Weekly News – March 1

McDermott makes it to the finish line (again), NYCB in flames, Dentons slush fund, SDTX fallout continues, FTX Examiner takes on S&C, and much, much more! ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­  

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for the week ended March 1, 2024

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McDermott makes it to the finish line (again), NYCB in flames, Dentons slush fund, SDTX fallout continues, FTX Examiner takes on S&C, and much, much more!


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Bruce Richards on the Markets:

Ring in Spring

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Justice Green quote of the week:

“I was horrified to discover that [McDermott] has spent around $150m on professional fees in negotiating with its secured creditors from December 2022 and then putting forward the plan and taking it to this hearing.†

The judge seconded the discomfort expressed by Baupost partner Richard Carona, a witness for the creditors, at this “enormous†sum of money. “I agree with his comment that there seems to something wrong with the restructuring industry, particularly in the US, where the costs appear to be out of control.â€

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NYCB hits the skids…. again…

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Regardless of the outcome here, and we hope we see an opinion at the end of this, the lawyering here has been a master class in courtroom drama. Kobre Kim’s Rosenbaum is giving  Perry Mason a run for his money. 

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More fallout from SDTX

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Bruce Richards on the Markets

Ring in Spring:


Happy March. Markets are feeling happy, relieved that Higher for Longer (rates) hasn’t stopped the S&P 500 from setting new highs as the economy (jobs & GDP) is strong as bull. Corporate financing needs have also moved in sync. After a slow 2022-2023 period for investment-grade corporate issuance, 2024 is providing to be a blockbuster year with ~$380B issuance y-t-d (first two months). It is also noteworthy that BBB-rated debt is nearly $4T of the total $7T IG market, with ~$1T rated BBB- (one notch above high yield, which has a total market size of ~$1.3T), leaving little margin for error and a big potential list of so-called fallen angels. Russell 2000 (IWM), however, is -16% lower than its all-time highs and has index constituents more representative of leveraged borrowers who have directed more cash flow to debt investors at higher rates. HY issuance has also been active, with ~$58B priced y-t-d (Goldman Sachs bar chart, below). In broadly syndicated loans (BSL), most of the action has been re-pricing, not refinancing, meaning that these borrowers are reducing their all-in rate with relatively low friction costs.


Tactical investors might want to reduce exposure to HY with spreads approaching ~300bp. Constructing a portfolio of improving credit stories, higher coupon cash flowing bonds and opportunistically trading the primary market is my recommendation at the current juncture, and for those allocators that want exposure, it is best to consider active managers that can produce index+ results with relatively low tracking error. Multi-asset credit solutions that include each of HY Bonds, BSLs, EM debt, and Structured Credit is what I recommend, to optimize for all seasons and active capital markets. It’s a new beginning, so let’s Ring in Spring.


Spreads today are:

AAA: +39bp

AA: +53bp

A: +80bp

BBB: +120bp

BB: +195bp

B: +317bp

CCC: +886bp

IG Index: +96bp

HY Index: +323bp

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One to watch…. S&C in the hot seat…

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