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Bondholders Turning To Private Placements

Enough is enough for Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services, at least when it comes to public debt holdings. The Canadian insurance company's experience as a BCE bondholder has convinced its chief executive and president, Yvon Charest, to stick with debt private place-ments instead.

Turkish Banks Play Coy with ABS

With the field of active bond insurers having thinned out and credit spreads still blown out, leading Turkish banks have yet to revive their structured finance programs.

It's ALIVE!! Private Market Springs to Life With $2.87 Billion in March

The U.S. private placement market priced $2.87 billion worth of private paper last month, representing its highest monthly total since November and coming as a welcome change from a painfully slow winter...

February Recap: Private Market Runs Hot n' Cold; Prices $435 Million

Despite a flurry of new issuance late in the month, the U.S. private placement market priced only $435 million in February spread over three traditional private placements....

January Recap: Market Inches Up to $1.2 Billion

The U.S. private placement market priced $1.22 billion in new issuance last month, barely besting December's $1.075 billion, according to Private Placement Letter's data...

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