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US Special Situations: Belk completes deleveraging transaction – Press Release LevFin InsightsSpecial Situations

US Special Situations: Belk completes deleveraging transaction – Press Release

Press release: CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Belk, Inc. (“Belk” or the “Company”), a privately-owned department store with nearly…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: July 23, 2024

Monsanto/Bayer: Aspirin Is No Cure for Purdue CreditSightsSpecial Situations

Monsanto/Bayer: Aspirin Is No Cure for Purdue

Executive Summary We have previously discussed that Monsanto has considered using the Texas Two-Step liability…

Sara LawalArticle published date: July 18, 2024

US Bankruptcy: Chicken Soup for the Soul first-day bankruptcy hearing delayed amid payroll delinquency and creditor disputes LevFin InsightsSpecial Situations

US Bankruptcy: Chicken Soup for the Soul first-day bankruptcy hearing delayed amid payroll delinquency and creditor disputes

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. (CSSE), the parent company of Redbox, was directed by…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: July 1, 2024

Department Stores: More for Macy’s, NMG Sells Out CreditSightsSpecial Situations

Department Stores: More for Macy’s, NMG Sells Out

Fireworks, hot dogs, flags, private department store deals? The news/chatter calendar was surprisingly active on…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: July 5, 2024

US Bankruptcy: Chicken Soup for the Soul Converts to Chapter 7 Amid Insufficient Funds LevFin InsightsSpecial Situations

US Bankruptcy: Chicken Soup for the Soul Converts to Chapter 7 Amid Insufficient Funds

Chicken Soup for the Soul (CSSE) converted its chapter 11 case to a chapter 7 liquidation…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: July 11, 2024

SCOTUS Opens Floodgates to Regulatory Litigation? CreditSightsSpecial Situations

SCOTUS Opens Floodgates to Regulatory Litigation?

Executive Summary On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled its 1984 landmark decision…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: July 1, 2024

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Third-Party Releases CreditSightsSpecial Situations

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Third-Party Releases

Executive Summary On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Court held, in an appeal arising out…

Sara LawalArticle published date: June 28, 2024

US IG & Leveraged Finance 2H24/1H25 Outlook Special SituationsCreditSights

US IG & Leveraged Finance 2H24/1H25 Outlook

Executive Summary With our 2H24/1H25 outlook, we are maintaining our Market Weight allocation to US…

Sara LawalArticle published date: June 17, 2024

Hertz: Warrant Litigation Explained CreditSightsSpecial Situations

Hertz: Warrant Litigation Explained

Executive Summary On June 14, 2024, holders of certain warrants issued by Hertz commenced litigation…

Sara LawalArticle published date: June 17, 2024

EMEA Special Situations: Adler AGPS bondholders approve recap amendments, ‘far surpassing’ 75% support threshold for each series LevFin InsightsSpecial Situations

EMEA Special Situations: Adler AGPS bondholders approve recap amendments, ‘far surpassing’ 75% support threshold for each series

Adler's second-lien bondholders have voted for the restructuring amendments, meaning it should be able to…

Sara LawalArticle published date: June 18, 2024

Interval funds emerge alongside non-traded BDCs as compelling option for retail investors LevFin InsightsPrivate Credit

Interval funds emerge alongside non-traded BDCs as compelling option for retail investors

Having won over institutional investors such as pension funds and endowments, private credit managers have…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: June 17, 2024

PREPA: 1st Circuit Holds Revenue Bonds Are Secured CreditSightsSpecial Situations

PREPA: 1st Circuit Holds Revenue Bonds Are Secured

Executive Summary On June 12, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: June 13, 2024

PluralSight Raises Preferred Equity, Conducts Drop-Down Liability Management Transaction LevFin InsightsSpecial Situations

PluralSight Raises Preferred Equity, Conducts Drop-Down Liability Management Transaction

PluralSight raised new preferred equity financing and conducted a drop-down transaction that involved sponsor Vista Equity…

Siobhan HodsonArticle published date: June 12, 2024

US Special Situations: Sinclair debt jumps after Chatham Asset Management sends letter calling for traditional refinancing efforts LevFin Insights

US Special Situations: Sinclair debt jumps after Chatham Asset Management sends letter calling for traditional refinancing efforts

Debt backing Sinclair is up in secondary trading today after Chatham Asset Management sent a public letter to CEO…

Sara LawalArticle published date: June 3, 2024

US Bankruptcy: Diamond Sports extends confirmation to July; MLB, NBA skeptical of viable path forward LevFin Insights

US Bankruptcy: Diamond Sports extends confirmation to July; MLB, NBA skeptical of viable path forward

Diamond Sports announced at a status conference today in the Southern District of Texas Bankruptcy Court…

Sara LawalArticle published date: June 4, 2024

US Bankruptcy: WeWork confirms chapter 11 plan with unanimous creditor support; Cupar Grimmond acquiring majority control LevFin Insights

US Bankruptcy: WeWork confirms chapter 11 plan with unanimous creditor support; Cupar Grimmond acquiring majority control

Related documents: Chapter 11 Plan WeWork secured confirmation of its chapter 11 plan today in the…

Sara LawalArticle published date: May 30, 2024

US Weekly: Fading the Fed CreditSights

US Weekly: Fading the Fed

Executive Summary Treasury Markets: The Treasury curve bear flattened as the 2Y rose 12 bp…

Sara LawalArticle published date: May 28, 2024

US Bankruptcy: Red Lobster granted access to DIP; “endless shrimp” promotion to be investigated for mismanagement LevFin Insights

US Bankruptcy: Red Lobster granted access to DIP; “endless shrimp” promotion to be investigated for mismanagement

Related documents: First-day declaration – Jonathon Tibus Red Lobster secured access to $40mn of its $100mn new…

Sara LawalArticle published date: May 21, 2024

Strategy: Stress Testing US HY Interest Coverage CreditSights

Strategy: Stress Testing US HY Interest Coverage

Executive Summary With the US leveraged finance markets firmly back in business, we provide an…

Sara LawalArticle published date: May 23, 2024

Golden Seahorse: Reinstatement & Default Interest CreditSights

Golden Seahorse: Reinstatement & Default Interest

Executive Summary This note discusses a pending appeal arising out of the Golden Seahorse LLC…

Sara LawalArticle published date: May 14, 2024