LIBOR and Bankruptcy in the Current Market

Distressed companies and those in bankruptcy nearly always require some amount of loans to fund their recovery, exit from bankruptcy, or sale. What happens when those loans are not available, too expensive, or too risky in the eyes of the capital market? Combine that with volatility in The London Interbank Offer Rate, 'LIBOR,' the rate at which money is lent to other banks, and the terms, in particular, interest rates, that are offered to these distressed borrowers, are constantly in change.

16 minute read June 26, 2008 at 09:10 AM
By
Jeff J. Marwil
LIBOR and Bankruptcy in the Current Market

Distressed companies and those in bankruptcy nearly always require some amount of loans to fund their recovery, exit from bankruptcy, or sale. What happens when those loans are not available, too expensive, or too risky in the eyes of the capital market?

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