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Debt vs. Equity: The Shifting Moods of Business Finance
13th June 2017
Debt finance is increasingly attractive to many companies not least because of tax advantages and historically low interest rates. Fewer companies are going public to raise capital - a problem for investors. But is this focus on debt finance coming to an end? Brooke Masters, Companies Editor of the Financial Times explains why authorities are looking to curb the seemingly insatiable appetite for debt financing.
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Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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