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First Brands judge grants former executives partial access to D&O insurance proceeds for legal costs

US/EMEA Post Petition: First Brands judge grants former executives partial access to D&O insurance proceeds for legal costs

Former First Brands Group executives partially prevailed in their motion to access funds from directors and officers (D&O) insurance policies issued…
January 9, 20265 min Read More

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US/EMEA Post Petition: First Brands judge punts ruling on creditor Onset Financial’s motion to intervene in litigation against ex-CEO James

The judge overseeing First Brands Group’s chapter 11 case punted a ruling on creditor Onset Financial’s motion to intervene in the…
January 9, 20264 min Read More

US/EMEA Post Petition: First Brands to propose January sale process amid liquidity woes, tees up collateral fight with Evolution Credit Partners

First Brands Group said it intends to kick off a marketing and sale process for its assets this month, and creditor…
January 9, 20264 min Read More
First Brands ex-CEO James, Onset Financial win bid to quash UCC discovery requests

US/EMEA Post Petition: First Brands ex-CEO James, Onset Financial win bid to quash UCC discovery requests

Various parties in First Brands Group’s chapter 11 cases succeeded in their requests to quash deposition requests from the unsecured creditors…
January 9, 20265 min Read More

US CLO: Traders say Triple A spreads largely unmoved by largest 2.0 CLO BWIC on record

Spreads on Triple A rated CLO paper withstood what is believed to be the largest CLO 2.0 Triple A auction…
December 5, 20251 min Read More

EMEA Insight: Credit blackspots drive price dispersion among CLO reset Single B tranches

Pricing dispersion in sub-investment grade tranches for European CLO resets has intensified into the year-end as idiosyncratic credit problems prompt…
November 25, 20253 min Read More

US Special Situations: Office Properties DIP fight highlights intercreditor dispute

Office Properties Income Trust's chapter 11 case has turned into an intercreditor brawl, as a consortium of 2027 secured bondholders challenge…
November 7, 20257 min Read More

US Insight: LPs look to diversify direct lending exposure as larger deals drive BDC portfolio overlap

Between industry, geography and other elements, building a balanced portfolio has always been a focus for private credit investors, but…
October 21, 20258 min Read More

US/EMEA Post Petition: First Brands UCC selects Cole Schotz and Brown Rudnick as legal counsel

First Brands’ unsecured creditors committee selected Cole Schotz and Brown Rudnick as legal counsel, according to a notice of appearance…
October 20, 20251 min Read More

US Insight: Despite perceived risks, lower middle-market deal volume leads M&A revival

The perception that lower middle-market deals are riskier than other segments of direct lending has been the subject of much…
October 20, 20255 min Read More

US Insight: Rights over lender-appointed boards become latest private credit battleground

Proxy rights for lenders have become the latest battleground in deal negotiations, according to sources, coming as the tussle over…
July 31, 20254 min Read More

EMEA Funds: YMER SC to launch fourth structured credit fund, targeting CLO equity and warehouse investments

Stockholm-headquartered alternative credit manager YMER SC is set to launch its fourth structured credit fund at the end of this…
July 18, 20252 min Read More

US Insight: Liquidity risks loom for interval funds even as retail investors jump in

Interval funds have had explosive growth as private credit’s enticing yields draw individual investors to the asset class, a constituency…
July 17, 20257 min Read More

US Weekly Insights: Alera’s ~$4bn 1L/2L private credit takeout headlines revival in opportunistic business; New Fortress Energy debt tumbles after big Q1 miss

Weekly20250516.pptx Against the backdrop of a secondary that’s finally clawed its way back to pre-"Liberation Day" levels, new issuance is…
May 20, 202538 min Read More

US Private Credit Weekly: Retail BDC money could create challenges amid tough deal backdrop

LFI Private Credit Weekly 05-09-25.xlsx The increase in the number of retail investors in private credit has provided managers a…
May 13, 20258 min Read More

US Private Credit Weekly: Secondaries take primary focus while BDCs earnings calls portend promising fate for direct lenders

LFI Private Credit Weekly 05-02-25.xlsx Recent fundraising for credit secondaries coupled with solid BDC earnings and supportive insights from managers'…
May 2, 202513 min Read More

US Insight: Private credit taps AI for competitive advantage

Over the last decade, private credit has emerged as a viable lending option even when – and especially when –…
April 30, 20254 min Read More

US Insight: Broader market volatility could create opportunity for private credit lenders

During periods of volatility, some folks see opportunity, and direct lenders may be among those folks. Amid the current backdrop…
April 9, 20254 min Read More

US Post Petition: Zips Car Wash lines up speedy chapter 11 to implement debt-for-equity swap, wipe out unsecureds

This is a preview of LevFin Insights’ new bankruptcy product, LFI US Post Petition News. To maintain access to this coverage after the…
February 7, 20255 min Read More

EMEA Insight: LMEs made up over two-thirds of defaults in Europe in 2024

A surge in liability management exercises (LMEs) drove defaults in the European market in 2024. Data on distressed debt exchanges…
February 7, 20254 min Read More

Opus Connect Private Debt Deal Connect and Summit: Optimism for dealmaking circulates ahead of New York Conference

A month into 2025 and there is still plenty of anxiousness surrounding M&A. When will it happen? Will the valuation…
February 4, 20252 min Read More

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