August 2015 – In this edition, we provide our perspectives on the restructuring market during the second quarter of 2015 which include: Moody’s default rate finished the second quarter at 1.9%, while the S&P default rate rose to 2.1%, the highest rate since December 2013 when…

May 2015 – In this edition, we provide our perspectives on the restructuring market during the first quarter of 2015. During the first quarter, the big news for loan defaults was Caesars’ long-anticipated bankruptcy filing. According to Moody’s and S&P, default rates finished the first quarter at…

February 2015 – Continuing a trend seen over the past few years, and unlike the bankruptcy cycles of (1) 2000-2003 and (2) 2008-2009, which were clearly dominated by certain sectors (telecom/technology and financial services, respectively), 2014’s Chapter 11 activity covered a wide range of industries including…

November 2014 – In this edition, we provide our third quarter 2014 perspectives on the restructuring market. Default rates reported by Moody’s and S&P held relatively steady during the Third Quarter 2014, remaining low at 1.7% and 1.6%, respectively. With some indications of strengthening economic conditions, few corporate defaults are…

September 2014 – In this edition, we provide our second quarter 2014 perspectives on the restructuring market. According to Moody’s and S&P, default rates held relatively steady during the Second Quarter 2014, at 1.9% and 1.6%, respectively. EFH’s bankruptcy was already heavily expected, and hence has been excluded from…