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Borrower of the year
runner up: best corporate borrower Best agency borrower Best high-yield borrower Best high-grade corporate borrower Best securitization borrower Best financial sector borrower By regionWestern Europe | Eastern Europe | Asia | Latin America | North AmericaThe bigger the party, the bigger the hangover. That's how it feels this year for anyone involved in the primary debt markets. The corporate borrowing binge is over. Even for tip-top, triple-A credits, getting new bond issues away is a headache, while the pain and anxiety of executing deals for lesser-rated names in such topsy-turvy conditions can be stomach-churning. Volatility in credit spreads is wild. Losses on the buy side are mounting daily. Investors are alarmed to find that they are taking equity-style risk without any prospect of equity-style returns. Borrowers with their backs to the wall find themselves at the mercy of investors that are both panicky and angry....
