Bloomberg reports on slowing U.S. growth as trade wars weigh on businesses [Yahoo News, Bloomberg; July 26, 2019]
Windstream’s dispute with its REIT spinoff Uniti heats up, as Windstream seeks to recharacterize its $650 million-per-year lease agreement with Uniti as a disguised financing [Law360; July 25, 2019]
Virginia congressman’s bill on small business bankruptcy reform
Could the US already be in a recession? [USA Today; June 25, 2019]
Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board proposes bankruptcy plan framework that would cut debt payments by half over the next 30 years [CNBC; June 16, 2019]
As part of proposed agreement between CFPB, attorneys general from 43 states and defunct for-profit
In this four-part You Tube series, Mayer Brown partner Jason Elder offers practical insights on high-yield debt for Asia-based issuers seeking to understand important covenants and trends.
Supreme Court agrees to review constitutional challenge to board overseeing bankrupt Puerto Rico’s finances [WSJ; June 20, 2019]
Bipartisan proposal for new small business provisions in Bankruptcy Code [American Bankruptcy Institute Journal; May 2019]
Latest memo from Oaktree’s Howard Marks on why this time market cycle isn’t different [OakTree; June 12, 2019]
Is the “vast” liquidity in the market a mirage? Bloomberg chimes in [Bloomberg; June 13, 2019]