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Debtwire delivers actionable intelligence and research on fixed income markets to financial professionals across the globe. Launched in 2003 by The Mergermarket Group, Debtwire is a leading publisher of news and information on the distressed debt and leveraged finance markets. The business was acquired by the Financial Times Group in August 2006.

Quabit a blueprint for real estate debt restructurings in Spain

Slicing and dicing of syndicated loans could ease restructurings. by Debtwire

Oaktree’s success, ambition moves firm’s distressed strategy from the shade to the spotlight

Hedge fund ramps up ahead of corporate defaults and debt maturity wall. by Debtwire

Caesars’ quest for balance sheet stability hones in on cyberspace

Online poker legislation could provide a first-mover advantage. by Debtwire

DirectBuy hires restructuring advisors; HIG and Bayside Capital lead bondholder mobilization

Potential debt restructuring at litigation-struck retailer galvanizes bond investors into action. by Debtwire

Latin Lessons: What Greece can Learn from Argentina

To Default or Not to Default. by Debtwire

Penn State loses lionized fundraiser as well as football coach in Joe Paterno

University’s funding possibly in limbo following football coach’s dramatic departure. by Debtwire

Austrian bank regulators set ‘public precedent’ for supervision

New regulations could trigger ‘domino effect’ across Europe. by Debtwire

GST Autoleather’s USD 135m refinancing led by ING Bank stalls

Auto leather seatmaker bridged by USD 20m injection by hedge fund and USD 15m factoring line. by Debtwire

Taiwanese syndicated lenders seek raised margins by invoking ‘market disruption’ clauses as interbank funding costs rise

Wisdom of the tactic is questioned by other bankers. by Debtwire

Eastman Kodak in talks with Cerberus and Silverpoint for up to USD 900m in rescue financing

Building liquidity is the bigger picture. by Debtwire

LightSquared lenders brace for pending fallout as Falcone fights with FCC

BlackRock, PIMCO turned backs on investor group in months leading up to USD 8.5bn BofA settlement

Bank credit committees pull rank on LBO financing troops: choppy markets take their toll on underwriting risk appetite

Total Return Swaps wage comeback against loan market weakness

The China Conundrum: the more you dig, the murkier it can get

Opinion swing in Brazil strengthens Casino’s hand in battle with Carrefour over CBD

Harassing Hanoi: Vinashin creditors paddle in uncharted waters as shipbuilder sinks in default

Lottomatica hits jackpot with video lottery terminals but competition ready to roll the dice

Horizon Lines’ empty bankruptcy threat brings US DoJ to its knees; victorious hedge funds rejoice

Uniflora Prima bond offering falters as Davomas’s Golden Ticket past spooks new investors