TheLeadLeft

Markit Recap – 8/13/2018

Published by on

  Turkey’s self-inflicted problems have had ramifications well beyond its borders and led to comparisons with previous emerging market crises. Mexico in 1994; south-east Asia in 1997; Russia in 1998; Argentina in 2001: all have been invoked as precursors to Turkey’s seemingly inevitable descent into debt distress and recession…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member?

Subscribe to Read More
Already a member? Log in here
The Pulse of Private Equity – 8/13/2018

Published by on

Tariff questions, private equity edition Download PitchBook’s 2Q 2018 M&A Report here. Like every tariff-related conversation, it’s too early to tell what impacts they’ll have on private equity. But like many PE-related conversations, different investors see different outcomes when looking at the same thing. Carlyle’s David Rubenstein, in an interview with CNBC, says that while the…

Subscribe to Read More
Already a member? Log in here
Leveraged Loan Insight & Analysis - 8/13/2018

Published by on

Loans backing cross border M&A deals at record high Despite a flurry of cancelled or withdrawn M&A transactions recently, the global M&A market remains very strong nearly eight months into 2018. Cross-border deals in particular have been especially robust with over US$1trln of announced transactions, an increase of 74% compared to the same time last…

Subscribe to Read More
Already a member? Log in here
Summer School

Published by on

For those of us with liberal arts degrees, the topic can be a sensitive one. We’re talking about those published surveys showing the best-and-worst paying college majors. Inevitably, engineers rule, and this year is no exception. According to a chart courtesy our friends at the Daily Shot [link], six of the top ten best paying…

Subscribe to Read More
Already a member? Log in here