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Riding the Fulcrum Seesaw

Troubled businesses also may have turned to the distressed debt market instead of filing for bankruptcy protection due to recent changes to the Bankruptcy Code, which made bankruptcy a more complicated, expensive and uncertain alternative. As a result, when the next wave of Chapter 11 filings comes, hedge funds and other distressed debt investors will act to protect their unique interests and strategies, which will bring new dynamics to bankruptcy cases.

25 minute read September 26, 2007 at 08:24 AM
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Mark S. Lichtenstein And Matthew W. Cheney
Riding the Fulcrum Seesaw

Due in large part to prolific liquidity in the marketplace and historically low interest rates, corporate bankruptcy filings are at record lows.

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