Citizens announced its national Citizens Business Conditions Index (CBCI) rose to 53.9 in the first quarter, reflecting continued strength in the labor market, more new business openings and positive corporate revenue trends. The Index had dipped...
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NXT Capital closed a senior credit facility in support of Audax Private Equity’s acquisition of Krayden. NXT Capital acted as the Administrative Agent, Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner on this transaction. “NXT worked quickly and effectively...
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In the latest Fortune/Deloitte CEO Survey, CEOs share more modest growth expectations over the next 12 months, fine-tuning strategies around talent, workplace and technology models to adapt to new conditions.Key Takeaways
CEOs share more modest...
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October 31, 2022, 07:47 AM
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A new survey from Grant Thornton LLP, one of America’s largest audit, tax and advisory firms, reveals a sharp and continual decline in optimism for chief financial officers (CFOs) across the country. Many of the same factors contributing to pessimism...
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September 21, 2022, 07:50 AM
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U.S. business executives again lowered expectations for profit and revenue growth over the next 12 months, as optimism in the U.S. economy remains tamped down by inflation worries and repercussions from both the Russo-Ukraine war and an economic...
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September 01, 2022, 07:22 AM
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Middle market private companies in the Golub Capital Altman Index experienced year-over-year earnings growth of 9% and revenue growth of 18% during the first two months of the first quarter of 2022. This report marks a return to the typical year-over...
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The RSM US Middle Market Business Index (MMBI), presented by RSM US LLP (“RSM”) in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, eased to 125.1 in the first quarter of this year from 130 in the previous quarter as the omicron variant and rising...
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The Capital Markets Strategy team at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) released its annual outlook to C-suite executives analyzing how corporate strategy is transitioning to a post-pandemic world in 2022 amid rising interest rates, a pivot to...
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January 25, 2022, 07:45 AM
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Small and midsize U.S. business leaders remain confident in their companies and resourceful in their approaches to confronting macroeconomic challenges that have created growing pains over the last year, finds JPMorgan Chase’s 2022 Business Leaders...
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January 05, 2022, 07:39 AM
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From the third quarter Phoenix Management “Lending Climate in America” survey results reveal a weakened U.S. economy in the near and long term.After a brief resurgence, lenders displayed a more adverse outlook and assessment of the U.S. economy for...
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October 15, 2021, 07:52 AM
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Middle market private companies in the Golub Capital Altman Index experienced EBITDA growth of 21% and revenue growth of 24% in July and August 2021 compared to their July and August 2019 earnings and revenue. The data in this special edition report...
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October 14, 2021, 07:58 AM
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Umpqua Bank released its annual 2021 Business Barometer, an in-depth study into the mood, mindset and strategic priorities of nearly 1,200 leaders at small and middle-market companies across the United States. Despite the heavy toll businesses...
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August 02, 2021, 07:32 AM
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KKR released its 2021 mid-year outlook piece by Henry McVey, CIO of KKR’s Balance Sheet and Head of Global Macro and Asset Allocation. In his latest Insights piece, McVey delves into a key question on investors’ minds: Will the post-pandemic economy...
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As much of the country reopens nearly a year and a half since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., midsize business leaders’ optimism about their industries and companies hit record highs, according to JPMorgan Chase’s 2021 Business...
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Business executives are predicting the economy will roar back in the coming year, with revenue and profit growth expectations not seen since 2018, according to the second-quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey. The survey polls chief executive...
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Middle market private companies in the Golub Capital Altman Index experienced year-over-year earnings growth of 16.3% and revenue growth of 3.2% during the first two months of the first quarter of 2021. This compares to year-over-year earnings growth...
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From the first quarter Phoenix Management “Lending Climate in America” Survey, results show volatility and uncertainty for the U.S. economy with deteriorating confidence in the near term.After a 37-percentage point GPA drop between Q3 2018 and Q4...
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A steady drumbeat of disruption is a key driver of industries facing the need for transformative change, according to global consulting firm AlixPartners’ 14th annual survey of international restructuring experts released. New technology, rapid-fire...
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February 06, 2019, 07:24 AM
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The optimism that spawned a long period of economic expansion in the middle market seems to have become more uncertain as revenue and employment growth rates reported a slowdown since last quarter with confidence also sliding downward, most notably...
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January 24, 2019, 07:18 AM
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Credit risks across many sectors are rising with a looming cyclical deterioration in credit conditions and global debt at near-record levels, says Fitch Ratings. However, the macroeconomic conditions and the sector breakdown of leverage in developed...
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January 11, 2019, 09:00 AM
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Most small and midsize U.S. businesses have a positive outlook for the domestic economy and expect their businesses to continue growing this year, according to the annual JPMorgan Chase Business Leaders Outlook report.
They’re most optimistic about...
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January 07, 2019, 08:00 AM
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Global leverage has been rising as a share of GDP over the past decade causing growing concern among analysts, according to a new report from Moody's Analytics. Though global financial conditions remain largely accommodative, debt servicing costs...
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January 02, 2019, 07:42 AM
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Despite this being the holiday season, the Credit Managers’ Index (CMI) was not as generous as credit professionals had hoped, ending a solid 2018 on a sour note. Credit professionals reported a large drop off in the combined favorable factors, with...
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January 02, 2019, 07:10 AM
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The performance of structured finance transactions around the globe will largely remain strong on the back of continued, but slowing, growth across the regional economies; however, late-cycle trends such as weakening in the underwriting of both...
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December 27, 2018, 09:00 AM
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In the fourth quarter of 2018, the MMBI posted a composite score of 132.0, a slight 2.4-point decrease from last quarter's 134.4. Business leaders anticipate a strong start to 2019, with 64 percent of survey respondents anticipating gross revenues to...
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December 19, 2018, 09:00 AM
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With interest rates extremely low for years and with ample money flowing though the financial system, yield-hungry investors are tolerating ever-higher levels of risk and betting on financial instruments that, in less speculative times, they might...
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November 19, 2018, 09:00 AM
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The latest Quarterly Credit Outlook from PayNet, the leading provider of small business credit data and analysis, shows Main Street closing Q3 2018 with moderated lending and a slight uptick in risk. The Thomson Reuters / PayNet Small Business...
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November 19, 2018, 08:00 AM
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Small business optimism continued its two-year streak of record highs, according to the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index October reading of 107.4. Overall, small businesses continue to support the three percent-plus growth of the economy and add...
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November 14, 2018, 07:00 AM
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The Commercial Finance Association Education Foundation released its third Secured Lending Confidence Index “SLCI,” demonstrating widespread confidence that business friendly conditions will continue past the Midterm Elections Nov. 6.
The index...
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October 31, 2018, 07:00 AM
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As part of its Future of Alternatives initiative, Preqin predicts that the alternative assets industry – comprising private capital and hedge funds – will reach $14tn in assets under management by 2023. The industry currently holds $8.8tn in assets...
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October 24, 2018, 08:00 AM
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Middle market private companies in the Golub Capital Altman Index (GCAI) experienced year-over-year revenue growth of 11.75% and earnings growth of 10.83% during the first two months of the third quarter of 2018. This compares to year-over-year...
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October 15, 2018, 07:11 AM
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Deloitte’s CFO Signals survey for the third quarter (Q3 2018) of chief financial officers, representing many of North America’s largest and most influential companies, reveals that CFO optimism, while still strong, appears to be on the retreat....
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October 08, 2018, 07:07 AM
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Historic optimism about the national economy from the spring (50 percent) chilled slightly this fall (40 percent), but remains well above fall 2017 (29 percent), according to the PNC Economic Outlook, a semiannual telephone survey of small and middle...
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October 02, 2018, 09:00 AM
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There is good news and bad news for small businesses in Q3: while they report a high degree of success securing bank loans in the prior three months, they are facing a growing problem attracting and retaining quality workers, according to the Q3 2018...
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September 19, 2018, 08:29 AM
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For the second quarter in a row, business executives are reining in their optimism about the U.S. economy, in part because of the potential impact of trade and tariff policies and rising interest rates, according to the third-quarter AICPA Economic...
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September 10, 2018, 07:07 AM
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U.S. small and middle market enterprises (SMEs) who export are optimistic about their global sales potential, according to the 2018 American Express Grow Global Survey. The third annual survey of over 500 domestically-based companies selling outside...
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September 06, 2018, 07:16 AM
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The Q3 MetLife & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index (Index) indicates that the majority (69.7 percent) of small business owners have a positive outlook about their company and the small business environment in the United States. Their...
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August 30, 2018, 07:09 AM
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Guggenheim Investments, the global asset management and investment advisory business of Guggenheim Partners, provided its Third Quarter 2018 Fixed-Income Outlook, “Tail Risks Are Getting Fatter.”“Ten-year Treasury yields once again flirting with 3...
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August 27, 2018, 07:12 AM
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Diminishing structural differences between high-yield bonds and leveraged loans will have negative consequences for investors in the next market downturn, Moody's Investors Service says in a new report. As demand for new loan issuance continues to...
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August 20, 2018, 08:02 AM
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Growth in the middle market remains strong, but cracks are beginning to appear in the optimism that’s been driving this unprecedented growth streak. Data from the 2Q 2018 Middle Market Indicator (MMI) released by the National Center for the Middle...
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Highly leveraged corporate borrowers are thriving in the current economic environment, according to a new report from Guggenheim Investments, the global asset management and investment advisory business of Guggenheim Partners. Earnings growth...
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The prospect of continued interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve helped push total lending volume up by nearly $200 billion in the second quarter, to $821 billion, and propelled leveraged lending to record levels, according to new data from...
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Middle market executives today are more positive about the health of their businesses and more optimistic about their prospects for future growth than at any time in the last three years, according to the findings of a new survey conducted by The...
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Some 38 percent of business executives said they were worried about potential trade conflicts between the United States and major trade partners, with 9 percent describing themselves as significantly concerned, according to an American Institute of...
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A new survey of private debt investors by Preqin and NXT Capital survey has found that 45% believe that the private debt market is at a peak, and that the coming months will see a correction. In response, investors are looking increasingly to US...
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The business climate for manufacturing in the U.S. has markedly improved over the past few years, driving both revenue and employment growth for middle market manufacturers. But the industry is also experiencing a period of transformation that is...
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The Small Business Optimism Index increased in May to the second highest level in the NFIB survey’s 45-year history. The index rose to 107.8, a three-point gain, with small businesses reporting high numbers in several key areas including compensation...
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From the second quarter Phoenix Management “Lending Climate in America” Survey, results show a positive outlook for the U.S. Economy and set a record high for the near-term GPA in the history of the survey.Lenders’ confidence on how they expect the U...
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Business executives are taking a more cautious view of the U.S. economy and their own company’s growth prospects after two straight quarters of exuberant optimism, according to the second-quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey, which polls chief...
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Commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) reported aggregate net income of $56 billion in the first quarter of 2018, up $12.1 billion (27.5 percent) from a year ago. The improvement in...
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Confidence in the U.S. economy continues to ride high, although concerns loom around trade tension and the business cycle, according to a new survey of middle market dealmakers by Antares Capital. Thirty-seven percent of survey respondents said they...
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Middle market companies have been firing on all cylinders in the first quarter of 2018. Nearly three-quarters (72 percent) of middle market businesses reported improved company performance compared to one year ago—a new high—and a record-setting...
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Middle market private companies in the Golub Capital Altman Index experienced year-over-year revenue growth of 10.96% and earnings growth of 6.22% during the first two months of the first quarter of 2018. This compares to year-over-year revenue...
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Small businesses (less than $5 million in revenue) are starting 2018 in a strong financial position with greater success securing credit from a range of sources and generating strong cash flow. Access to major sources of credit was higher compared to...
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Record dry powder, a historically long economic expansion, tax reform and muted interest rates continue to drive record or near-record private equity (PE) buyout and exit activity, according to data analyzed by top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP. The...
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The NABE March 2018 Outlook Survey report projects economic growth to pick up this year. The survey, covering the outlook for 2018 and 2019, presents the consensus of macroeconomic forecasts from a panel of 51 professional forecasters, and was...
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Corporate financial professionals are bullish about the economy and their own companies for 2018, according to a survey released today by Strategic Treasurer and TD Bank. Bank professionals, who were also polled in the survey, are even more...
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According to the annual Business Pulse Survey by SunTrust Banks, Inc., nearly 50 percent of companies say attracting and retaining employees is their top challenge in 2018. Leaders of middle market businesses, with annual revenue of $10-150 million...
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Lincoln International, a global, mid-market investment bank, released the second issue of its Lincoln Middle Market Index (Lincoln MMI), which covers data from Q4 2017. In addition, this is the first time Lincoln has released sub-indices for each...
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February 28, 2018, 07:16 AM
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American business owners are feeling better than they have in years, thanks in part to recent regulatory reform, corporate tax cuts and a steadily improving economy. But they’re getting nervous about finding the skilled workers they need to grow as...
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February 22, 2018, 07:07 AM
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Mid-market enterprises (MMEs) in the U.S. are a major contributor to U.S. economic prosperity but have only just scratched the surface of growth potential, according to a newly released HSBC report. HSBC Commercial Banking, in conjunction with Oxford...
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February 09, 2018, 07:35 AM
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Despite last year being hectic for the restructuring industry, including being the year of the so-called “retail apocalypse,” look for 2018 to be perhaps even busier, with possible continued distress in retail, increased activity in healthcare...
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January 19, 2018, 07:34 AM
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Middle market private companies in the Golub Capital Altman Index experienced year-over-year earnings growth of 12.8% and revenue growth of 11.5% during the first two months of the fourth quarter of 2017. This compares to year-over-year earnings...
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January 15, 2018, 07:20 AM
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While progress on tax reform in Washington, D.C. is generating optimism across many segments of the nation’s business community, chief financial officers at many middle-market companies are taking a wait-and-see stance, focusing closely on...
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December 15, 2017, 07:09 AM
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Optimism in the industry remains strong, despite continued competition for deal flow, stagnantly low growth and historically high valuations, according to RSM US's Q3 2017 Business Products and Services Industry Spotlight. Companies operating in the...
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November 29, 2017, 07:26 AM
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Driven by robust Venture Capital (VC) funding, an increase in deal value, and strong performance by the Private Equity sector, investments in U.S. fintech companies nearly doubled during Q3 ’17 to $5 billion, up from $2.6 billion in Q2 ’17, according...
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November 08, 2017, 07:27 AM
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The Federal Reserve released its Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices for the month of October, which found conditions more favorable to business borrowers. Regarding loans to businesses, respondents to the October survey...
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November 07, 2017, 07:29 AM
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Ghosts and goblins bedeviled the numbers for October as what looked like an upward trend stalled out after only two months. The Credit Managers’ Index (CMI) from NACM registered a decrease for the month, coming in at 55.5, one point below the score...
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November 01, 2017, 07:30 AM
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Consumers are heading into the holiday season with robust purchasing intentions, but retailers can expect a diverse mix of spending -- including a continued transition to online shopping and a shift away from traditional product buying, according to...
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October 27, 2017, 07:06 AM
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Middle market companies are experiencing some of their highest confidence levels as tracked over the past five years, according to the Q3 2017 Middle Market Indicator (MMI) released by the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM). At 88 percent...
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October 26, 2017, 07:50 AM
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Lenders are reporting a marked shift in their outlook on the U.S. economy in both the near and long term.
According to the Phoenix Management “Lending Climate in America” Survey for the third quarter, lenders expect near term GPA to be higher than...
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October 16, 2017, 07:17 AM
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Middle market private companies in the Golub Capital Altman Index experienced year-over-year revenue growth of 6.79% and earnings growth of 4.89% during the first two months of the third quarter of 2017. This compares to an increase of 8.94% in...
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October 12, 2017, 07:31 AM
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An overwhelming majority (92%) of U.S. small and middle market enterprises (SMEs) who do business globally see international markets as a significant growth opportunity, according to the 2017 American Express Grow Global Survey. The annual survey of...
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October 03, 2017, 07:12 AM
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What started as sprouts of optimism in August may be blossoming into a full-grown trend. The Credit Managers’ Index (CMI) from NACM registered an increase in September, coming in at 56.5, the best number it has achieved so far in 2017.“The hope is...
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October 02, 2017, 07:11 AM
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An overwhelming majority (95%) of U.S. consumer goods and retail CEOs are confident about the growth outlook for the global economy, the industry and their companies over the next three years, despite potential technological risks, according to a...
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September 27, 2017, 07:59 AM
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Chief financial officers representing many of North America's largest and most influential companies expressed dampening prospects and expectations about the future status of their own companies and the North American economy, according to Deloitte's...
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September 22, 2017, 07:39 AM
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In a first sign that middle-market businesses are losing confidence in President Donald Trump, a key indicator of middle-market confidence experienced its first decline since the 2016 election. The RSM US Middle Market Business Index (MMBI)...
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September 21, 2017, 08:00 AM
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According to the National Association of Credit Management, the Credit Managers' Index combined score for August came in at a slightly higher reading than last month, at 55.1. “There has been some discernible improvement in the overall economy, but...
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September 05, 2017, 07:39 AM
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The outlook for the global oilfield services and drilling sector (OFS) remains stable, Moody's Investors Service says in a new report. After two years of severe demand and price erosion, 2017 marks a turning point for revenues, earnings and cash...
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September 05, 2017, 07:08 AM
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Mezzanine funds account for greatest proportion of active investor mandates in July 2017, as investors say it has the best risk/return profile Preqin’s most recent survey finds that institutional investors view mezzanine funds as one of the most...
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September 01, 2017, 08:00 AM
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Nearly four out of 10 middle market executives say a lack of talent constrains their companies’ ability to grow, according to "Help Wanted," a report released by the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM), in conjunction with the Brookings...
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August 31, 2017, 07:13 AM
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Leveraged loan volume reached $874.7 billion year to date, an increase of 77.5% over the $492.9 billion raised at the same time last year and an indication the market could achieve new record volumes by year end, according to Thomson Reuters LPC data...
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August 28, 2017, 08:37 AM
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Middle market firms are outpacing their smaller and larger counterparts when it comes to growth in number of firms, employment, and revenue, according to the Middle Market Power Index from American Express and Dun & Bradstreet. The seventh report in...
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August 16, 2017, 08:00 AM
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Businesses in the United States are growing, as reflected by increased borrowing during the second quarter of the year, the Commercial Finance Association (CFA) announced. According to the CFA's latest Quarterly Asset-Based Lending (ABL) Index, new U...
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August 11, 2017, 08:25 AM
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Year-to-date leveraged loan issuance stands at $772 billion, easily outstripping the $424 billion posted over the same period last year, according to the latest monthly data from Thomson Reuters LPC. Refinancing activity has driven the jump in...
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August 07, 2017, 08:00 AM
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With distress in the brick & mortar sector leading to hundreds of store closures since the start of the year, retail firms operating in the middle market have managed to dodge the worst of the crisis, posting gains in both sales and employment in the...
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Optimism over the Trump Administration's ability to positively impact private equity's ability to raise new capital has fizzled since the President's inauguration, a new poll finds. According to ACG New York's Mid-Year Middle-Market Survey, 52...
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The amount of cash held by US non-financial companies totaled $1.84 trillion at the end of 2016, up 9.2% from $1.68 trillion at the end of 2015, Moody's Investors Service says in a new report. The top-five cash hoarders all come from the technology...
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As the diversified industrial and capital goods sectors begin to recover, there are a number of risks to credit improvement, according to Fitch Ratings. These include mergers and acquisitions, activist investors, shareholder-friendly actions, and the...
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Middle market private companies in the Golub Capital Altman Index experienced year-over-year revenue growth of 8.94% and earnings (defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA) growth of 2.29% during the first...
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The private equity-backed buyout deals market saw some signs of recovery in the second quarter of 2017, as 1,001 deals were announced worth an aggregate $83 billion, according to Preqin.
The research firm expects these figures to rise by around 5%...
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More small and medium-sized U.S. businesses report working capital challenges in the last three months than during any other period in the last five years, according to new results from the second quarter 2017 Private Capital Access (PCA) Index...
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U.S. syndicated lending activity reached a record $632 billion in the second quarter, an increase of 2% from the prior record set in the second quarter of last year, according to data published by Thomson Reuters.
However, new lending to support...
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Most executives of middle-market companies not only expect their business to experience disruption in the near future, but welcome it, according to Disruption in the Middle Market, a report released by Capital One Commercial Bank. However, this...
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Middle market business leaders remain extremely confident about the current and future state of the U.S. economy, according to new indicator data from RSM.
The RSM US Middle Market Business Index (MMBI) -- presented by RSM US LLP (RSM) in...
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Faced with an intensely competitive environment characterized by tightening spreads and demand for covenant-lite loans, private debt investors in the middle market have been confronting a deluge of institutional capital that is putting pressure on...
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Business executives are taking a more conservative view of what had been bullish optimism about both the U.S. economy and prospects for their own companies earlier this year, according to the second-quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey, which polls...
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According to the May report of the Credit Managers’ Index (CMI) from the National Association of Credit Management (NACM), the combined score fell to the lowest it has been since November, dropping to 53.6 from 55.8 a month ago. Of particular concern...
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Fifty-nine percent of power and utilities executive respondents expect to actively pursue an acquisition in the next 12 months, according to the latest biannual EY Power & Utilities Capital Confidence Barometer. That demonstrates a 12% increase in...
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Widening yields on middle-market loans is giving lenders more leverage to negotiate with middle-market borrowers, according to a report from Business Insider. The shift follows three quarters of downward pricing pressure characterized by agressive...
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From the second quarter Phoenix Management “Lending Climate in America” Survey, results shows lender confidence on the U.S. economy in the long term continuing to deteriorate.
The Q2 2017 survey continues the recent trend of lenders increasing...
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Poorly structured covenant-lite loans today make up a much larger proportion of the U.S. leveraged loan market than they did before the credit crisis, and this does not bode well for investor recoveries during the next downturn, Moody's Investors...
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Scores for the Credit Managers’ Index (CMI) appear to have shaken off worrisome numbers from last month and settled on a generally upbeat tone, according to the National Association of Credit Management’s (NACM) April economic report.The combined...
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U.S. venture capital (VC) investment in fintech companies rose to $1.2 billion in Q1’17, driven by late-stage deals, which reached the highest activity since Q1’16, according to KPMG International’s Q1 2017 The Pulse of Fintech report. Non-VC fintech...
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Confidence in the U.S. economy among middle market companies has reached a new high in early 2017, according to the Q1 2017 Middle Market Indicator (MMI) released by the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM). With nine in 10 middle market...
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A Capital One survey of investors, capital providers and advisors found that 96 percent of respondents believe economic conditions are “better” or “the same” as last year, signaling widespread optimism and opportunities among professionals.Capital...
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Amid questions about the direction of the global economy, investors doubled down on healthcare as a safe haven in 2016, driving up both deal count and deal value. Yet, with so much interest in overall healthcare assets, they faced intense competition...
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Investors are increasingly throwing their weight in the second-lien loan market as yields on first-lien term loans have contracted to their lowest level in more than a decade, Reuters reports. According to a report published on April 13, second-lien...
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A new study released today by AlixPartners, the global business-advisory firm, posits that the turbulence in the chain-restaurant industry of late—from underperforming results to an uptick in bankruptcies to renewed shareholder pressures—might not be...
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A significant proportion of U.S. non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) would be adversely affected by an accelerated and higher-than-anticipated increase in US interest rates, says Fitch Ratings. The impact on U.S. NBFIs of US interest rates...
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Middle market private companies in the Golub Capital Altman Index experienced year-over-year revenue growth of 8.45% and posted earnings declines of 1.64% during the first two months of the first quarter of 2017. This is compared to year-over-year...
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The March economic report from the National Association of Credit Management shows scores still dominated by good numbers, but waning expectations maybe foreshadowing future results.The combined score dipped only slightly, from 55.4 to 54.3, despite...
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Prime Advantage, a group purchasing organization for midsized manufacturers, announced the findings of its ninth edition of the CFO Survey, revealing the financial projections and top concerns of industrial manufacturing companies. The results show...
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Optimism is on the rise among owners of mid-sized U.S. companies, according to a new Citizens Commercial Banking survey examining the impact of the presidential election on the appetite for mergers and acquisitions.More than half (52 percent) of...
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From the first quarter Phoenix Management “Lending Climate in America” Survey, results continue to show a positive outlook on the U.S. economy in both the near and long term.Lenders optimism on the U.S. economy for the near term increased this...
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An annual Capital One survey found that despite overall economic uncertainty, more than three-quarters of asset-backed securities (ABS) professionals (81 percent) expect buy-side interest to increase in the coming year—a nearly 50 percent increase...
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Expect 2017 to be a year of deal making in the insurance industry, according to a new report released today by KPMG International, with 84 percent of insurance companies surveyed planning to make between one and three acquisitions in 2017, while 94...
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Prospects for the American economy are looking up, according to a new report by TD Economics, an affiliate of TD Bank. "Even without a dose of fiscal stimulus, economic growth appears set to accelerate to 2.2% from the middling 1.6% rate it averaged...
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A new survey from M&T Bank suggests that many middle market firms are looking forward to potential changes in economic policy under President Trump’s new administration and plan to increase capital spending this quarter as a result. According to the...
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The Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) Foundation released its quarterly forecast, U.S. Industrial Outlook: Glimmers of Light. The forecast shows positive signs of global economic stability. Low interest rates and the...
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Private equity fund managers targeting the middle market are experiencing increased competition for deal opportunities, a new report from Prequin finds.According to Preqin’s Private Equity Fund Manager Outlook for the first half of 2017, robust...
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February 27, 2017, 07:17 AM
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Total funding for U.S. fintech companies and deal activity dropped significantly in 2016, down to $12.8 billion from $27 billion in 2015, a result of political and regulatory uncertainty, a decline in megadeals and investor caution, according to...
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February 23, 2017, 07:16 AM
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Executives from midsize and small businesses feel dramatically better about the U.S. economy than a year ago, according to a new report from JPMorgan Chase & Co.
In a dramatic shift from last year, the seventh annual Business Leaders Outlook survey...
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February 22, 2017, 08:04 AM
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Capstone Strategic, a leading M&A advisory firm for the middle market, surveyed middle market executives from multiple industries on their growth and M&A experience in 2016 and their outlook for 2017. The survey was conducted in December 2016 and...
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February 22, 2017, 08:00 AM
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Private equity fund managers targeting the middle market are experiencing increased competition for deal opportunities, a new report from Prequin finds.According to Preqin’s Private Equity Fund Manager Outlook for the first half of 2017, robust...
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February 14, 2017, 07:00 AM
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U.S. middle market companies reported an average revenue growth of 6.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016, capping off a strong year of overall growth, according to the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM). Combined with steady job gains...
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January 26, 2017, 07:56 AM
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The American economy is doing better than the headlines suggest and should continue to add jobs at a steady pace, according to a new report by TD Economics, an affiliate of TD Bank. "Economic growth averaged just 1.0 percent over the first half of...
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September 23, 2016, 07:46 AM
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The growth of U.S. middle market firms (companies between $10 million and $1 billion in revenues) is outpacing the national average, with an 87% increase in number of firms, a 103% surge in employment, and a 100% rise in revenue since 2011, according...
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September 09, 2016, 07:43 AM
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New data from the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM) suggests more than one-quarter of U.S. middle-market companies will decrease business investments in the United Kingdom following the results of the "Brexit" referendum. About the same...
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Middle-market private companies in the Golub Capital Altman Index increased revenues by 7.38% and earnings (defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or "EBITDA") by 2.01% year-over-year during the first two months of...
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Middle-market companies reported year-over-year revenue growth of 6.3 percent in the first quarter of 2016. Revenue growth registers ahead of the previous quarter's numbers, but is down from the 7.4 percent growth observed one year ago, according to...
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From the first quarter Phoenix Management "Lending Climate in America" Survey, results shows lender confidence on the U.S. economy continues to deteriorate.The 1Q 2016 survey continues the recent trend of lenders increasing pessimism about the future...
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According to the annual SunTrust Banks, Inc. Business Pulse Survey, there is a significant shift in the growth strategies of middle-market and small businesses as they move forward with plans to fuel expansion in the next five years. Thirty-six...
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The burgeoning service economy is significantly outpacing more traditional industry sectors in its rate of business growth among middle market companies, according to the Middle Market Power Index: Exploring Generational Changes in Middle Market...
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February 01, 2016, 07:38 AM
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Following a quarter of strong revenue growth, U.S. middle-market companies reported stable growth to close 2015, even as rate of increase in employment flattened and confidence in the economy fell. These findings headline the National Center for the...
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January 28, 2016, 07:55 AM
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Even though world merchandise trade growth is expected to rise just one percent through the end of this year, U.S. businesses are optimistic about trade over the next six months, buoyed by the prospect of changes to government trade regulations, and...
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December 08, 2015, 07:25 AM
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From the third quarter Phoenix Management “Lending Climate in America” Survey, results show lower expectations for domestic economic performance in both the short and long term.Lenders indicated deteriorating confidence in how they expect the U.S....
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October 26, 2015, 07:21 AM
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For the second quarter in a row, middle-market executives say that middle-market corporate growth continues to moderate, suggesting that the business cycle remains steady following a period of robust growth in 2014.Some 66 percent of middle-market...
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The U.S. economic environment continues to be ideal for asset-backed lending, according to a new research report from Old Hill Partners Inc.In its 2015 midyear update, Old Hill Partners' CEO John Howe notes the private lending space continues to be...
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The economy stumbled early this year, but found its footing in the spring and appears to finally be hitting its stride according to a report released today by TD Economics, an affiliate of TD Bank."The winter chill is definitely gone and the economy...
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May’s economic report from the National Association of Credit Management shows slight growth, with the combined index increasing from 53.9 last month to 54.1. The May report of the Credit Managers’ Index (CMI) from the National Association of...
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From the second quarter Phoenix Management "Lending Climate in America" Survey, results showed increased expectations for the performance of the domestic economy over the next six months while the long term expectations fell. In Q2 2015, the lenders...
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Sageworks released data suggesting that large privately held companies are more profitable and are growing revenues faster than publicly traded companies in the United States.The analysis covered five years of financial statements, comparing the...
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Business executives are taking a more tempered view when it comes to expectations for profit, revenue and expansion in the coming year, according to the first quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey, which polls chief executive officers, chief...
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A report issued by BMO Harris Bank found that the majority of business owners and executives plan on making investments in their business in 2015. A nation-wide poll of 781 business owners and executives found that 58% plan on making at least one...
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February 05, 2015, 07:10 AM
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More than half of corporate finance executives rank future regulatory mandates as their highest compliance concern, according to a new survey by audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG LLP.Given developments in the economic, risk, and regulatory landscape...
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January 20, 2015, 07:28 AM
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Privately held U.S. companies are entering 2015 with strong profitability and healthy sales growth, according to Sageworks, a financial information company. Looking at statements collected by Sageworks over the past twelve months, private companies...
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January 05, 2015, 07:39 AM
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America's economy is gaining steam and lower oil and gasoline prices are adding fuel to the fire according to a report released today by TD Economics (www.td.com/economics), an affiliate of TD Bank. "The fall in energy prices could hardly have come...
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December 18, 2014, 07:59 AM
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Mid-market executives’ confidence in the US economy soars in Deloitte’s Fall 2014 Mid-Market Perspectives report, as 45 percent of executives say they expect the economy to improve in the next 24 months—compared with just 10 percent in Spring 2014....
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December 08, 2014, 07:44 AM
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Fitch expects U.S. sales growth to modestly improve in the coming holiday season, with retail sales (ex auto) expected to grow at 3%-4% in November/December versus 2.8% year to date. The National Retail Federation is forecasting that November and...
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November 26, 2014, 07:14 AM
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The manufacturing sector in the United States has reached the highest rate of growth in more than four years, according to Shifting Into High Gear, an industry report released by Brown Gibbons Lang & Company.The BGL Industrials Insider, available...
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November 24, 2014, 07:39 AM
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From the third quarter Phoenix Management “Lending Climate in America” Survey, results show that lenders are concerned with U.S. housing market and the stability of the stock market.
When asked to choose two factors that could have the strongest...
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November 05, 2014, 07:47 AM
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Middle market executives have a positive outlook for their businesses with nearly two-thirds (63%) indicating that their companies are better off today than last year, while 62% expect the size of their workforce to increase in the coming year. These...
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October 30, 2014, 07:24 AM
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U.S. manufacturing is poised for steady growth through 2016, according to the MAPI Foundation’s U.S. Industrial Outlook, a quarterly report that analyzes 27 major industries. The MAPI Foundation is the research affiliate of the Manufacturers Alliance...
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September 18, 2014, 05:50 AM
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Consistency is generally a positive development when the overall readings have been positive and this is the case for the August report of the Credit Managers’ Index (CMI) from the National Association of Credit Management, which posted no change...
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September 02, 2014, 07:36 AM
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In an analysis of financial-statement information from 2010 to 2014, Sageworks found that large, privately held companies in the United States are outpacing their publicly traded counterparts in two key performance metrics. Private companies with...
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August 22, 2014, 07:21 AM
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July’s Optimism Index technically rose 0.7 points to a reading of 95.7. There was little change in the 10 Index components other than outlook for expansion and business conditions which accounted for the small gain in the Index. Even though these...
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August 15, 2014, 07:02 AM
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This month’s Credit Managers’ Index (CMI) reading from the National Association of Credit Management (NACM) was 56.1—barely higher than it was in April, but falling well below May’s 56.8. The readings had been closing in on 60 (57.1 in November and...
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From the second quarter Phoenix Management “Lending Climate in America” Survey, results show that lenders sentiment towards U.S. commercial lending was equal to last quarter’s strong reading of forty-five percent. The high level of confidence in...
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Manufacturing production continues to outpace overall economic growth and will be led more by investment than by consumer-driven advances over the next 18 months, according to a new report.The Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation...
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For the first time since the recession, most business executives are optimistic about prospects for the U.S. economy in the coming year, according to the second quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey, which polls chief executive officers, chief...
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The Credit Managers' Index (CMI), issued by the National Association of Credit Management (NACM), improved from 56 to 56.8 in May. This marks the second consecutive month of improvement for the index, further signaling the end of the first quarter's...
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Public policy uncertainty can cause economic distress, make businesses pull back on investment, and have adverse effects on job creation, according to a new report from the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI).In...
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Business owners and top decision-makers are more optimistic about their own businesses in 2014 than they are about the overall U.S. economy, according to an annual survey sponsored by SunTrust Banks, Inc. Sixty-five percent of leaders in companies...
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Despite some concerns with current business conditions, near-term prospects for the manufacturing sector look bright, according to the quarterly Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) MAPI Business Outlook.
The survey’s...
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Unusually harsh winter weather didn't slow small business growth in February as demand for lending and financing increased 9.7 percent over January, according to the Small Business Lending Index released by Direct Capital, a leading national small...
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The Credit Managers' Index (CMI), published by the National Association of Credit Management (NACM), seems to having a hard time leaving 2013 behind. The February reading fell to 55.6, sending the CMI back to where it was in December, when the index...
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Mid-market companies show their resiliency in the face of continued uncertainty, according to the findings of a Deloitte-sponsored survey of 503 executives at mid-sized companies in the United States during September – October 2013. The fall 2013 Mid...
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November 27, 2013, 07:52 AM
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A recent article on CFO.com reports middle-market companies expect revenue and employment growth to slow over the next year. The article cites a new survey by the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM).The 1,000 C-suite executives responding to...
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November 11, 2013, 07:19 AM
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A new national survey from TD Bank reveals that middle-market and corporate CFOs are more confident about both their organizations' ability to manage financial risk and the financial prospects for their companies, indicating the potential for...
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November 07, 2013, 07:24 AM
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Optimism among U.S. industrial manufacturers regarding the global economic outlook reached the highest level since the first quarter of 2012, according to the Q3 2013 Manufacturing Barometer, released today by PwC US. In the third quarter of 2013...
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October 16, 2013, 07:51 AM
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Widespread improvement in a number of indexes suggests optimism for the manufacturing sector in the next three to six months, according to the quarterly MAPI Business Outlook.
The survey’s composite index is a leading indicator for the manufacturing...
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October 15, 2013, 07:41 AM
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Small-business owner optimism did not “crash “ in September, but it did fall, dropping 0.20 from August’s (corrected) reading of 94.1 and landing at 93.9. The largest contributing factor to the dip was the significant increase in pessimism about...
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October 10, 2013, 07:11 AM
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Middle-market executives, whose companies take in more than $6 trillion in revenues and employ more than 30 million people annually, are expressing renewed optimism in their business prospects compared to a year ago. However, despite this positive...
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October 09, 2013, 07:39 AM
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The recovery in the economy will continue to show improvement over the next year, despite the recent rise in interest rates, according to a new report by TD Economics, an affiliate of TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank."The U.S. economy has...
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September 26, 2013, 07:46 AM
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After a slow first half of 2013, expectations are for the U.S. economy to gradually return to moderate growth in the second half and through 2014, according to a new forecast.The Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) Quarterly...
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September 09, 2013, 07:39 AM
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U.S. financial officers gave the economy its highest score in five years and were significantly more confident about economic growth in 2013 in the latest Bank of America Merrill Lynch CFO Outlook survey.
Executives who participated in the 2013 CFO...
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Optimism for the nation’s economic outlook among U.S. business leaders rose to a net balance of 55 percent in second quarter 2013 from 31 percent in the previous quarter. This is the highest level recorded since 2005, according to the latest data...
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Contrary to predictions for 2013, this is not the year that middle market companies will set new records for mergers and acquisitions. But that doesn't mean the middle market is standing still, according to the most recent quarterly Middle Market...
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Buoyed by rising home prices, American households will drive U.S. economic growth forward according to a report released today by TD Economics, an affiliate of TD Bank."The outlook for the economy is characterized by the increasing resiliency and...
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During the past year, chief financial officers (CFOs) have grown significantly more confident in the U.S. economy, according to the 2013 Spring CFO Survey from Grant Thornton LLP. The survey findings reveal that 45 percent of respondents believe the...
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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released its latest Small Business Credit Survey, which provides data and insight into the credit experiences of more than 800 small businesses in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Results suggest the ability...
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American businesses are cautiously optimistic about their performance this year amid a growing uncertainty surrounding the U.S. economy, according to the 2013 Chase Business Leaders Outlook. More than half of the 3,500 small and mid-sized businesses...
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On the heels of a pessimistic outlook during the fourth quarter of 2012, U.S. business leaders show signs of increased optimism in the performance of the nation’s economy according to the latest data from the Grant Thornton International Business...
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Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector grew in February for the 38th consecutive month, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®.
The report was issued today by Anthony...
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A new national survey from TD Bank reveals that both middle-market and corporate CFOs are optimistic for macroeconomic and business growth at a level unseen since the height of the Great Recession. Nearly half (46%) of finance managers polled said...
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February 07, 2013, 07:39 AM
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The January 2013 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices addressed changes in the supply of, and demand for, bank loans to businesses and households over the past three months. This summary is based on responses from 68 domestic...
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February 05, 2013, 08:08 AM
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According to Deloitte’s Q4 CFO Signals survey, the fiscal cliff’s detrimental effects topped CFOs’ list of most worrisome risks in the fourth quarter and dampened their outlooks. In response, CFOs are tempering their expectations for 2013 capital...
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January 10, 2013, 07:31 AM
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Weak overall economic growth persisted in the third quarter of 2012, increasing by 2.7%, and the sluggish pace characteristic of the current expansion is likely to continue, according to the quarterly Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and...
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December 21, 2012, 07:50 AM
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Economic growth in the United States will continue in 2013, say the nation's purchasing and supply management executives in their December 2012 Semiannual Economic Forecast. Expectations are for a continuation of the economic recovery that began in...
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December 12, 2012, 07:06 AM
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Major issues still need to be addressed, but presuming the United States gets its fiscal house in some semblance of order, the U.S. economy could be in a transition from sluggish growth to a longer period of moderate growth, according to a new report...
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November 28, 2012, 07:08 AM
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Although default rates on leveraged loans remain extremely low, it's not likely to last and an increase could start showing up as the economy heads into 2013, according to the latest Restructuring Quarterly Newsletter issued by Morgan Joseph...
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November 27, 2012, 08:02 AM
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The sentiment of Canadian chief financial officers (CFOs) of middle-market companies on the state of their own industry and the strength of the national economy remained steady and positive in the third quarter, according to the latest GE Capital Mid...
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November 09, 2012, 07:36 AM
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Reuters reported that lending to small U.S. businesses plunged in September to the lowest level in 14 months. According to the report, the Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index, which measures the overall volume of financing to small...
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November 01, 2012, 08:00 AM
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PayNet, a firm that provides risk management tools to the commercial credit industry, shows moderate loan delinquencies stand at 1.40% now while they bottomed at 1.60% in 2006 during the last expansionary cycle. Furthermore, AbsolutePD, a leading...
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October 22, 2012, 07:00 AM
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According to the third quarter Phoenix Management “Lending Climate in America” Survey, it appears that there are two different lending markets – one for larger and healthier companies and one for smaller and less-healthy companies.“It seems as the...
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October 19, 2012, 07:00 AM
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U.S. chief financial officers (CFOs) of middle-market companies surveyed this summer remain generally positive about the state of their own industries and continue to see measured growth over the next three years, according to the latest GE Capital...
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September 28, 2012, 07:00 AM
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While economic uncertainty at the national level is a top concern among middle market executives, many still believe that their companies are on solid ground. More than half (53%) say that their companies are stronger today than before the Great...
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September 27, 2012, 07:00 AM
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Confidence in economic growth declined sharply in the latest Bank of America Merrill Lynch CFO Outlook survey, with U.S. financial executives expressing concerns about several potential impacts on the nation’s economy. Only 36 percent of financial...
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September 26, 2012, 07:00 AM
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The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) announced the results of a nationwide survey of small businesses and manufacturers. The results cast a harsh light on the state of the U.S....
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September 26, 2012, 06:00 AM
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The U.S. economy is on the right track to faster growth, but obstacles will slow progress over the next year, according to a report released today by TD Economics , an affiliate of TD Bank."The U.S. economy is healing from the scars of the Great...
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September 19, 2012, 06:00 AM
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