10-03-2011
10-03-2011A Tale of Two Capital Markets | ||
The split between cash-rich businesses and those in need of capital has set the stage for a bifurcated economy, with growing challenges for small- and medium-sized companies. Depending on where you stand, the debt maturity crunch ahead could either look like a crack in the pavement or the entrance to the Grand Canyon. All signs point to the increasingly important need for CEOs, CFOs, and Boards to tighten alignment between their business and financial strategies – with very different playbooks for those on different sides of the divide. The combination of economic lethargy in Europe and America, fast-paced growth in emerging markets, and trillions of dollars of corporate debt coming due in the next few years presents both rare opportunities to out-distance competitors – as well as daunting risks for businesses in every industry sector. Read the full Deloitte report. |