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Sep 27, 2021 • 19min
Americas Core Credit: Chinese Regulatory Tightening in Macau (Sept. 24, 2021)
On this week’s Americas Core Credit podcast Jeff Brenner and Julian Bulaon from our Americas Covenants team discuss how the Chinese government’s proposed revisions to Macau’s gaming laws could potentially trigger defaults and cause other problems under the debt documents of U.S. based gaming companies operating out of Macau.
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Sep 20, 2021 • 8min
Americas Core Credit: Johnson & Johnson “Texas Two-Step” Strategy and Yak Access (Sept. 17, 2021)
Dive into the intriguing legal strategies of Johnson & Johnson as they tackle talc liabilities with a bold Chapter 11 maneuver. Explore the financial hurdles faced by Yak Access and the shifts in Cornerstone Chemical's operations post-Hurricane Ida. Learn about the rising raw material costs and significant legislative updates shaping Puerto Rico's fiscal future. This episode reveals the complex interplay of corporate strategies and economic conditions, providing insights into the ever-evolving financial landscape.

Sep 16, 2021 • 11min
EMEA Core Credit: Naftogaz CEO Under Fire, Comexposium in the Courts
Each episode of Reorg's biweekly EMEA Core Credit podcast series features a deep dive on issues and companies in the distressed and high-yield space. This week, we take a look at Ukrainian oil and gas group Naftogaz and French conference organiser Comexposium.
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Sep 13, 2021 • 41min
Americas Core Credit: Purdue Chapter 11; Fraudulent Transfer Claims and Third-Party Claims
Each episode of Reorg’s weekly podcast series features a look back at highlights and top stories from the week in review and a preview of what's to come in the week ahead, followed by a deep dive on issues and companies in the distressed and high-yield space. For this week’s Deep Dive, Reorg’s Karen Leung and David Zubkis discuss the $4.6 billion settlement with the Sackler family in the Purdue chapter 11 cases and explore the releases of fraudulent transfer claims and third-party claims against the Sacklers.
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Sep 9, 2021 • 9min
EMEA Middle Market: September Deal Pipeline, Direct Lenders
Our EMEA Middle Market experts discuss deal pipelines and important direct lending situations for the month of September.

Sep 7, 2021 • 23min
Americas Core Credit: Murray Energy Bankruptcy; Who Waived My Remedies? (Sept. 3, 2021)
On this week’s podcast our Americas Core Credit and Americas Covenants experts discuss a recent opinion from the Murray Energy bankruptcy after a bankruptcy court upheld the waiver by a majority of DIP lenders where a minority DIP lender’s right to default interest arising from a breach of a covenant is only enforceable by the minority lender.
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Sep 3, 2021 • 10min
EMEA Core Credit: Iceland Bonds Decline; Adler Group Debt, Equity Shorted
Each episode of the Reorg Europe biweekly podcast series features a deep dive on issues and companies in the distressed and high-yield space. This week, we take a look at U.K. retailer Iceland and German real estate group Adler.
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Aug 30, 2021 • 53min
Americas Core Credit: Texas-Two Step Bankruptcies (Aug. 27, 2021)
The podcast discusses Texas two-step bankruptcies and how they could be applied to Johnson & Johnson and Imerys Talc. It explores objections and rulings surrounding the bankruptcy maneuver, as well as the amended plan and third-party release changes. The podcast also covers Puerto Rico's Title III bankruptcy process and examines the concept of splitting operations and liabilities in a Texas two-step bankruptcy strategy. Additionally, it delves into the implications of indemnification obligations in this type of bankruptcy and the challenges of enforcing funding agreements for liability transfers.

Aug 23, 2021 • 43min
Americas Core Credit: Recent Municipal Credit Trends in CCRCs (Aug. 20, 2021)
On this week’s podcast the Americas Core Credit team replays our municipals webinar from a few weeks ago where members of our Americas Municipals coverage team discussed recent credit trends in continuing care retirement communities, or CCRCs, as the industry has seen a wide range of outcomes, including Vicar’s Landing’s recent borrowing of $84.4 million in connection with the expansion of its Ponte Vedra Beach community; the chapter 11 filings of The Harborside and The Buckingham; and defaulted credits that are still exploring their options, such as Glen Hope Harbor and American Eagle.
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Aug 19, 2021 • 12min
EMEA Core Credit: Pressure on German Auto Parts Groups Standard Profil and Adler Pelzer
Each episode of Reorg's biweekly EMEA Core Credit podcast series features a deep dive on issues and companies in the distressed and high-yield space. This week, we take a look at German auto parts suppliers Standard Profil and Adler Pelzer.
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