Since roughly the middle of the year, bankers in the debt capital markets have been preaching to corporate CFOs that the time to re-lever has come. Not only is it financially rational to do so – given that interest rates and credit spreads are still historically low – it is inevitable: the markets will force companies to increase borrowing.
Equity investors are rewarding those companies that are pursuing mergers and acquisitions and are increasing capital expenditure.
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