1.27.2015

iGlobal Forum's Sixth Global Distressed Investing Summit

iGlobal Forum will host its sixth Global Distressed Investing Summit on Feb. 4. As with years past, the conference has a stellar line up of panels and panelists to discuss the current trends and issues facing the distressed debt universe. The summit will take place on Feb. 4 at the Park Lane Hotel in New York. Senior representatives from distressed funds, private equity firms, advisors, and ratings agencies will be attending. Reorg Research will be in attendance,

Bruce Richards, CEO and founding partner of Marathon Asset Management will be the keynote speaker at the event. Aside from the keynote interview, which will be titled “Where in the Cycle are we?” the topics of the scheduled panels are:

  • Exploiting the Distress in Energy-Related Credits
  • Profiting from European Distressed Opportunities
  • Examining the Potential for Distress in the Retail Sector
  • Unlocking Opportunities in Puerto Rico and Other Emerging Markets
  • Examining the State of the Re-Financing Markets

Additionally, there will be two roundtables titled “Profiting from Financial Liquidations” and “Opportunities in Distressed Real Estate.” Other speakers include professionals from firms such as KKR Credit, HSBC, Citibank, Schultze Asset Management, Archview Investment Group, Raith Capital Partners, GLC Advisors, Blackstone, Apex, Centerview Partners, Eyck Capital, BB&T Capital Markets, Siguler Guff & Co., Maglan Capital, Deutsche Bank, Bowery Investment Management, Guggenheim Partners, PMD Capital, Versa Capital Management, Schulte Roth, WAMCO, Orrick Herrington and Sutcliffe, Weil Gotshal, Alumcreek HOldings, Marathon Asset, Alcentra, Halcyon and HIG Capital.

For more information visit the 6th Global Distressed Investing Summit page. http://www.iglobalforum.com/6dd.html 



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1.20.2015

2015 Wharton Restructuring and Distressed Investing Conference Taking Place in New York

The Wharton Restructuring and Distressed Investing Conference is always one of the best conferences of the year. This year’s theme is “Signs of Distress? Looking Past the Current Market Cycle.” This conference is always a valuable source of insight and networking opportunities for distressed debt and restructuring professionals. The conference will take place on Feb. 27 at the Pierre Hotel in New York.

The keynote speakers this year are Bennett Goodman of GSO and former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, who is now at Centerview. As usual, there will also be a number of panels that are sure to provide interesting and valuable insight on a number of topics. The panel topics are:

  • Distressed Private Equity
  • Legal Restructuring: Distressed Acquisitions in Chapter 11
  • Financial Restructuring
  • Distressed Hedge Fund
  • Operational Restructuring

The legal restructuring panel features several well-known experts, including Judge Shelley Chapman, a bankruptcy judge in the Southern District of New York.

Reorg Research is happy to be a media partner for the event and will be in attendance. For more information, please visit the conference home page here: Wharton Restructuring and Distressed Investing Conference.

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I have spent the majority of my career as a value investor. For the past 8 years, I have worked on the buy side as a distressed debt and high yield investor.