Is Now the Time to Secure Financing? How New Policies Under a New Administration May Change Your Corporate Debt Strategy
Finance teams must stay alert to shifting trade policies, tariff uncertainties, and supply chain disruptions, as these changes can impact corporate debt strategy. A new administration often brings challenges and opportunities, such as rising costs, operational risks, and increased M&A activity. Treasurers and CFO’s need to stay ahead of the curve.
What to Do If the Fed Cuts Rates in December 2024
With the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates recently, you have probably noticed the effect on your company’s interest earnings from cash balances. With another possible rate cut coming this month, it’s important to be prepared.
Stability After the Storm: How Businesses Can Safeguard Against Ongoing Banking Shifts
Since early 2023, the banking industry has faced considerable turbulence, with high-profile failures and acquisitions that have reshaped corporate financial strategies. While the immediate crisis has stabilized, the collapse of Republic First Bank and the acquisition of Independent Bank highlight ongoing risks that demand continued vigilance from businesses across the spectrum.
6 Ways to Strengthen Your Debt Flexibility in a Volatile Market
Facing fluctuating interest rates, businesses today confront the dual challenge of planning for periods of both hikes and declines. Federal Reserve rate increases to combat inflation as well as current market predictions of potential decreases create economic unpredictability for businesses like yours.
Funding Issues Companies Need to Consider in 2023
In 2022, Didier Philouze, Head of Debt Advisory at Redbridge, and his team raised more than €10 billion of financing. In this interview he looks back at the past year in the debt markets and considers what may be to come in 2023.
Peak Bank Lending? Peak Commodity Trading?
In record time, banks appear to have stepped up and deployed much-needed liquidity to global commodity traders, especially to metal traders affected by unseen circumstances in the LME (London Metal Exchange). For Mihai Andreoiu, Senior Director at Redbridge, the current crisis re-surfaces some older questions, like can commodity traders keep relying mainly on bank (uncommitted) lending?
Reinforcing the Virtuous Nature of ESG Financing
In a position paper reflecting Redbridge’s views on sustainable financing, Muriel Nahmias, Managing Director – Debt Advisory, analyzes the consequences of a foreseeable disappearance of the incentives (bonuses) commonly granted in the context of ESG financing.
Market Update on Factoring and Reverse Factoring Solutions in Europe
Due to the recovery of industrial production and international trade, working capital has become one of the main challenges finance departments are facing today. Asset-based financing solutions can facilitate working capital management, diversify sources of financing and optimize the cost of debt. Listen to our November 16, 2021 market update on key players in factoring and reverse factoring businesses in Europe.
Corporate Credit Ratings: The Financial & Strategic Implications
Almost every company has some sort of external rating of its creditworthiness. For larger companies that issue debt in the public markets, this may include ratings by the well-known rating agencies such as S&P Global, Moody’s and Fitch Ratings. Companies are also assigned ratings by their banks, certain credit insurance providers, and third-party credit monitoring services. Let’s take a look at the primary reasons why these ratings matter.
