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Directors of a leveraged company should begin to consider the implications of not being able to access traditional debt markets on appropriate terms. This article highlights the initial steps, questions and concerns typically facing a director in this new environment.

14 minute read May 01, 2014 at 02:29 PM
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Michael H. Torkin
Maximizing Value

The U.S. corporate default rate currently is below historical averages, hovering slightly below pre-crisis levels in 2008. Restructuring professionals, however, are cautioning that a rising interest rate environment, exacerbated by the Fed's reduction in fiscal stimulus, could lead to a softening of the ongoing robust multiyear credit cycle.

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