The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) proposed new rules on publishing a prospectus, raising capital and regulating secondary markets, and finalized new rules on investment research. These rules aim to strengthen the U.K.’s capital markets and its position as a global financial center, the...
Over $38 billion of U.S. office buildings face loan defaults, foreclosures or other distresses. At the same time, many companies are relocating or centralizing their headquarters. That’s why, for today’s CFOs, the cost and cultural balance around return to office versus remote work and other hybrid setups is top of mind...
Wall Street banks are reporting gaining back some of the share of financing deals they had lost to alternative-asset fund managers, insurers and other private credit. The broadly syndicated loan market dominated by banks refinanced almost $12 billion of debt previously from direct lenders in the first...
European Union (EU) leaders reportedly aim to harmonize the member nations’ bankruptcy and corporate tax laws. The leaders will call for this and other changes during a summit scheduled for April 17-18, Reuters reported Tuesday (April 9), citing a draft document it had seen. The EU leaders will...
September 22, 2023
All businesses face surprises from time to time — where unplanned, emergency expenses crop up. And of course, having the capital on hand — working capital, that is — can help CFOs and treasurers rise to meet the challenges and opportunities that come with unforeseen events, or competition, or macro-economic headwinds. But: Strategy is a […]
January 19, 2023
Access to working capital remains a critical pain point for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Unlike larger companies who commonly enjoy longstanding relationships with their preferred financial institutions, SMBs often...
January 10, 2023
Banks’ pullback on small business lending is creating an opportunity for FinTechs to step in. In data released on Tuesday (Jan. 10), small business financing firm Biz2Credit noted that there’s been...
December 20, 2018
Capital tied to equity can be expensive, time-consuming and sometimes deflating. Funding negotiations and deals are complex. A business might end up trading chunks of itself to fund day-to-day marketing....
December 02, 2024
London-based 9fin has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round to build the next generation of its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered analytics platform for global debt capital markets. The firm will use the new funding to invest further in its AI technology, grow its analytics team and accelerate its expansion in the United States, […]
July 26, 2024
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) proposed new rules on publishing a prospectus, raising capital and regulating secondary markets, and finalized new rules on investment research. These rules aim...
April 10, 2024
Wall Street banks are reporting gaining back some of the share of financing deals they had lost to alternative-asset fund managers, insurers and other private credit. The broadly syndicated loan market...
April 09, 2024
European Union (EU) leaders reportedly aim to harmonize the member nations’ bankruptcy and corporate tax laws. The leaders will call for this and other changes during a summit scheduled for April...
