Mar 16, 2020

Any deals being put on pause right now due to Corona virus?

Title says it all. Are deals anyone is working on being put on pause due to uncertainty going forward and valuation considerations? For deals that require debt funding, I would think there is a lot of uncertainty around spread and leverage.
Any insights?

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CisSiberianOrchestra

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Analyst 2 in IB - Gen

Absolutely. This will hit way harder than you´d expect

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Intern in IB-M&A

Most processes suspended indefinitely. Big time shift towards RX right now.

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Can confirm deals are on hold

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