Updated: Financial slump to hit late-stage cleantech firms

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Fallout from the Lehman Brothers collapse will result in tighter credit conditions and falling share prices for cleantech firms, but experts are confident that the longer-term outlook still looks solid

The collapse of Lehman Brothers and the subsequent market fallout could thin the flow of cleantech IPOs for up to two years, say analysts, as strained equity investors adopt a more conservative approach....

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