Blackstone Is Predicting a Big Surge in Quant Credit Investing

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Kirkland & Ellis Sees More Distressed Lenders Flipping Company Boards

More private investors in distressed companies are looking to replace directors and take control, according to Kirkland & Ellis. “It’s a very important remedy — it candidly drives a lot of negotiation when things are distressed,” H.T. Flanagan, a debt finance partner at the law f ...  Show more

Magnetar Scours $600 Billion Stressed Debt Pile for Bond, Loan Value

Magnetar Capital is scouring a $600 billion pile of troubled corporate bonds and loans for value as much of the debt comes due. “Yesterday’s buyout boom is today’s credit opportunity,” Austin Camporin, head of special situations at the $17 billion alternative asset manager, tells ...  Show more

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