Contributors
Benefit from the wealth of knowledge and experience of key industry players and commentators, including:
Carrie-Anne Holt, European Managing Editor, Debtwire, assesses the size of the stressed and distressed market globally.
Diane Vazza, Head of Global Fixed Income Research and the US Managing Director, Standard & Poor’s, forecast future defaults.
Mariarosa Verde, Managing Director of Credit Market Research, Fitch Ratings, reveals her insights on recoveries.
Diego Iscaro, Senior International economist, IHS Global Insight, shares his understanding of what is leading companies into distress.
Dr. Philip Gisdakis, Director and Head of Credit Strategy & Structured Credit Research, HBV-UniCredit Research, on the bottom of the credit cycle and opportunities in CDOs.
Kenneth Emery, Senior Vice President of Corporate Default Research, Moody’s, on historic and potential defaults and ratings downgrades.
Professor Edward Altman, NYU Stern, on the application of his Z-score bankruptcy prediction model and his view on the debt cycle.
Eric Tourret, Partner, Ernst & Young, advises on due diligence and valuations.
Henry Owsley, Partner, Gordian Group investment bank, talks about distressed investing strategies.
Josh Gonze, Portfolio Manager, Thornburg Investment Management, discusses opportunities in the US high yield municipal bond market.
Elliott Associates provide precedent-making comments on sovereign distressed debt.
Anna Gelpern, Professor of Law and expert on development finance, gives a view on sovereign distressed debt.
Stephen Rothwell, Executive Director of hedge fund Argo Capital Management, on emerging market investments.
Iain Burnett, Co-Head of Distressed Debt, BlueBay Asset Management Plc, shares insights for the sector in Western Europe.
Geoffrey Gwin, Chairman, Group G Capital, explains his screening approach and investing in small and mid caps in the US.
Jon Bruss, CEO and Managing Principal, Fortress Partners Capital Managers, sees solid opportunities in well-rated small cap US bank debt.
Mounir Guen, CEO and founder of MVision private equity fund, discusses opportunities in the private equity industry.
Dr. Jerome Booth, Head of Research, Ashmore Investment Management, offers a different view of the current credit crunch and emerging markets.
Dave Breazzano, President, DDJ Capital Management, speaks on small and mid cap private equity investments in the US and Canada.
Jon Moulton, Founder and Managing Partner, Alchemy Partners, shares his expertise and talks about his 30%-plus returns.
Dr. Peter Laib, Managing Director, Adveq, talks about fund of fund private equity investments and the credit cycle.
Professor Roger Leeds, the foremost academic on emerging market private equity, offers his assessment on distressed investments.
Sion Kearsey, Managing Partner and founder, Kelso Place Asset Management, weighs in on UK restructuring and turnarounds.
Andrew Rabinowitz, Chief Operating Officer, Marathon Asset Management, discusses trading strategies and prime mortgage investments.
David Castillo, Senior Managing Director, Further Lane Securities, on sub-prime and ABS investments.
Bryan Whalen, Partner and Specialist Portfolio Manager, Metropolitan West Asset Management, on investment strategies in RMBS and ABS.
Mick Solimene and Michael Bruder, Managing Directors, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., discuss CDS, leveraged loans and sub-prime.
Edward E. Gainor, Partner, McKee Nelson LLP, talks about distressed MBS and sub-prime legal issues.
Richard Nevins, Partner, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, outlines some cutting-edge legal issues and compares global insolvency regimes.
William Wagner, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, weighs in on legal issues in distressed asset investments.
Michael Reilly, Co-leader, Financial Restructuring Practice Group, Bingham McCutchen LLP, examines legal developments in the US.