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| A monthly eNewsletter on leveraged finance | December 2010 |
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Key Steps for Acquiring a Distressed Business |
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Primary Factors Fueling Mid-Market Strategic M&A |
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Done Deals |
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Capital Comic |
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Indices Watch |
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The past two years of economic turmoil have left some companies impaired, while others have weathered the storm and even flourished. Healthy companies are looking at distressed acquisitions to expand share, acquire strategic assets and even eliminate competitors. However, buying a distressed company is very different than purchasing a healthy one. 
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Primary Factors Fueling Mid-Market Strategic M&A
Those who expected mid-sized companies to take longer to recover from the Great Recession may be surprised by recent deal activity. Mid-market M&A in 2010 appears to be outpacing deal activity overall. Why the resurgence? A confluence of factors led to the sector’s unusually fast rebound.
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Agent • $200 Million DIP • $175 Million POR Credit Facility
GE Capital, Restructuring Finance is administrative agent for a $200 million debtor-in-possession (DIP) credit facility and a $175 million plan of reorganization (POR) credit facility for Vertis Holdings, Inc., a leading marketing communications company. The financing supports the company’s recapitalization under a voluntary pre-packaged Chapter 11 filing and its emergence. GE Capital Markets served as joint lead arranger for the DIP and lead arranger for the POR.
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Middle-market Corporate M&A Activity Increases Some see the availability of attractive debt financing, and stronger valuations for corporate assets strengthening the U.S. deal landscape into 2011. Learn more |
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Confidence in U.S. Economy Declines Among Private Company CEOs Many CEOs are hedging their bets, waiting to see if economic, legislative, and regulatory uncertainty will abate before borrowing and investing according to recent research. Learn more |
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CFOs Are More Optimistic About U.S. Economy Borrowing conditions have improved and capital spending is likely to increase in 2011 according to this survey of nearly 850 finance chiefs. Learn more |
| Contact: Jeff Wilson, Marketing Communications Leader GE Capital - (800) 326-6342 - jeffrey.wilson@ge.com Find financing now at www.gecapital.com/americas |
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