Analysis: Investors face dilemma as capital increases fill IPO void
Investors in European companies are being asked to plough money into a series of capital hikes as cash-hungry companies, including Swiss lender Credit Suisse , look to equity markets to repair their balance sheets and fund costly turnarounds.
Analysis: Banks’ snubbing of junk-rated loan funds worsens financing logjam
A decision by banks to change how they invest spare capital is limiting their ability to extend loans to companies with weak balance sheets during the financial market downturn, fund managers and investors said.
