Ask any European CFO or treasurer what have been the salutary lessons from the credit crisis and their list will almost certainly include the need to move away from an over-reliance on bank funding. With private placements being hailed by many market commentators as part of the solution for companies seeking diversification of funding, we explore what can be learned from the US market, whether there is a need for a European private placement market and in which way a European market could evolve.
Borrower push and investor pull: Will the European Private Placement market take off?