That's the bill non-financial corporate borrowers face over the next two years as a chunk of their debts become due for repayment or refinancing, according to data from Dealogic.

In normal times borrowers would roll the debts over with their lending banks, or maybe issue new bonds. But as financial firms cram down their bloated balance sheets, doing so is harder, where it’s possible at all.

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The Corporate Finance Sourcebook is a one-of-a-kind information guide featuring over 1,900 of today's top investment sources and over 1,400 service firms. The investment world is in a constant state of change. As a result it has become increasingly difficult for business executives to keep up with today's financial market. The Corporate Finance Sourcebook solves this problem by giving you access to the best money managers and most successful investors in the industry.

It has been a tough year for corporate finance, so BDO Stoy Hayward has done especially well to scoop this award. From the highs of 2006 and 2007, the M&A market has gone into freefall as the credit crunch has seen cheap debt dry up and high profile companies like Cadbury Schweppes forced to go for a demerger rather than a sale of its beverages arm.

The Southeastern BIO Investor Forum is the Southeast region's premier life sciences venture capital conference, connecting emerging life science companies with potential investors in a forum that provides meaningful networking opportunities. Attracting more than 400 attendees, including investors from the Southeast and from around the world, SEBIO showcases 30 emerging life sciences companies from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and beyond each year. continue reading

Perth, Australia’s gateway to Biotechnology in Asia will host the inaugural annual BioNet Asia Pacific Investors Summit. The event will bring together investors, biotechnology executives and support professional from Australia and Asia to showcase their respective businesses and trade valuable business lessons with their counterparts from the region.

The 2008 Life Sciences & Healthcare Venture Summit presented by youngStartup Ventures is the premier bioscience industry gathering, connecting senior executives of early stage biotech, pharmaceutical, healthcare, medical device and diagnostic companies with venture capitalists, angel investors, corporate VCs and professional service firms.

Whether you're seeking funding, partnerships or new investment opportunities, The Life Sciences & Healthcare Venture Summit is one event you won't want to miss.

Medtech Insight and Windhover Information will present their "Investment In Innovation (In3) East" Conference Oct. 22-24 at The Westin Copley Place in Boston, MA. The event will bring together 50+ early- to late-stage medical device companies with the biggest dealmakers in the device business development and healthcare investment communities from the East Coast and around the world, for purposes of funding and/or strategic partnership. continue reading

BIT's Bio-Venture Capital Forum is the echo of successful and fruitful "Summer Davos" 2007, it is committed to a comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable path of biotechnology development. Bio-VC is the place where bio venture and high tech companies in & outside China present their unique technologies to professionals around the world.
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Financial Advisor Magazine published its "2008 RIA Ranking," in which it named its selection of the top registered investment advisors in the nation. The article appeared in July, 2008.

Financial Advisor Magazine ranked The Colony Group in the top 50 among the 384 leading advisory firms it recognized. This is the second time this year that The Colony Group has been ranked nationally by a major publication in the investment field. Earlier this year, Registered Rep Magazine included The Colony Group in its ranking of the top 100 registered investment advisors in the country. continue reading

Defense contractor Herley Industries Inc. said Tuesday it is exploring a possible sale and has enlisted an outside firm to serve as its financial advisor.

Jefferies Quarterdeck, a division of Jefferies & Company Inc., will assist Herley in its deliberations of "strategic alternatives," the company said in a statement.

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Credit Solutions has been named to Inc. Magazine's 2008 list of the 5000 fastest-growing privately held, for-profit companies in the nation, ranking #8 among the Top 100 Businesses in Dallas/Ft. Worth/Arlington, TX and #13 in the Top 100 Financial Services Companies in the nation.

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Nationwide, Britain's biggest mutual building society, plans to expand into Ireland in a move that will allow it to access funds from European Central Bank. The building society plans to offer savings products by post, phone and online in the Republic. The ECB has made the funds available to lenders to help ease problems related to the credit crunch. However, financial groups must have operations in the eurozone.

ClairMail, Inc., the leader in 2-way mobile phone-based customer interaction, today announced that Alerus Financial, a Midwestern-based financial services company offering banking and wealth management services, selected ClairMail to power its new mobile banking offering -- Alerus Mobile Access.

Union Bank of India announced the launch of Wealth Management Services to its High Net worth Clients today. The Bank launched its service offering to its clients in Bangalore. The Bank has tied up with Wealth Advisors (India) Pvt Ltd; one of the leading companies in the Wealth Management space for this initiative. With this offering the Bank plans to offer a wider range of solutions to its customers.

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Finance Minister Trevor Manuel, concerned that the government's best legislative efforts to clean up the financial services industry are not being enforced, has met Justice Minister Brigitte Mabandla to find out why there are not more prosecutions by the NPA.