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Hi, Could anyone please give me some starting helpful advice where and how could I find most recent up to date as bad as possible (maximum negative) news about particular financial institution (e.g. investment bank) that would cause a publicly listed company to immediately stay away from borrowing the capital from them or doing bonds/notes issue, or extending existing credit facility? Irrelevant to the type of capital raise funding structure, e.g. term loan, revolving credit facility, bridge loan, syndicated loan, rights issue and many more type of capital raises. I'm looking to refer a loans (funding of capital) to particular lender and trying to create a verbal presentation with real (valid) and up to date maximum bad news that would significantly increase a chance…
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Hi. I am a former Officer of the regulatory body for capital markets within my country with more than a decade of experience in the field. As part of my job profile i have handled many instances of investor complaints such as yours. However in order to assist you further i require more specific details regarding the unique situation you face. If you could get in touch me regarding the matter i believe i could offer you the assistance you require. Regards
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