Debtwired!
Episodes
Debtwired Miami 2025: Takeaways and predictions for year's end
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On-site at Debtwire's Restructuring Forum 2025, Legal Lens host and Deputy Courts Editor Andy Serbe interviews a series of restructuring experts on wh...
Deutsche Bank Private Bank's CIO Deepak Puri on 2026 Market Outlook
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Debtwired podcast, Deutsche Bank’s Chief Investment Officer for the Americas Deepak Puri joins Alvaro Ledgard to break down t...
Lazard - Tyler Cowan and Jayme Goldstein
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Debtwired! Jayme Goldstein, co-chair of Paul Hastings financial restructuring group, and Tyler Cowan, global head of restructuring ...
Private credit in the age of AI: Lender perspectives with DLA Pipers Matt Schwartz
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Debtwire's Amelia Weitzman sits down with DLA Piper’s Matt Schwartz to unpack the rapid rise of AI in private credit and what it me...
First Brands: Red flags missed, fights ahead, and what creditors can recover
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Debtwired podcast explores the swift collapse of auto parts company First Brands Group into Chapter 11, the overlooked warning sig...
Blackstone’s Campbell on financing the AI and energy transition boom
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Debtwired podcast, Blackstone’s Rick Campbell joins Melina Chalkia, Debtwire’s primary market reporter for North America, t...
Clearlake’s Pade weighs in on deal flow, LMEs and reputation
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Debtwired!, James Pade, partner and managing director at Clearlake Capital Group, joins Debtwire co-managing editor, Madalina Iacob...
Houlihan Lokey's Gijs de Reuver on the erosion of creditor protections
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gijs de Reuver, managing director in Houlihan Lokey's restructuring team, discusses the erosion of creditor protections in Europe and the subsequent r...
GA Group’s Ryan Mulcunry on retailers’ increasing need for transition capital and the evolution of asset dispositions
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Mulcunry of GA Group joined Debtwire's Senior Reporter Danielle Saba on Debtwired to talk about filling in the lending gaps for retailers and the...
Brigade Capital's Pavlin Kumchev on Solving Life
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We'd touch on topics like cheap options, tail risks, base case scenarios – but instead of credit strategies, we’re going to hear about how these c...
Are Retail Companies Fixable in Modern Day Restructurings?
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Holly Etlin, retail turnaround management specialist at AlixPartners, discusses the benefits of restructuring companies inside and outside the courtro...
NorthWall Capital’s Fabian Chrobog on protecting against the downside
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fabian Chrobog, founder and CIO of NorthWall Capital, discusses opportunities in the European credit markets, why new money is the new distressed inve...
SMBC's Ben Millard talks aviation credit despite turbulence
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Debtwired, SMBC Americas’ Ben Millard joins Debtwire’s reporter Melina Chalkia to break down how the aviation debt markets have...
Rising distress in private credit with Interpath’s Robert von Finckenstein and Chris Hall
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Debtwired! podcast, Robert von Finckenstein and Chris Hall at Interpath, join Johannes Koch, restructuring reporter at Debtwire, to delve into ...
Navigating the high yield autos sector
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Debtwired! Podcast, James Hogarth, a Partner at long-short credit fund PVTL Point, joins Debtwire Europe’s Head of High Yield Adam Samoon to ...
Restaurant Franchisees Navigating Restructuring Challenges
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Debtwired! Dan Dooley, CEO at MorrisAnderson, joins Debtwire senior reporter Danielle Saba, to discuss the state of burger and pizz...
How trade credit insurers could gate crash restructurings with Horst Fuerpass
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Debtwired! Podcast, Horst Fuerpass, partner at Falkensteg, joins Johannes Koch, restructuring reporter at Debtwire, to talk abo...
High Yield trade thoughts with Clark Nicholls
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Debtwired! Podcast, Clark Nicholls, CIO of Aucit Investment Management, joins Debtwire Europe’s Head of High Yield Adam Samoon to explore tra...
Davis Polk's Brian Resnick on LMEs, restructurings and his music passion
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Debtwired!, Brian Resnick, partner in Davis Polk's restructuring group and head of the firm’s Liability Management & Special ...
Weil’s Justin Lee weighs in on LMEs amid market uncertainty
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Debtwire podcast, Justin Lee, partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, joins Melina Chalkia, Debtwire’s primary market reporter...
Scott Greenberg on the state of LMEs, group formation and cross border co-ops
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Debtwired, Scott Greenberg, global chair of Gibson Dunn’s restructuring practice and a member of the firm's executive committee, ...
Credit opportunities during market volatility with Oaktree’s Hinchman and Parker
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Debtwired, Oaktree’s Brook Hinchman, head of North America for the global opportunities strategy, and Jared Parker, co-head of th...
From Data Centers to Solar ABS – Inside Esoteric ABS with Conning’s Nowakowski
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Debtwired! podcast, Mike Nowakowski, Head of Structured Products at Conning, joins Melina Chalkia, Debtwire’s primary market ...
Bain Capital’s Michael Ewald on private credit opportunities amid volatility
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Debtwired! podcast, Michael Ewald, Bain Capital’s global head of private credit, joins Melina Chalkia, Debtwire’s primary m...
Private Capital, Public Interest: The Rise of Alternative Investing with Claire Madden
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Debtwired, Claire Madden, a founding partner at Connection Capital, discusses the evolution of private capital since the firm’s i...
Private Credit and Real Estate: Gravis’s Albane Poulin on Infrastructure Debt
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Debtwired, Albane Poulin, Head of Private Credit at Gravis, discusses the evolving role of private credit in infrastructure and rea...
JP Morgan's Thomas Kennedy on investment opportunities amid rising uncertainty
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Debtwired! podcast, Thomas Kennedy, Chief Investment Strategist for JP Morgan Private Bank, joins Melina Chalkia, Debtwire’s ...
The impact of the NPL directive in Germany with W&C’s Dennis Heuer
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis Heuer, partner at White & Case, joins Debtwire’s Johannes Koch to explore the impact of the Secondary Credit Markets Act (Kreditzweitmark...
Structuring Success: Securing the Right Debt Deal for Every Business, with Danyal Khan
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Debtwired!, host Amelia Weitzman speaks with Danyal Khan, founder of Altocrest Advisory, about the challenges businesses face in de...
PGIM’s Engin Okaya on private credit opportunities and the use of AI in investments
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of the Debtwired! podcast, Engin Okaya, executive managing director at PGIM Private Capital, joins Melina Chalkia, Debtwire’s ...
Navigating the Mixed Terrain of Mid-Market Documentation with Macfarlanes
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Debtwire's Amelia Weitzman is joined by Kirstie Hutchinson and Adam Caines, both private capital partners at Macfarlanes, to discuss ...
Paul Hastings' Jennifer Daly on private credit trends and deal structure
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Daly, head of private credit and special situations at Paul Hastings talks to Madalina Iacob, co-managing editor of Debtwire North America ab...
BNP Paribas’ Laleh Bashirrad on leveraged finance trends and 2025 outlook
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of the Debtwired! podcast, Laleh Bashirrad, managing director at BNP Paribas' leveraged syndicate team, speaks to Melina Chalkia...
Lloyds & Oaktree's Strategic Edge in Sponsor-Backed Lending
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Debtwire's Amelia Weitzman is joined by Nael Khatoun, an MD and portfolio manager within Oaktree’s European private credit strategy...
Private Credit FIG Trends- Q&A with Herbert Smith Freehills' Finance Partners
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Debtwire's Amelia Weitzman is joined by Ambarish Dash and Will Nevin, partners within Herbert Smith Freehill’s banking and finance division. Will is...
JP Morgan’s Ben Thompson discusses LevFin market outlook
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Debtwired! Podcast, Ben Thompson, Head of EMEA Leveraged Finance Capital Markets at JP Morgan, discusses the outlook for primar...
Restructuring Plans: Discretion, Distribution of Benefits and Bargaining
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
South Square Barrister Georgina Peters and Sarah Paterson, Professor of Law at LSE, discuss the court’s discretion when sanctioning a restructuring ...
AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 62 with S&P's Mohamed Damak
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of the Debtwired! podcast, Mohamed Damak, Managing Director, Global Head of Islamic Finance at S&P Global Ratings, joins Deb...
1H24 Court and Legal Round Up
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Hossein Dabiri, Head of Court Reporting at Debtwire EMEA and Dawn Grocock, Senior Legal Analyst at Debtwire Europe, recap some of the...
Q3 shows early signs of thaw in a frozen M&A market-- with Clifford Chance
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode with host Amelia Weitzman, a direct lending reporter at Debtwire Europe, you will hear from Peter Dahlen, who is Global co-head of lev...
The state of the restructuring market and future outlook with Kirkland and Ellis
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Debtwire's Senior Legal Analyst Dawn Grocock speaks with Kirkland's Kon Asimacopoulos, Sean Lacey, Hannah Crawford and Kate Stephenson...
The Middle East's investment push into Africa with White & Case
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Claire Matheson Kirton, a partner at White & Case, joins Debtwire CEEMEA’s Laura Gardner to explore the rise in investment from...
SVP Private Credit
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast’s guest, Brian Himot, will also discuss the latest trends in private credit and opportunistic lending and several deals that SVP closed ...
Ireland as an international restructuring hub with Maples Group's Kathlene Burke
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we speak with Maples Group’s Kat Burke about the Irish restructuring toolkit and in particular, its potential as an implementation ...
LevLoan market dynamics and CLO positioning with Partners Group's Till Schweizer
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Debtwired! podcast, Till Schweizer, Managing Director at Partners Group, joins Debtwire Europe’s Jelena Cvejic to discuss the...
Key takeaways from Aggregate Holdings' restructuring with DLA Piper
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
DLA Piper’s David Manson unpacks the key lessons from Germany-focused real estate business Aggregate Holdings’ contested restructuring plan proces...
Can we call private credit, private credit anymore? with A&O’s Hannah Gates
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of the Debtwired! Podcast, Hannah Gates answers a range of questions on how private credit and bank lending markets are convergi...
Muddy Waters deep-dive short ideas explored with Carson Block
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Debtwired! Podcast, Carson Block, CEO of Muddy Waters, joins Debtwire Europe’s Head of High Yield Adam Samoon to discuss short selling trades...
Adler: Freshfields’ lawyers unpack lessons from the Court of Appeal
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Freshfields’ Craig Montgomery and Lindsay Hingston about Adler’s landmark restructuring plan, considering some of t...
Softline StaRUG – an innovative takeover restructuring plan
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Simmons and Simmons’ Christopher Kranz and Simon Kirschner, about the German StaRUG procedure, with a focus on the in...
Private debt market and advisory opportunities with Lincoln's Dominik Spanier
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dominik Spanier, MD at Lincoln International, joins Debtwire’s Johannes Koch to look at the year ahead for private debt in the German-speaking regio...
Fundraising across assets and in private debt with Ardian’s Florian Kluge
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Florian Kluge, MD and COO Investor Relations at Ardian, joins Debtwire’s Johannes Koch to talk about how the fundraising market is developing and ex...
Value Recovery Instruments in sovereign restructurings with Lee Buchheit
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lee Buchheit, Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh Law School, talks about the use of value recovery instruments to resolve sovereign deb...
LevFin issuance volumes, competition and challenges discussed with Goldman Sachs
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the Debtwired! Podcast, Goldman Sachs Head of EMEA Leveraged Finance Dominic Ashcroft joins Debtwire Europe’s Head of High Yield Adam Samoon to d...
Domestic debt restructuring: a sovereign's dilemma
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lazard Managing Director Pierre Cailleteau joins Debtwire's Laura Gardner on the podcast to discuss domestic debt restructuring as part of sovereign d...
Distressed debt, restructuring and debt advisory with Lazard
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Debtwire's Jou Yu speaks with Sam Whittaker, Co-Head of Lazard’s Europe Restructuring & Liability Management Group, and his colleague Tom Howard...
FIM Partner's Charlie Robertson on Africa's recent slew of military coups
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Debtwire's Dan Anghelache speaks to Charlie Robertson, Head of Macro Strategy at FIM Partners, about the recent pressure on African sovereigns, especi...
The Rise of NPLs in the Middle East
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Debtwire's Alex Dooler sits down with Ahmad Alanani, co-founder and CEO of Sancta Capital, to discuss the rise of non-performing loans (NPLs) in the M...
How a New York state law could affect sovereign debt restructurings
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Debtwire’s Laura Gardner speaks with Richard Cooper and Jim Ho, partners at Cleary Gottlieb, about new legislation being considered by the state of ...
Are emerging market sovereigns facing a debt crisis?
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Debtwire's Laura Gardner speaks to Yvette Babb, emerging market debt portfolio manager at William Blair, about the risks facing sovereigns with upcomi...
Talking distressed with David Turetsky of White & Case
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of Debtwire North America’s Debtwired!! series, Co-managing editor Reshmi Basu speaks with David Turetsky of White & Case....
Navigating market volatility with Michael Korengold of Enhanced Capital
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Co-managing editor Reshmi Basu speaks with Michael Korengold, president and CEO at Enhanced Capital. On this podcast, Michael hits on several topics,...
Jeffrey Stevenson of VSS talks economic downturn, de-risking and private credit
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Co-Managing Editor Reshmi Basu speaks with VSS Managing Partner Jeffrey Stevenson. On this podcast, Jeffrey touches on several topics, including wha...
Market volatility, potential distressed cycle, and health care with Sidley’s Thomas Califano
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode, Sidley partner Thomas Califano delves into the current state of market volatility and the potential for a distressed cycle. Rel...
DIP financing, creditor-on-creditor violence, and other restructuring trends with King & Spalding’s Michael Handler
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of Debtwire’s North America’s Debtwired!! series, Deputy Editor Reshmi Basu chats with Michael Handler, a partner at King &a...
Niche credit investing with HighVista Strategies’ Raphael Schorr
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
#debtwire #investing #private credit #special situations #distressed investing
Akerman’s Patrick Johnson, Jr on adversary proceedings
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
#Debtwire #Restructuring #Bankruptcy #Litigation
Impact Investing insights with Michael Korengold of Enhanced Capital
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
#ESG investing #Investing #middle market #capital markets
Post-bankruptcy insights with FTI’s Omar Aguilar and Robert Del Genio
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
#distressed #FTI #restructuring
Taking the pulse of health care with Alvarez & Marsal’s Paul Rundell
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
#distressed #healthcare # restructuring
Weakening lender protections, restructuring trends and ESG talk with Mayer Brown’s Lucy Kweskin
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
#restructuring #women in restructuring #ESG
Talking retail sector turning points with A&M’s Goulding and Ritter
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
#distress #restructuring #supply chain #retail
PODCAST: Jeffrey Stevenson of VSS talks investment strategy, infrastructure, industry multiples and more
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
#private credit #infrastructure #investment strategy
Bain’s Michael Ewald on private credit strategy
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
#private credit #middle market #restructuring
Talking supply chain and commodity disruption with Carl Marks MD Peter Keogh
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
#distressed #restructuring #supplychain
Talking inflation concerns and investment strategies with M-3 Partners MDs Adams and Lall
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this timely and relevant podcast, our guests discuss the latest buzzword on Wall Street: Inflation. The conversation touches on Fed policy and cor...
A&M’s Rick Kozole and Chuck Moore on auto industry challenges
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
#Debtwire #Debtwired! #autoindustry #automotive #tesla #A&M
André Wright of Standard International Group on comeback potential for cruise industry and Caribbean economy
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
#rescuefinance #covidreopening #leveragefinance #cruise
FTI's Dave Katz and Sanjeev Khemlani discuss findings of 2021 US loan market survey
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
#debtwire #leveragefinance #FTI #ESG
David Prager of Kroll gives the 4-1-1 on the restructuring marketplace
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
#Debtwired! #Restructuring
Lise Stewart discusses organizational performance and culture
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
EisnerAmper's Lise Stewart joins Debtwire's Reshmi Basu to discuss organizational performance and culture.
Latham & Watkins real estate co-chair Michael Haas talks about the state of CRE
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
#Debtwired!! #Distressed real estate
A&M’s Dombrowski and Price on restructuring slowdown and capital market fever
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alvarez & Marsal Restructuring & Turnaround MDs Ray Dombrowski and Lisa Price talk Ch. 11 slowdown, capital market fever #Alvarez&Marsal #...
Lowenstein Sandler's Jeffrey Cohen on retail case studies, VC-backed tech restructurings, distress in 2021
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
#debtwire #bankruptcy #lowensteinSandler
Valuation trends, mass tort liabilities
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
#debtwire2021 #mass tort claims #asset transfer debate
Gregory Fox of Goodwin on bankruptcy trends in 2020, landlord negotiations and 2021 predictions
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas