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Blogs

By Carol J. Clouse

    Investors Win Warner Chilcott Battle, But Expect a War
    Bad Buyouts and What We Could Do about Them
    A Repeat of 2009 Returns? Not. But No Disasters Either
    Cha-Ching! High Yield Brings High Bonuses
    If the Leveraged Loan Market Were a Dance...
    European High Yield Rises from the Dead
    Don't Like Change? You'll Love the League Tables
    Risky Business: More Than a Movie
    What's in Your Bailout for Me?
    Hey Loanasaurus, Watch the Bunnies and Don’t Get Bageled!
    It's Not Over until the Analyst Sings
    Welcome to the High Yield “$100,000 Pyramid”
    Why I Believe in Communism and the Motherland
    Oooh, Baby, Baby ... Push Back Good
    Come on You Default Junkies, You Know You Want It
    The Downhill Slope on the Road to Recover(ies)
    Sometimes State Bureaucrats Do The Right Thing
    You Must Remember This ... But You Won't
    The HY Wham, Bam, Thank You Ma'am
    The New Loan Market: High Yield Bonds
    Could Too Many Falling Angels Be Demons for HY?
    DIPs and Amendments: The New Primary?
    Going Backward, We Should Delete "Going Forward"
    100 Days, 100 Nights to Know a Market’s Heart
    Don't Tell My Husband ... Homeownership Is Dead
    G-20 Governments to Bail Out Sagging Porn Industries
    300 Million American Heads Simultaneously Explode
    The Recession's Green(back) Lining
    Issuers Queue Up, But Will They Get In The Club?
    My Biggest Gripe About America, In Black And White
    Sirius Dodges Bullet; Will Debt Holders?
    The Time Is Right, But Can You Pick 'Em?
    He Who Has The Gold Makes The Rules
    Junk Bonds May Beat Loans To A Rebound
    Not Halfway There, But Could It Be A Start?
    Resolved: Stop All This Depression Talk
    That Which Does Not Kill Us...
    GM Debt Holders Likely To Get Lemon
    Things To Be Thankful For ... No Really
    Why Financial Markets Shouldn't Fear Obama
    In The Spirit Of Fairness: Wall Street CEOs Stink
    Weary Investors Battle Confusion, Hang On to Hope
    An Open Letter To Mr. And Ms. American Taxpayer
    Writing PEs Future—Why Didn't I Think Of That?
    Some Thoughts On Lev Finance’s New World Order
    Time To Play "You Think You Got It Bad..."
    As If! Thin Pipeline, Wide Spreads Make For Bogus Fall
    Labor Day Offers No Magic Remedy, Not This Year
    Disturbing In Hawthorne’s Time, Disturbing Today
    The Only Thing We Have To Fear Is ...
    Should Bank Analysts Hire Headline Writers?
    Forget Jesus, What Would Pollyanna Do?
    The $1 Million (Or Are We Back To $64,000?) Question
    The SEC's Plan For The 21st Century: Sunshine
    Power Hitters Find Home, While Little Guys Strike Out
    Picking The Perfect Partner For Your Portfolio Of Love
    A Bright Future For Alternative Energy Debt?
    ResCap May Need A Little Help From Its Friends
    The Art of Looking Up, But Not Too Far
    Energy Issuers Ride Oil Price Geyser To HY Market
    A Few Reasons To Break Out Your Horns
    You Can't Keep Lev Loans Down, Kind Of Like Hillary
    It's Like Rain On Your Wedding Day ... Or Not
    If Clear Channel Were His Turf, What Would Tony Say?
    I-Banks Not Quite Springing Forward
    Nobody Promised Fair, But This Is Ridiculous
    Can Your Stomach Stand A Little Good News?
    A Little Forethought Never Hurts
    Private Equity Doesn't Sleep, Debt Market Or No
    Unwinds, Write-Downs And Weirdness, Oh My
    Desperate Times Make For Desperate Banks
    Now Really Is The Winter Of Our Discontent ...
    Should We Measure Quality Over Quantity?
    Another Way To Judge The Overhang
    When Markets Are Low, Some Get High
    Don't You Leave My Deal In Misery, Let's Start Anew ...
    A New Year Promises Deals In Smaller Packages
    Who Might Follow Warren's Lead? Anybody?
    Nothing Tops Vanilla, Except A Few Sprinkles
    When The Dog's Bite Is Worse Than Its Bark
    Be Thankful: At Least You're Not A Turkey
    High Yield Parties Hard Again, Even PIK Toggles Welcome
    Bulls In The Spotlight, Bears On The Sidelines
    Back In Vogue: The Term Loan A?
    The Glass Is Half Full, Just Don't Spill The Milk
    Movin' On Up, Er ... Over, To An Unburdened Small Shop Off The Street
    Out With The Old Covenants, In With The Loose
    For The Market To Move, Something's Gotta Give
    Meltdowns Fire Us Up This Cruel Summer
    Who Dictates The News? The Guy On The Phone
    TXU Gives Us Something To Talk About
    HY Investors Break Free From Jail Of Tight Spreads
    Like A Bridge Over...Make That "To" Troubled Water
    If The Buyout Boom Were a Movie Character...
    In Honor Of Uncle Sam, Fun (Arbitrary) Facts About Fees
    Lev Lending & Subprime: Separated At Birth?
    It's Not Just A River In Egypt
    Not The Big, Bad Covenant-Lite Deal, Just, Er, Big
    By Coddling Shareholders, Companies Drive Down Credit Quality
    The Structure Du Jour, Or Is Covenant Lite Here To Stay?


By Matthew Sheahan

    Stay on Course Back to the Basics
    Don’t Like Uncle Sam? Follow J.P. Morgan
    Despite Fears, High Yield Bonds Keep Rolling
    Those Who Remember History Are Doomed To Debate It
    Knowing When Not To Hold ‘Em
    High Yield And High Hopes
    The Other Kind Of Bankruptcy
    Restructuring? Start Now And Bring A Safety Net


By Your Take

    Health Care: Let’s Fix the Real Scandal
    GM, Chrysler and the Secured Loan Market
    The Olympics: An Inflection Point In Leveraged Finance?


By Tom Granahan

    Paulson Provides A Prozac Moment