Bloomberg - Lower premiums earlier in 2007 allowed private-equity firms led by Kohlberg Kravis 4 billion of loans to finance the LBO of Greenwood Village, Colorado-based credit shoe and clothing retailer, yesterday won its bid to force competitor Finish Line Read More
Scotland on Sunday Online - Yet, […]

Home equity loans for adoptions Chase introduces 'New Additions …San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Dec 30, 2007The Chase program works like other home-equity loans, in that borrowers take out a line of credit against the equity in their homes, borrowing money and …

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Wall Street gurus optimistic for '08Newsday, NY - 10 hours agoThe same anxieties about […]

Zawya.com - is the first Qatari bank to open a branch in Oman, thus falling in line Banking products and services, and the first Qatari bank to launch equity funds (Al Watani Funds) for companies listed in the Doha Securities Market. Read More
PR Inside - Patriot Capital Funding also […]

New York Post - Most of the proceeds from the offering, about $2 billion, will go to pay Citigroup for so-called equity forward The company is also in talks with 10 financial institutions to replace a $30 billion interim line of credit before Feb 15. zachery Read More
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San Jose Business Journal - Los Gatos-based Akeena (NASDAQ:AKNS), a designer and installer of solar power systems, said the credit line is through Comerica Bank . “With this additional borrowing capacity, coupled with our recent $26.1 million equity raise, Akeena will have the Read More
CNBC - The expense of the failed […]

Credit Crunch Hits Firms in Chapter 11CNNMoney.com - 17 hours agoSince the credit crunch began in earnest in June this scenario has mostly played out among highly leveraged junk-rated entities or private equity sponsors …

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Sallie Discloses Billing AuditWashington Post, United States - Dec 27, 2007Since the merger was negotiated, Sallie Mae has been relying on […]

American Capital Invests in the One Stop Buyout(TM) of NECCOCNNMoney.com - 5 hours agoAmerican Capital's investment takes the form of a senior secured term A loan, a senior secured real estate term loan and preferred and common equity. …

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Time To Act: Cut Debt Or Build WealthCNNMoney.com - 1 hour agoInstead of a credit card, she […]

Winners and losersSydney Morning Herald, Australia - 13 hours agoAfter the conga line of private equity groups salivating over Coles, including the "barbarians" KKR, disappeared when the credit crunch took hold, …

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Sallie Discloses Billing AuditWashington Post, United States - 20 hours agoSince the merger was negotiated, Sallie Mae has been relying on a credit line […]

Resolutions for budget, credit cards, homeBaltimore Sun, United States - 8 hours agoIt may be harder to qualify for home equity loans and lines of credit to support all the consumer spending we've seen in recent years. …

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Credit Crunch Time for American ConsumersThe Market Oracle, UK - 11 hours agoNow that home equity extractions, "zero percent auto […]

Economic Times - The target price increase factors in recently raised capital and a lower cost of equity assumption from 14% to 12.5%, in line with Credit Suisse’s assumption for private banks. Factoring in the dilution for warrants/Esops, the target price Read More
Maryland Daily Record - was less […]