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Fitch Ratings was proud to host its fifth annual Business Development Company (BDC) Conference this week in New York City! The event drew a full crowd, bringing together senior Fitch analysts, BDC executives, middle-market participants and other senior industry professionals to host panels addressing the opportunities and challenges ahead for the BDC industry. We appreciate all of our attendees, in person and virtually, as well as our impressive lineup of speakers who helped make the event such a success! We are also happy to announce the release of BDC Outlook 2025. Download a copy of the report to hear more from our analysts: https://ow.ly/a9Au50UcfAO #FitchRatings #PrivateCredit #CreditOutlook #FitchOutlooks2025

Packaged food companies in the US and EMEA will maintain their focus on sales volumes recovery in 2025. They will maintain focus on sales volumes recovery through heightened levels of their marketing and promotional activities, and more actively re-shaping their portfolios, including via M&A. Learn more: https://ow.ly/YOe350Uamoj #Food #Credit #Analysis

#FitchRatings has published a relative credit analysis on global gold #miners. The credit outlooks of these companies are supported by balanced capital deployment resulting in healthy balance sheets and stable-to-improving mining profiles. Rating headroom is generally high with strong profit margins for respective ratings. Read More: https://ow.ly/cWFA50Uc0fk #NaturalResources #Metals

What are the drivers and credit implications of the slowdown in the Chinese engineering and construction sector? Join Jeremy Carter, Global Head of Corporate Ratings, and Charles Zhang, Director of APAC Corporate Ratings, as they answer these questions and discuss the future of companies in the sector. Listen to other episodes in the series: https://ow.ly/sf1r50UbRTM #FitchRatings #CorporateFinance #Construction #China #Property

Fitch Ratings was pleased to host its inaugural Fund Finance Reception this week in New York City! Senior Fund and Asset Manager (FAM) members on the business and analytical teams were happy to kick off the holiday season with fellow fund finance professionals for an evening of fine food, drinks and meaningful connections. Visit our Fund Finance resource hub to learn more about our research and ratings, and contact us to discuss your needs: https://ow.ly/STiO50UbRMo #FitchRatings #FundFinance #PrivateCredit

Rated #traditional #investmentmanagers credit profiles are proving largely resilient to muted net new money (NNM) flows and margin pressure over 2024. Learn more: https://ow.ly/Mo1s50Ua9RR #FitchRatings

Fitch Ratings expects margins and FCF for medical device firms to grow steadily over the medium term. Operating leverage supported by healthy top-line growth will drive this improvement. Learn more: https://ow.ly/pQWB50Uamia #Healthcare #MedicalDevice #Credit #Analysis

China’s latest fiscal announcements appear focused on addressing medium-term structural impediments to economic growth from strained local government finances, but are unlikely to provide an immediate boost or offset deflationary risk. Read more: https://ow.ly/oZ2550U5QSm Visit our website for more China insights: https://ow.ly/hrGG50U5QKo #asiapacific #china #fiscal #economy #debt #LGFVs #LRGs

See the benefits of using Fitch ratings and research and why we are trusted by capital market participants worldwide. Watch the video now: https://ow.ly/CAEz50TVFMB #FitchRatings #CapitalMarket #CreditRating #FixedIncome

Stress tests on banks exposure to #CRE including #USoffice, #HongKong & #ChinaCRE indicate major global #banks would be fairly resilient to significant commercial real estate (CRE) stress. However, half of the 16 banks analyzed could face a one-notch standalone credit downgrade - including US, Germany, Nordic, and Asia-Pacific based banks. Read more: ttps://https://lnkd.in/dpNFk_jm #FitchRatings