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A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.» is a well-known quote attributed to Mark Twain. This quote aptly describes the impact of the financial crisis on the banking environment and especially the credit crunch further to which many borrowers are desperately looking for sources of credit to finance or refinance their business. Fortunately, alternative investors such as hedge funds, private equity funds and real estate funds are more than happy to step into the void and fill the lending gap.
When you think about the financial crisis and the still reverberating effect, what comes to mind are things like: subprimes, banking system failure, euro zone deficit, country downgrades andeconomic...
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