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Weekly News – February 13

In Sussberg We Trust, Michaels success story, QVC Fire Sale!, From LME straight to the trash heap,  Andrew Milgram on the middle market, and much, much, more...

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In Sussberg We Trust, Michaels success story, QVC Fire Sale!, From LME straight to the trash heap,  Andrew Milgram on the middle market, and much, much, more...


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2026 Credit Opportunities Symposium

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Bruce Richards on the Markets

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Credit Opportunities Symposium

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Credit Markets in Flux:

Late Cycle Opportunities & Pitfalls

Thursday, March 12, 2026 

Reception at 5:30pm

Friday, March 13, 2026

All-day Program

NYU Stern School of Business

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Agenda:

Keynote Presentation

Steve Tananbaum, GoldenTree Asset Management, in conversation with Sara Eisen, CNBC


Managing Credit Risk Across the Corporate Loan Market

This panel will explore how the convergence of broadly syndicated loans and private credit is reshaping investment management. Experts will discuss managing credit risk across market cycles and analyze emerging trends in credit and liquidity.

Moderated by Ted Basta (LSTA) with Harpreet Anand (Oak Hill), Ramki Muthukrishnan (S&P Ratings)


Free falls, fraud and fun - Chapter 11 in real time

This panel of legal experts will explore the latest developments in Chapter 11, including new filings, emerging disputes, and the cases shaping today’s restructuring landscape. Join industry experts for a timely discussion of current events and key trends unfolding in bankruptcy courts.

Moderated by Cat Corey, 9fin, with Matt Barr (Weil), Judge Craig T. Goldblatt (Bankruptcy Court, Delaware), Ray Schrock (Latham), Robert Stark (Brown Rudnick)


LMEs: You Can't Tell Where You're Going If You Don't Know Where You've Been

In this session, Jared Muroff, Head of Special Situations at Octus, will discuss recent developments in liability management exercises with a focus on their impact on potential future transactions.

LME Tools of the Trade: Recent Developments and Hot Topics In Loan Market Documentation.

This panel will examine recent loan market developments in the context of liability management, including DQ list flexibility, anti-cooperation and anti-advisor provisions, antitrust challenges, syndicate control, and other evolving liability-management technologies that are reshaping the playing field.

Moderated by Ian Feng (CreditSights) with Leonard Klingbaum (Ropes & Gray), Jason Krywood (Davis Polk) and Shai Schmidt (Glenn Agre)


Keynote: Vasant Dhar, author of Thinking with Machines: The Brave New World of AI


How is AI reshaping our world (and credit as well…)

This panel will include various perspectives of how AI is impacting the credit ecosystem, from data analytics to security selection and portfolio management.

Moderated by Steve Miller (Fitch) with Kelly Byrne (Mountain Point Credit), Rachel Jolivet (JPMorgan) and Sachin Gupta (Covara Capital)

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In Sussberg We Trust

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QVC Fire Sale!

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From LME straight to the trash heap...

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Loose docs ? LME ? tight docs ? can’t execute the operational turnaround ? file Ch. 11 ? exit with loose docs... you get the point.

....and then the cycle starts again.

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Middle-Market Masterclass

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Upcoming Events

Wharton Conference: Restructuring in the Age of Private Credit

February 20, 2026 

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Private Credit Restructuring: How Lenders and Sponsors Navigate Distress

February 26, 2026 

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ABI: Duberstein Moot Court Reception

March 2, 2026

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March 3, 2026

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CRC: 2026 Credit Opportunities Symposium

March 13, 2026

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Bankruptcy and Restructuring Primer for the C-Suite and the Board

April 22, 2026

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EMTA Forum: 2026 EM Corporate Bond Outlook in Boston

April 23, 2026

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The Data Download

Bringing Transparency to the Bankruptcy Process

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Our Take:

The Daily Cost of BK Legal fees Are Increasing.

Are we shocked? No.

We took a deep dive to see what is driving up the daily cost of restructurings and the culprit: Increasing Legal Hourly Rates. We analyzed final fee apps for top debtor law firms from 2018 to 2024 and found average hourly legal fees have increased by over 65% since 2018. Maybe a little bit of sunlight is the right disinfectant to help remedy the problem....

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