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Strategy & Outlook

Sell Side Sees Unusually Busy Early Jan

December 15, 2011 - Agents say they already see a healthy pipeline of deals for the first two weeks of the new year, which is typically a slow time for issuers...

Online Directory Sparks Controversy

December 5, 2011 - A new website backed by a group of European advisors hopes to faciliate better communication between borrower and investors, but some see an attempt to do an end-run around agent banks...

Investors Would Rather Pump Gas Than Drill

November 15, 2011 - Investors appear to be drawn more toward natural gas distribution companies over exploration plays...

Pricing Struggles Slow Deal Activity in Q3

October 4, 2011 - Market participants expect a pickup in deals in September to continue into the fourth quarter...

NAIC Insists CTLs are Structured Securities

September 16, 2011 - Insurers disagree, saying Credit Tenant Leases should continue to be viewed as bonds...

Market: Second Half May Lag Strong Start

August 24, 2011 - Traditional private placement volume hit $22.7 billion for the first half of the year, according to the first-half league tables from Thomson Reuters...

Compass Pushes North as Markets Head South

August 11, 2011 - A $1 billion deal gets done amid widespread economic uncertainty and market chaos...

Q2: Picking up More Steam

July 7, 2011 - The private placement market has been busy and risk appetite is back in full swing. But this enthusiasm has a limit…

June Sees Frenzied Activity

July 6, 2011 - June was marked by a high level of issuance flooding the market, and even previously unpopular sectors seemed to make a comeback…

The Boomerang Effect

June 17, 2011 - During the last couple of months the flood of companies returning shortly after their previous deal has been hard to ignore…

May 2011: Just Once Is Not Enough

June 7, 2011 - What stands out in the action is deal diversity and the repeat issuers who can’t seem to stay away for long…

2010 Buyside Survey: Change in the Status Quo

May 26, 2011 - Though not by much, MetLife tops Prudential in private placement investment volume…

Despite Crisis PIGS Can Still Fly

May 18, 2011 - As the USPP markets open up, investors are more willing to take on risk. They seem open to lending to companies from debt-ridden countries… but they are particular in their investments…

April Treaded Lightly But Not Unnoticed

May 5, 2011 - April’s volume might not have been as robust as the previous months, but it saw its share of large and notable deals…

Q1: Strong Start to the Year

April 8, 2011 - With more than $11 billion in private placement volume during the first quarter, worries about lagging issuance have dissipated…