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On July 17th, Moody's, a credit-rating agency, gave warning that it was considering downgrading South Africa's sovereign debt to sub-investment grade, a move that would deter much-needed foreign investment.
ECONOMIST: South Africa
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HypoVereinsbank, for example, says that sub-investment-grade loans actually account for less than 30% of its North American book.
ECONOMIST: Refuse in a storm
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In the recent past, the only thing that kept private equity from gobbling up large public companies was a lack of available financing, especially of the riskier sub-investment-grade variety following the 2008 financial crisis.
FORBES: Year Of Failed Deals For Private Equity