Additionally, the equity required to refinance those loans will also increase, exacerbating the equity gap for those loans.
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And the euro will recover against the dollar, argues Mr Crise, only if the gap between equity risk premiums in America and Europe is closed.
"Despite the recent rise in equity markets, we believe an enormous gap exists between the apparent bullish consensus on equities and effective low positioning in equity markets, " Didier Duret, chief investment officer for the private bank of Dutch financial services giant ABN Amro, told clients last week.
There has been explosive growth in new financial products bridging the old gap between debt and equity.
Given that gap, a dilutive equity raise is the last thing the company should be considering, the hedge funds say.
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For us at CircleUp, and for many entrepreneurs and industry observers, this depressing data begs the question: will equity crowdfunding fill the Series A gap specifically, and the venture financing gap more broadly?
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Also, consumers are no longer saving less and borrowing more on credit card, home equity and other loans to bridge the gap between income and desired spending growth.
Not only is there a large gap between the best private-equity funds and the rest, but their respective performances have also been remarkably consistent.
Having equity crowdfunders come into the market and fill the gap created by sophisticated investors passing on these later stage, larger deals would set investors up for failure, and should be avoided.
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The OECD found that increased government loan guarantees and venture capital and equity funding were the most common government responses to the financing gap.
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