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This week we feature a preview of the week ahead, coverage of the recent banking turmoil at SVB, Credit Suisse, Signature Bank and Western Alliance, potential restructurings from Carvana, Ligado, Lumen and ATI, and in-court developments for Puerto Rico, LTL Management, Diamond Sports Group and LATAM Airlines. Chapters in this podcast include: 00:30 - Weekly recap 08:08 - Week’s top-read stories 08...

Bart Capeci, Senior Legal Analyst at Reorg, and Apostolos Gkoutzinis, head of the capital markets practice at Milbank in London, discuss the Swiss government's decision to write down all of Credit Suisse's AT1 notes and what that might mean for the broader European AT1 market. #leveragedfinance #highyield

Each episode of Reorg's weekly EMEA Core Credit podcast series features detailed discussion on issues and companies across the #credit lifecycle. This week’s podcast includes discussion of: - The latest developments at Credit Suisse, including the Swiss Regulator’s decision to wipe out 16 billion Swiss francs of the bank's tier 1 notes; - Upcoming restructuring of German elevator parts maker Wittu...

In the latest installment of this Expert Views series, Reorg’s Legal Director, Shan Qureshi speaks to law firm Akin Gump’s Emma Simmonds, Sam Brodie and Clare Cottle. The lawyers took time out of their schedule to provide their expert view on liability management exercises and the considerations borrowers and lenders should take when pursuing them. #leveragedfinance #highyield

More than 10 years after the first edition of FTI Consulting’s Navigating Today’s Environment | The Directors’ and Officers’ Guide to Restructuring, Michael Eisenband, the firm’s Global Co-Leader of Corporate Finance & Restructuring and Consulting Editor for the new edition, discusses what has changed over the past decade in restructuring, how the recent Silicon Valley Bank collapse alters the...

This week we feature a preview of the week ahead and coverage of the Diamond Sports chapter 11 filing, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and other regional banks, potential restructurings and refinancings on the horizon from WeWork, Diebold, Audacy and FXI. We also discuss litigation related to Serta Simmons and Mitel Networks and the first hearing held by the newly formed House Financial Servic...

Each episode of Reorg's weekly EMEA Core Credit podcast series features detailed discussion on issues and companies across the #credit lifecycle. This week’s podcast includes discussion of: - Primary highlights for the week; - The European fallout from the Silicon Valley Bank collapse; - Ukrainian metals and mining group Metinvest is scheduled to pay down one of its five eurobonds next month and a...

At the center of Silicon Valley Bank’s stunning collapse was an investment portfolio stuffed with mortgage-backed securities, or MBS. In this special podcast, Chris Maloney, MBS strategist at Bank of Oklahoma Capital Financial Markets, explains the asset class, their outsized losses since the Fed commenced its rate-tightening program, and the Fed’s options as it seeks to simultaneously battle infl...

The Reorg Primary View: Reorg’s Patrick Fitzgerald speaks with Scott Roberts, president and senior managing partner at Belvedere Direct Lending Advisors LLC, about the state of the direct lending environment in the US, how it compares with with Europe and Latin America, and how a potential recession could impact direct lending activity.

This week we feature a preview of the week ahead and new coverage alerts on FXI Holding and SVB Financial, potential restructurings on the horizon from National CineMedia, Flint Group, United Road Service and Heartland Dental, new Reorg analysis of Venator Materials, LifePoint Health, AMC Entertainment and major cruise operators, and crypto coverage of FTX. Chapters in this podcast include: 00:31...

Each episode of Reorg's weekly EMEA Core Credit podcast series features detailed discussion on issues and companies across the #credit lifecycle. This week’s podcast includes discussion of: - Primary highlights for the week; - The collapse of restructuring talks between stretchy fabrics maker Lycra and its ad hoc group of bondholders; - Reorg’s waterfall model of titanium dioxide producer Venator...

Each episode of Reorg's weekly EMEA Core Credit podcast series features detailed discussion on issues and companies across the #credit lifecycle. This week’s podcast includes discussion of: - Primary highlights for the week; - The post restructuring recovery prospects of U.K. retailer Matalan; - The ongoing restructuring of German elevator parts maker Wittur. We're looking for feedback to improve...

Our weekly recap and preview for next week features Talen Energy, Voyager Digital and Ultra Petroleum. This week, we feature a replay from The Reorg Primary View series, where Ajay Bijoor, managing director in Baird Global Investment Banking’s Restructuring Advisory, discusses interest rates, the outlook for restructurings, middle-market companies, private credit and the best cheesesteaks in Phila...

Each episode of Reorg's weekly EMEA Core Credit podcast series features detailed discussion on issues and companies across the #credit lifecycle. This week’s podcast includes discussion of: - U.K. property search and price comparison company Zoopla’s maturities in 2025 and 2026; - Dutch plastic container producer Schoeller, whose 2024 notes are yielding 34% as investors worry about refinancing ris...

Our weekly recap and preview for next week features Avaya, Celsius Networks, Revlon and a bankruptcy industry update on the middle-market outlook for 2023. For this week’s deep dive, Andy Lee and Saish Setty of Parallaxes Capital speak to Reorg’s head of covenants, Peter Washkowitz, about tax receivables agreements using Carvana’s tax receivables agreement as a case study of this esoteric tax asse...

Each episode of Reorg's weekly EMEA Core Credit podcast series features detailed discussion on issues and companies across the #credit lifecycle. This week’s podcast includes discussion of: - This week’s highlights from the European #primarymarket; - French care home operator Orpea, which has signed a lockup agreement on a draft restructuring proposal; and - How the petrol station and convenience...

In this week’s episode of The Reorg Primary View, Ajay Bijoor, managing director in Baird Global Investment Banking’s Restructuring Advisory, discusses interest rates, the outlook for restructurings, middle market companies, private credit and the best cheesesteaks in Philadelphia with Reorg’s James Holloway. #privatecredit #highyield #leveragedfinance

Our weekly recap and preview for next week features Party City, Voyager Digital, Cineworld and Bed Bath & Beyond. We’ll be taking a brief recess from our deep dive segment but will be back soon with more premium content. We're looking for feedback to improve the podcast experience! Please share your thoughts here: www.research.net/r/Reorg_podcast_survey #highyieldbonds #leveragedfinance #perfo...

Each episode of Reorg's weekly EMEA Core Credit podcast series features detailed discussion on issues and companies across the #credit lifecycle. This week’s podcast includes discussion of: - This week’s highlights from the European #primarymarket; - British petrol station empire EG Group, which faces a maturity wall in 2025; - Recent developments in Norwegian offshore service company DOF’s restru...

Our weekly recap and preview for next week features Cineworld, LTL Management, Serta Simmons, PJM Merchant Generators, Nautilus Generation and Lightstone Generation. This week we feature a replay from The Reorg Primary View series, where Jon Henes, co-founder and CEO of C Street Advisory, discusses cryptocurrency bankruptcies and looming regulation within the industry with Reorg reporter Ellen Sch...

Each episode of Reorg's weekly EMEA Core Credit podcast series features detailed discussion on issues and companies across the #credit lifecycle. This week’s podcast includes discussion of: - This week’s highlights from the European #primarymarket; - Reorg’s #cashflowanalysis of Benelux DIY retailer Maxeda; - Recent developments at Australia-headquartered oncology services company GenesisCare; and...

In this week’s episode of The Reorg Primary View, Aguinaldo Ribeiro Jr of the law firm of Lollato, Lopes, Rangel & Ribeiro discusses debt instruments and soccer teams in Brazil with Reorg’s Carolina Guerra. We're looking for feedback to improve the podcast experience! Please share your thoughts here: www.research.net/r/Reorg_podcast_survey #highyield #leveragedloans #leveragedfinance #distress...

Our weekly recap and preview for next week features Serta Simmons, Party City, Heritage Power and DISH Network. We’ll be taking a brief recess from our deep dive segment this week but will be back soon with more premium content. We're looking for feedback to improve the podcast experience! Please share your thoughts here: www.research.net/r/Reorg_podcast_survey Chapters in this podcast include: 00...

The German real estate company Adler Group said it had agreed with most of its senior unsecured fixed-rate noteholders that will allow it to carry out an English law Part 26A plan to implement its #restructuring agreement. In this special episode of Reorg Europe Podcast we discuss the events leading up to the plan announcement, what the restructuring hopes to achieve and finally what a plan might...

Each episode of Reorg's weekly EMEA Core Credit podcast series features detailed discussion on issues and companies across the credit lifecycle. This week’s podcast includes discussion of: Primary highlights this week; French care home operator Orpea’s second conciliation process; and List of issuers with near-term maturities which may find it challenging to refinance their debt. We're looking for...