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Conversations: Fighting the Fed with Armen Panossian, Danielle Poli, and Megan Messina

The Insight by Oaktree Capital

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The Implications of a Higher Rate Regime for Investors

In the past, companies were bought or financed under a rate regime that assumed stable rates. As a result, debt balances were put in place that today look bloated. Under the current rate regime, with short-term rates about 5%, base rates around 5%. You are seeing a considerable amount of additional equity being invested into companies when they're bought out.

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