M&A deal volumes down for emerging markets in 2012-survey
NEW YORK, April 4 (Reuters) – Mergers and acquisitions
activity among developed and emerging markets fell in 2012 with
the fewest number of completed deals since the peak of the
financial crisis in 2009, a new survey showed on Thursday.
The number of completed deals fell 11.8 percent last year
versus 2011, according to audit, tax and business advisory
services firm KPMG.
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Argentine CDS prices up, trepidation on government payment proposal http://t.co/W9CPQ9N0tz
UPDATE 2-Argentine CDS prices up, trepidation on gov’t payment proposal http://t.co/WVei571r8j via @reuters
Argentine CDS prices up, trepidation on government payment proposal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors bid up the price to insure Argentine sovereign debt on Monday, reacting to a court-ordered payment plan proposal for holdout investors that offers the same terms already rejected in 2010, thereby raising the possibility of a technical default.
According to data provider Markit, the annual cost to insure a $10 million portfolio of sovereign debt for five years rose to $3.471 million from $3.104 million on Friday.
Argentine CDS prices up, trepidation on gov’t payment proposal
NEW YORK, April 1 (Reuters) – Investors bid up the price to
insure Argentine sovereign debt on Monday, reacting to a
court-ordered payment plan proposal for holdout investors that
offers the same terms already rejected in 2010, thereby raising
the possibility of a technical default.
According to data provider Markit, the annual cost to insure
a $10 million portfolio of sovereign debt for five years rose to
$3.471 million from $3.104 million on Friday.


