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CFO November 1, 2004 Ronald Fink |
The PIPEs Are Flowing The number of "private investment in public entities" transactions completed so far this year has already exceeded last year's total, and should approach 2000's record. But some corners of the market continue to attract trouble. |
Investment Advisor May 2008 Joseph & Trincal |
IPO Alternatives: Reverse Mergers The challenging initial public offering market has given rise to a new trend among small private companies. |
Entrepreneur July 2008 C.J. Prince |
Terms of Endearment The private investment in public equity (PIPE) market is booming. Hold out for the right terms and your business could be, too. |
Entrepreneur May 2006 David Worrell |
Sound Structure There are plenty of strategies you can use to fund your business's growth. The trick is picking the one that suits your company best. |
CFO June 1, 2006 Ronald Fink |
Two-way Tools Companies are issuing a new breed of security that blends debt and equity. But investor demand for such hybrids may not be as great as banks hope. |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2003 Kathleen Fitzpatrick |
Mezz Debt Is a Magnet for Borrowers and Lenders The combination of historically low interest rates and tighter underwriting standards on senior loans has made mezzanine debt highly attractive to borrowers. But with lenders tripping over each other to woo customers, returns are shrinking. |
Entrepreneur September 2004 C.J. Prince |
Relief Valve? Once seen as the scourge of capital raising, PIPEs are not just for troubled companies anymore. Done right, a private investment in public equity could bring your business much-needed cash. |
BusinessWeek May 10, 2004 Lewis Braham |
A Pipeline To Bargain Deals Through little-known Private Investments in Public Equity (PIPEs), sophisticated investors buy shares of listed stocks at favorable terms. |
Entrepreneur March 2004 C.J. Prince |
Road to Riches? Convertible bonds are still in vogue, but proceed with caution around the bend. |
Financial Advisor December 2005 |
Getting Busted Chip Carlson banks on an offbeat breed of bond to boost the Greenspring Fund's return. |
Knowledge@Wharton February 12, 2003 |
Hard Days and Sleepless Nights for Private Equity Firms Today's business environment is similar in ways to the early 1990s when private equity firms rose up to restructure mountains of bad debt and went on to cash out in the ensuing bull market. But while opportunities exist, it is harder to make deals work than it was a decade ago. |
CFO September 1, 2009 Vincent Ryan |
Stock Answers Secondary stock offerings are back in vogue, with a few twists. |
Bio-IT World Jul/Aug 2006 Michael A. Greeley |
Monsoon of Capital The private equity markets, both venture capital and growth equity, while characterized by a number of established firms, continue to struggle with how best to finance early-stage, risky bio-IT companies. |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Nathan Parmelee |
Another Look at Cedar Fair's Secondary Cedar Fair's secondary offering is, on the balance, good for shareholders. |
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2004 Steve Bergsman |
Capital Forecast Can REIT capital market activity match the flurry of 2003? |
The Motley Fool December 27, 2005 |
Capital Structure, Explained When evaluating a company's merits as a possible investment, you should examine the components of its value and explore how it finances its workings. It's all about cash, debt, and equity. |
BusinessWeek October 8, 2007 Matthew Goldstein |
Private Equity's Public Moves With big buyouts in the doldrums, firms are picking up small pieces of companies. |
The Motley Fool April 4, 2005 Bill Mann |
Let's Talk About Debt, Baby Individual investors seem to fear companies with debt. There's a reason they call it "leverage," though. |
CFO November 1, 2003 Ronald Fink |
Where Credit Is Due A new study of the largest issuers of corporate debt shows that recent gains in creditworthiness are more fragile than you think. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2003 |
Ready for the Re Lender restraint helps keep markets stable. |
CFO August 1, 2004 Ronald Fink |
Too Much Cash Many companies remain cautious about using their cash, even as it continues to pile up. When will they finally start spending it? |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005 |
An Unconventional Approach In this excerpt from Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment, author David Swensen describes the many risks facing corporate bond investors. |
CFO October 1, 2006 Fink & Durfee |
The 2006 CFO Survey of Trends in Banking Finance executives' concerns about the banking industry. |
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2001 Fick & Mitsoff |
Capital Balancing Act: Preferred vs. Common Stock Because every REIT has unique characteristics and investment opportunities, there is no formula that applies in every situation... |
Finance & Development December 1, 2002 Keller et al. |
The Bottom Line Weaknesses in public and private sector balance sheets could be the sign of a crisis in the making. |
The Motley Fool March 10, 2004 Bill Mann |
General Electric Issues Equity?! When debt financing is the next best thing to free money, GE dilutes shareholders instead. In a surprise offering, General Electric announced on Monday that it was pricing 119 million shares of its stock at $31.83 to raise $3.8 billion for the company's planned takeover of some Vivendi assets. |
CFO March 1, 2003 Ronald Fink |
What Goes Around Customer financing seemed like a smart move when times were good. Now, it's wreaking havoc on corporate balance sheets. |
The Motley Fool February 28, 2008 Morgan Housel |
Blackstone's Bankless Future What a difference a year has made in the private equity business. |
CFO January 1, 2002 |
Wrong Numbers Company saves money by closely examining phone bills... Toxic collateralized debt obligations... Fastow's comments suggest that he bears some responsibility for Enron's collapse... Forward triangular mergers have become popular for avoiding capital gains taxes... etc. |
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2004 Courtney Darby |
Outside the Box Equity REITS explore structured finance opportunities as mortgage REITs welcome the competition. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2005 Andrew Stewart |
7 Real Estate Finance Myths Unveiled Discover the market factors that really are influencing today's real estate transactions. |
CFO Andrew Osterland |
And How Will You Be Paying for That? To the alternatives of cash, common shares, or a cash-common blend, you may add preferred stock to the list of preferred currencies for corporate acquisition... |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2003 Thomas Jaekel |
Low Rates Help Insulate Commercial Markets From Unstable Economy Slower growth is an indication of the market's discipline and bodes well for the commercial real estate industry in light of an unpredictable economy. |
U.S. Banker August 2008 Michael Sisk |
The Next Frontier: Rights Issues? Bankers may want to take a closer look at a capital raising technique that's popular in Europe but virtually unheard of stateside: "rights issues." |
The Motley Fool December 15, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
The Lure of Private Equity -- Part 2 As one can infer from the increasing trend toward private equity investments, the use of private equity provides advantages over other methods of raising corporate capital. |
CFO May 1, 2003 Tim Reason |
Off the Street Stricter rules and wary investors are prompting more companies to exit the public markets. |
The Motley Fool January 19, 2005 |
Meet the Cash Flow Statement It's the least-known but perhaps most important report. The cash flow statement shows how much money a company is really making as it works through operations, makes investments, and borrows money. |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2002 Eric Uhlfelder |
Making the Grade Think you're safe buying an investment grade bond for your client? Guess again. Rating downgrades are coming at a record pace. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2004 Paul L. Jones |
Financing Focus: Rising Rates Commercial real estate investors should review their financing strategies in light of market changes. |
CFO July 1, 2002 |
Take Me To Your Ledger Plus, good news for a hybrid tax shelter... why Americans don't invest abroad... NYSE wins a battle on Nasdaq's own turf... etc. |
U.S. Banker September 2005 Thomas W. Killian |
Designing an [Optimal ] Capital Structure Nimble capital management can help non-Basel II-adopting banks level the competitive playing field. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2007 Donald Jay Korn |
Hot, Hot, Hot Private equity is the talk of the town, but there is nothing particularly easy about getting into top-tier funds. |
Knowledge@Wharton June 4, 2003 |
Pump and Dump: Analyst Bias and Corporate Financing A new study by Wharton accounting professor Scott Richardson and two colleagues suggests that, even if most sell-side analysts don't lie, they are so overly upbeat that their forecasts of corporate earnings and stock-price targets are hardly more accurate than falsehoods. |
Entrepreneur September 2006 Rosalind Resnick |
Loan Lesson Is convertible debt the way to go? |
OCC Bulletin May 22, 2002 |
Unsafe and Unsound Investment Portfolio Practices Description: Supplemental Guidance This bulletin alerts banks to the potential risk to future earnings and capital from poor investment decisions made at the current low level of interest rates... |
Entrepreneur August 2001 C.J. Prince |
Who's Looking Good Now? After the dotcom crash, low-tech businesses may see a funding surge... |
Knowledge@Wharton |
Towards Greater Transparency in Real Estate Private Equity Funds An innocuously titled paper, "Real Estate Private Equity Funds," is forcing real estate companies to take a hard look at greater transparency and standardization in their disclosures and also to work towards establishing performance benchmarks. |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2005 |
Insatiable Appetite For Debt Financing The prospect of higher interest rates shows no sign of dampening borrower demand for commercial real estate debt, according to an exclusive survey of more than 400 developers and owners conducted by National Real Estate Investor. |
The Motley Fool February 18, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
An Investment for All Markets Wouldn't you like to find some way to have the protection that bonds have provided throughout the bear market while still retaining some of the upside of stocks? Convertible securities offer the best of both worlds. |
Inc. April 1, 2003 Suzanne McGee |
The Match Game Need a million dollars or more? Thousands of new investment bankers can lend a hand. Just watch costs, and read the fine print. |