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BNP Picks Distressed Finance Group Head

September 4, 2008 – BNP Paribas has appointed Alain Dib as global head of its new distressed finance group...

Piper Jaffray Expands Aircraft Finance Team

September 4, 2008 – Piper Jaffray & Co. has expanded its aircraft finance team, adding Doug Runte, Scott Sodokoff, Dan Reese and John Covello...

Credit Crisis Hits PE Compensation ... Not!

September 3, 2008 – Private equity shops may face difficulties in terms of getting deals done in the current environment, but compensation and hiring at these firms appears to be more resilient than that of investment banks...

• BofA Adds Another: Neil Yaris From Credit Suisse
• Former PE Exec Joins Mezz Firm Praesidian
• Advent Capital Launches New Fund

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BofA, Scotia Ready $2.9B Facility For Ashland

August 18, 2008 – Bank of America and Scotia Capital are arranging a $2.9 billion credit facility for Ashland, a Covington, Ky.-based chemical company that makes resins, polymers and adhesives...

Midmarket Cos Pick Odd Time To Lever Up

August 18, 2008 – Credit is tight, revenues are falling and prices are skyrocketing. Sounds like the perfect time to lever up, right? As crazy as that seems, that is exactly what some midmarket companies are doing...

HY Investors Waiting Out Doldrums

August 18, 2008 – High yield bond investors are waiting out the summer, keeping the market relatively lethargic and semi-somnolent. Observers describe the high yield world as essentially bifurcated...

Atkinson Leads RBC Charge Into Europe

August 18, 2008 – Under the direction of Nick Atkinson, Société Générale is set to lead leveraged loan deals and prove that one bank's loss may well be another's gain...

PMs Pick And Choose On The Secondary

August 18, 2008 – With the primary high yield bond market virtually comatose, portfolio managers who haven't taken off for the beach continue to scour the secondary market for deals...

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