY | Growth in leveraged loan issuance outpaced junk three-to-one in 2006, says Fitch
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5/4/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,220.3 billion, up $1.5 billion
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5/3/2007 | BK | Wells Fargo Foothill opens Canadian affiliate, hires Sturrock
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5/3/2007 | BKEMHY | Barclays Capital appoints Hirakawa to run Asia Pacific leveraged finance
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5/2/2007 | BK | Janus Capital launches Janus Adviser Floating-Rate High Income Fund
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5/1/2007 | CV | New deals priced richer in April as convertible offerings set record; issuance outlook healthy, analysts say
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4/30/2007 | EM | Morgan Stanley announces Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund
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4/27/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,218.6 billion, up $7.0 billion
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4/25/2007 | SS | Third Avenue Management names Yang Lie director of research
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4/25/2007 | CV | Wachovia Securities adds Schafer to equity capital markets, Langis to equity convertibles
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4/25/2007 | DD | American Bankruptcy Institute new officers, directors elected
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4/25/2007 | DD | American Bankruptcy Institute names John W. Ames as board of directors president-elect
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4/25/2007 | DD | Ironshield Capital Management formed to focus on European distressed debt and equity special situations
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4/24/2007 | CVHYSP | Evergreen Investments appoints Patel as lead portfolio manager of four funds
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4/20/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,211.7 billion, down $5.6 billion
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4/19/2007 | BK | The Carlyle Group completes $400 million U.S. loan fund
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4/19/2007 | DD | American Bankruptcy Institute board names Jackson as president
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4/19/2007 | SP | Structured products trade associations draft retail structured products principles
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4/18/2007 | BKCVDDEMHY | ISDA survey says credit default swaps outstanding double in 2006 to $34.5 trillion
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4/18/2007 | SP | Strong growth forecast for structured products as brokers, investors learn about market
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4/17/2007 | PP | Merriman Curhan Ford hires new managing director of private placements
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4/16/2007 | DDSS | Miller Buckfire, Sal. Oppenheim enter strategic collaboration agreement
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4/16/2007 | EM | Options for regional bond settlement discussed at Asian Development Bank conference
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4/13/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,218.7 billion, up $8.5 billion
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4/12/2007 | DD | Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft hires three to global finance and financial restructuring departments
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4/11/2007 | HY | Barclays launches ETF linked to high-yield corporate bonds
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4/10/2007 | BK | GE Commercial Finance taps Haring as regional managing director for corporate lending
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4/10/2007 | BKDDHYSS | Bracewell & Giuliani adds Joachim, Carey as partners in New York
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4/9/2007 | BKDD | LSTA publishes User's Guide for Distressed Trading Documentation
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4/9/2007 | DD | Dreier adds Campo, Kinzey to bankruptcy and corporate reorganization practice
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4/9/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,209.9 billion, down $4.7 billion
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4/5/2007 | BKCDHY | Cohen & Co. names William Tomljanovic managing director
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4/5/2007 | BKEM | Pimco names Conseil, Ozeki as executive vice presidents
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4/5/2007 | CV | European convertible issuance cost slips in Q1; Asian issuance hits record, slated to grow, says Barclays
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4/2/2007 | CV | Issuers priced more aggressively in March, deal pipeline should remain strong, analysts say
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3/30/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,214.2 billion, up $9.0 billion
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3/28/2007 | EM | Moody's predicts Gulf corporate bond market volume will double in 2007 to more than $36 billion
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3/28/2007 | PPSP | Survey finds little understanding of alternative investments among affluent investors
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3/27/2007 | SP | SPA 2007: New products could link to VIX, housing, hurricanes, movies...
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3/27/2007 | SP | SPA 2007: Customers should come first, not products, panelists say
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3/27/2007 | SP | SPA 2007: Patenting may become useful for proprietary structured products
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3/27/2007 | SP | SPA 2007: Education, better regulations seen boosting investor confidence in structured products
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3/27/2007 | SP | SPA 2007: Pension funds seen as next big buyer for fixed-income structured products, panel says
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3/27/2007 | SP | SPA 2007: Equity structured products must win buyers from mutual funds, ETFs, insiders say
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3/27/2007 | CV | Froley Revy trims outright investment team, leans on new research tools after setback to better manage risk
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3/27/2007 | SP | SPA 2007: Hedge fund-linked structured products have value for niche uses, panelist says
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3/27/2007 | SP | SPA 2007: Mainstream press coverage of structured products a challenge for industry
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3/27/2007 | SP | SPA 2007: Standard & Poor's to structured products sellers: If you design indexes, we'll build it
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3/27/2007 | SP | SPA 2007: Commodities deals gaining in popularity as portfolio diversification tool
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3/26/2007 | SP | SPA 2007: Retail focus on structured products raises legal question on distribution side
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3/26/2007 | SP | SPA 2007: Standardization is theme for Structured Product Association's third annual conference
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3/26/2007 | BK | Calyon names Herzog as managing director, head of Americas loan syndications group
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3/26/2007 | SP | SPA 2007: Simplicity and suitability beat out bells and whistles, panelists say
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3/26/2007 | SP | SPA 2007: NYSE teams up with Structured Products Association on Informed Investor Initiative
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3/26/2007 | BKCDHYSP | SPA 2007: CLOs, CDOs could be next target for structured products
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3/26/2007 | SP | Wachovia Securities hires Klenke, Cohen as managing directors in equity division
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3/26/2007 | SP | SPA 2007: Growth a key trend in structured products market in 2006, SPA conference
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3/26/2007 | BKHY | Barclays Capital announces leveraged finance promotions; Harrison, Kelleher to be co-heads
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3/26/2007 | SP | SPA 2007: International structured products market focused more on open architecture, panel says
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3/26/2007 | BKSP | SPA 2007: New loan CDS index could boost efficiency, says Katten Muchin's McLaughlin
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3/26/2007 | SP | SPA 2007: Regulators keeping an eye on structured products as market expands
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3/26/2007 | CV | SG builds in convertible hedging despite lack of origination, Collins says
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3/23/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,204.3 billion, down $3.1 billion
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3/22/2007 | SS | U.S. Futures Exchange to offer futures contracts on Chicago Board of Trade merger
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3/16/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,207.4 billion, down $3.4 billion
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3/16/2007 | SP | Societe Generale names Escoffier head of global equities and derivatives
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3/14/2007 | CVHY | Moody's warns bondholders that LBO 'club deals' may not trigger change-of-control puts
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3/14/2007 | DDSS | Bracewell & Giuliani hires Flaschen, Nye as partners in financial restructuring practice
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3/13/2007 | DDSS | Cadwalader adds four new partners to financial restructuring department
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3/12/2007 | BKHY | Prudential fixed income group taps Lamanowicz as head of U.S. bank loan team; adds Edwards to group
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3/12/2007 | SP | Deutsche Bank enters into third-party distribution agreement with UBS Wealth Management US
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3/9/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,210.8 billion, up $10.5 billion
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3/9/2007 | HY | CDS IndexCo, Markit add 10 companies to CDX North America High Yield Index
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3/8/2007 | EM | CDS IndexCo, Markit remove Ecuador, add Uruguay to CDX Emerging Market Diversified Index
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3/8/2007 | HY | CDS IndexCo, Markit remove 10 companies from CDX North America High Yield Index
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3/8/2007 | BKHY | CDX indexes to include Fitch ratings
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3/8/2007 | SP | Structured products issuance expected to soar in 2007 despite recent market upset
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3/7/2007 | DD | American Capital Strategies appoints Gallaher as distressed debt managing director
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3/6/2007 | BKHY | Fitch predicts single-name CDS will share spotlight with index contracts in future
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3/5/2007 | BK | American Capital forms second-lien group
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3/5/2007 | DDSS | Giuliani Capital Advisors to be sold to Macquarie Group
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3/2/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,199.9 billion, up $3.5 billion
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3/1/2007 | HY | Evergreen Investments names Cestone as new Tattersall high yield managing director, hires team
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2/28/2007 | EM | Wachovia names Yu-Ming Wang as head of fixed income in Asia
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2/28/2007 | BKHY | Berkshire Partners hires Janchar as director of capital markets
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2/28/2007 | DDHYSS | Jefferies, Leucadia to create new high yield, distressed and special situations trading business
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2/28/2007 | BKCVDDHYSS | Z Capital Partners expands investment team
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2/26/2007 | PP | SEC levels fraud charges against Crestview Capital Partners, managing member Flink
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2/23/2007 | BKDDHY | 'Aggressive' bond issuance, increased bank debt could spell trouble ahead for bondholders, Fitch warns
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2/23/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,197.0 billion, up $0.7 billion
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2/22/2007 | BKHY | Royal Bank of Scotland hires Salkin to run Healthcare Financial Sponsor business
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2/21/2007 | DDSS | Miller Buckfire promotes Sprung, Fitzner, Lamberti
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2/16/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,196.4 billion, up $5.7 billion
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2/14/2007 | SP | Structured Products Association panel says standardization is crucial to eliminate confusion
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2/9/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,190.8 billion, down $2.7 billion
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2/8/2007 | CV | Proposed bifurcating of net-share convertible accounting could hit issuance, but impact seen as slight
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2/7/2007 | CVEMHY | ISDA: Court overturns 2006 ruling on Aon, Societe Generale case
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2/6/2007 | DDSS | Barclays names Barrett head of distressed debt, special situations; taps Berman, Kim as managing directors
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2/5/2007 | BK | Lending terms continue to ease; credit standards and demand stay flat, January Loan Survey finds
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2/2/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,192.9 billion, down $4.9 billion
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2/2/2007 | SP | Structured Product Association conference to focus on distribution, best practices, Styrcula says
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2/2/2007 | SP | Wachovia joins structured products nomenclature pilot program; Banc of America, Schwab may follow
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2/2/2007 | DDSS | KPMG Corporate Finance hires Lorie Beers as managing director in special situations group
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1/30/2007 | PP | Former Cowen managing director Pollet ordered to pay civil penalty
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1/29/2007 | DD | Alvarez & Marsal hires Morawetz as managing director in Canada
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1/26/2007 | EM | Sovereign debt markets to deepen in Asia-Pacific, S&P report says
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1/26/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,198.3 billion, up $7.9 billion
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1/25/2007 | HY | European High Yield Association names Abouchar chairman, Edwards vice-chairman
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1/23/2007 | DD | BankruptcyData.com reports 66 publicly traded company bankruptcies in 2006 lowest since 1980
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1/19/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,191.2 billion, down $1.2 billion
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1/18/2007 | CV | Lehman Brothers ends stock commission for convertible accounts; move may have doubled shop's volume
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1/18/2007 | EM | Capital inflows into emerging markets to ease up in 2007, says IIF
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1/17/2007 | SS | American Capital names Dean Anderson to lead Special Situations Group in Chicago
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1/16/2007 | BKHY | State Street Global Advisors hires Stolberg, Haley as junk analysts
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1/16/2007 | PP | Friedman, Billings, Ramsey head barred from supervisory position following insider trading allegations
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1/12/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,191.8 billion, up $3.7 billion
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1/12/2007 | HY | U.S. junk bond issuance seen slipping from 2006, SIFMA survey finds
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1/12/2007 | BK | CDO volumes to increase to record levels in 2007, SIFMA survey says
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1/11/2007 | DDSS | Turnaround Partners hires Rich DiMichele as principal
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1/10/2007 | DDHY | Jefferies appoints Jernigan head of European high yield, distressed sales
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1/8/2007 | CV | Convertibles to return 10%-11% outright, 8% hedged in 2007 as issuance hits $65 billion, says Citigroup
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1/5/2007 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,187.9 billion, down $10.8 billion
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1/4/2007 | CV | Convertibles could return 11%-11.5% in 2007, with issuance at $60 billion to $65 billion, Lehman says
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1/4/2007 | PP | SEC charges Spiegel with securities fraud in connection with three PIPEs
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12/29/2006 | DD | Outlook 2007: After 2006's Perfect Calm, distressed debt players still wait for junk bubble to burst
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12/29/2006 | PP | SEC charges Mangan with alleged insider trading on CompuDyne PIPE placement
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12/29/2006 | BK | Outlook 2007: LBO/M&A deals expected to dominate issuance, refis seen taking the sideline
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12/29/2006 | HY | Outlook 2007: Strong year ahead seen after LBOs, hedge funds pushed 2006 to a record
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12/29/2006 | DD | Outlook 2007: Dana, Dura, Radnor top 2006 bankruptcy filings; Owens Corning, Winn-Dixie lead exits
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12/29/2006 | SP | Landmark deals
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12/29/2006 | BK | Outlook 2007: Secondary bank loan market expected to remain stable
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12/29/2006 | HY | Outlook 2007: Junk market rides wave of new cash to '06 gains - but pullback seen in '07
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12/29/2006 | EM | Emerging market and global bond funds, equity post inflow records in 2006, EPFR report says
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12/29/2006 | SP | Outlook 2007: Reverse convertibles, equity-linkeds to make up structured products landscape in 2007
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12/29/2006 | CV | Landmark deals of 2006
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12/29/2006 | BKCVDDEMHY | Outlook 2007: Fitch, S&P, Moody's forecast record-low default rates will not last through end of 2007
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12/29/2006 | EM | Best deals
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12/29/2006 | SS | Outlook 2007: Opportunities abound in 2007, underscored by private equity buyouts, restructurings
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12/29/2006 | CV | Outlook 2007: Unfilled hunger for new convertibles could drive issuance 20%-30% higher in 2007
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12/29/2006 | PP | Outlook 2007: Biotech, technology, resources will again lead PIPE issuance in 2007
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12/29/2006 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,205.8 billion, up $16.3 billion
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12/29/2006 | EM | Outlook 2007: Emerging market debt to see positive but more subdued year
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12/29/2006 | CV | Outlook 2007: Improved volatility possible, but spreads a concern after 2006 turnaround
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12/29/2006 | PP | Landmark deals
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12/29/2006 | BK | Landmark bank loan deals of 2006
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12/29/2006 | HY | AMG reports $56.4 million outflow from high-yield mutual funds for week to Dec. 27
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12/22/2006 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,189.6 billion, down $7.2 billion
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