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| A monthly eNewsletter on leveraged finance | July/August 2011 |
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Finding the Right Mix of Financing and Flexibility with Hybrid Loans |
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Equipment Finance Industry Perspective |
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Done Deals |
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Capital Comic |
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Indices Watch |
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CapitaLens Archive |
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To remain competitive, mid-market companies are seeking financing solutions that offer greater flexibility in structure and price, as well as certainty and ease of execution. While traditional financing options are well suited to most companies, they don't fit the needs of every business. As a result, lenders are increasingly providing financial products that offer new levels of flexibility. This rising tide of creative financing vehicles is giving companies more options to enhance their working and growth capital.
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Equipment Finance Industry Perspective--Challenges and Opportunities
In a Monitor interview, Steve Battreall, GE Capital, Corporate Finance chief commercial officer, offers his candid view on a variety of issues facing the equipment finance industry. Here Battreall speaks to topics ranging from the much-discussed accounting changes to suffering equipment sectors. While much has been said that's gloomy in nature, Battreall sees things a tad bit differently.
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Administrative Agent • $229 Million • Project Finance
GE Capital is administrative agent for a total of $228.9 million in project finance credit facilities to fund the development, construction and operation of Greenpac Mill, LLC, a greenfield recycled linerboard mill by Norampac, a division of Cascades, Inc. and other investors. GE Capital Markets is sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner.
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Asset-Based Lenders See Increased Demand Secured lenders saw an uptick in new credit commitments and line utilization according to the latest Commercial Finance Association quarterly survey. Learn more |
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CapEx and Inventory Investment Narrows Corporate Free Cash Flow Companies have begun to increase their capital spending and add to their inventories, a new study shows. Learn more |
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CFO Optimism Wanes as Economic Concerns Return Findings from this survey of CFOs indicate more apprehension about the soundness of capital investments and the economic recovery. Learn more |
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