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Cloud 9fin
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Leveraged finance, distressed debt, and private credit drive today’s markets. Cloud 9fin delivers expert insights on high-yield bonds, syndicated loans, direct lending, and debt restructuring. Join top analysts and investors as we explore credit markets, special situations, and private debt strategies shaping the industry.
From credit risk assessment to institutional credit trends, each episode provides actionable intelligence for fund managers, institutional investors, and financial professionals. Whether you’re tracking high-yield issuances, analyzing corporate debt, or uncovering distressed debt opportunities, we’ve got you covered.
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Decoding the software lending shock in private credit with MSCI
Apr 300:14:17Tap to summarizeThe recent sell-off in software has sparked a broader reassessment of risk across private credit. But are managers pulling back from risk, or just recalibrating how they price it?In this episode of Cloud 9fin, private credit reporter Anna Russi sits down with Patrick Warren, head of private credit research at MSCI, to unpack what’s driving the shift. Drawing on new data, they explore where signs of stress are emerging in software lending and venture debt, how valuation marks could be masking underlying pressures, and what this reveals about risk, performance, and portfolio assumptions in today’s market.Have any feedback for us? Send a note to podcast@9fin.com.
Transcribe →China’s property developers return to offshore bond markets
Mar 3000:24:25Tap to summarizeNo description available
Transcribe →Syndication Nation — The ride goes on at Six Flags, but the story isn’t settled
Mar 2500:11:44Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Syndication Nation, 9fin’s podcast on all things leveraged finance, LevFin reporter David Westenhaver joins US deputy editor Sasha Padbidri to discuss his recent reporting on the wild ride that is Six Flags.Fresh off the heels of a major refinancing, the company offloaded a handful of parks with the goal of deleveraging and focusing investment on a smaller portfolio. But will that be enough to fix the balance sheet? Or, after a decade of missteps, can the amusement park owner’s new CEO complete the operational turnaround that investors have sought for years?Follow our reporting on Six Flags at 9fin.com. Have any feedback for us? Send us a note at podcast@9fin.com. Thanks for listening!Footnote: The podcast mentions that Knott’s Berry Farm has one of the oldest wooden roller coasters, and that it is 65 years old. The roller coaster referenced was GhostRider, which was built in 1998. The oldest continuously operational wooden roller coaster in the world is Scenic Railway in Luna Park, Melbourne, Australia. The coaster entered operations in 1912.
Transcribe →Distressed Diaries — Iran war adds to bad chemistry
Mar 2300:24:20Tap to summarizeThe Chemicals sector has been suffering from geopolitical tensions since Russian invaded Ukraine four years ago. Now with US President Donald Trump’s war in Iran and ongoing worldwide tariffs, volatility is higher than ever.In this episode of Distressed Diaries, our host senior reporter Bianca Boorer sits down with Kunal Shah, the founder and chief investment officer of London-based hedge fund PVTL point, and his partner and member of the investment team Ryan Flew, to discuss how the latest conflict in the Middle East is impacting the sector.What is the sector doing to cope with these challenges? Are European governments doing enough to help? Is UK chemicals producer INEOS out of the woods yet? Where do opportunities lie for distressed investors in this uncertain environment?Tune in to find out!
Transcribe →Tranche Talk — Navigating CLO trading technicals with Performance Trust’s Alex Navin
Mar 2000:41:55Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Tranche Talk, Cloud 9fin’s CLO series, our global head of CLOs, Tanvi Gupta, talks with Alex Navin, managing director at Performance Trust Capital Partners.They discuss how CLO tranches are trading in this macro backdrop, triple-A liquidity, the influence of vintage on CLO trading, relative value between the US and Europe and how this pocket of volatility is different to anything we’ve seen since 2020.They also delve into the uncertainty surrounding uncovered double-B MVOCs, the year ahead for CLO equity returns and if there are any equity hedges out there.Have any feedback for us? Send us a note at podcast@9fin.com. Thanks for listening!
Transcribe →Syndication Nation — Credit investors turn to prediction market odds amid macro uncertainty
Mar 1600:11:41Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Syndication Nation, 9fin’s podcast on all things leveraged finance, US LevFin reporter Zoe Han joins US managing editor Bill Weisbrod to discuss her recent reporting on the explosive growth of prediction markets — and whether credit investors are actually all in or just hedging their bets.Are prediction markets a legitimate “truth machine” for LevFin dealmakers? Listen in and draw your own conclusion!Got a hot take or just need to vent after blowing your bonus on a bad bet? Drop us a note at podcast@9fin.com.
Transcribe →RBI to unleash Indian banks to finance M&A next month
Mar 1300:09:58Tap to summarizeThis article is part of our new APAC coverage, which will ultimately require a separate subscription to view. For more info on this product, contact subscriptions@9fin.comA big change is coming for the Indian banking system. Starting 1 April, India’s central bank will allow domestic banks to fund mergers and acquisitions. It’s a change to long-held rules barring lenders from the Indian M&A market, which has so far been dominated by foreign lenders and private credit funds.As Indian banks prepare to lend more to domestic corporates, what does this mean for liquidity, access to funding, and for international lenders that have earned 20% yields so far?9fin's Mumbai-based reporter Rajhkumar Shaaw and Asia editor Richard Macauley answer these questions and walk listeners through the changes in this latest edition of our Cloud 9fin podcast.
Transcribe →Not Your Daughter's Liens — Sid Levinson and team recall the original uptier LME
Mar 1000:35:56Tap to summarizeThe 2017 NYDJ Apparel (nee Not Your Daughter’s Jeans) transaction pre-dated Serta as the original “uptier” liability management deal in which lenders holding a majority of the loan amended the waterfall to uptier their existing holdings plus new money, subordinating minority lenders holding the same loans.In a conversation with 9fin’s Global Head of Distressed & LevFin Max Frumes, Debevoise's co-head of restructuring Sidney Levinson, who represented the majority lenders in that case, discusses the significance of the deal at the time and the evolution of LME technology ever since. They’re joined by Debevoise Partners Scott Selinger and Erica Weisgerber, to of the co-heads of the firm’s expanded Liability Management and Special Situations Group.Listen as they explore the commonalities and differences between the NYDJ situation and other well-known restructurings including Serta, J.Crew, Envision, Robertshaw, Trimark, Boardriders, Chewy, Petsmart, Caesars and Xerox.Have any feedback for us? Send a note to podcast@9fin.com. Thanks for watching and listening!
Transcribe →Distressed Diaries — MFS’ bridge too far
Mar 500:30:00Tap to summarizeThe collapse of UK mortgage bridge lender Market Financial Solutions has caused chaos across specialist lending. Mortgages are the heart of the securitised products business, and if you can’t trust mortgages, what can you rely on?9fin broke the news of double pledging and shortfall in collateral found under its warehouse facilities. The fraud allegations are reminiscent of the recent cases of First Brands and Tricolor in the US that have shaken the private asset-based lending industry.Lots of well-known firms have been caught on the wrong side of MFS — the likes of Barclays, Atlas SP and Castlelake — and it was a close shave for other lenders.In this episode of Distressed Diaries, host and senior reporter Bianca Boorer sits down with 9fin asset-based finance editor Owen Sanderson and Kawai Chung, mortgage market veteran and CEO of UK lender Folk2Folk, to dig into the drama, assess the impact, and consider how the ‘safest’ form of lending might have ended up in double-pledging.Most importantly, we look at what could be done differently in future — as borrowers scramble to prove their credentials and lenders look over their books, what’s the future of asset-based finance in Europe?
Transcribe →Distressed Diaries — Altnets dial down expansion in wake of distress
Mar 300:29:34Tap to summarizeAlternative internet providers swarmed the market during Covid-19 when internet usage became paramount to the shift of everyone suddenly having to work from home during lockdowns.In the UK we have over 100 altnet providers serving 16.4 million homes, according to a 2025 report by the Independent Networks Co-operative Association. This is up from 1.2 million homes in 2019.Investors were quick to support this expansion with cheap funding. Since 2020, the sector has received around £17.4bn of funding, according to advisory firm BDO.However, the ‘build and they will come’ model proved far too optimistic as subscriber growth failed to keep pace. Rising interest rates and burdening costs of building the infrastructure also weighed on these broadband providers.We started to see the first signs of distress at the start of the year, with G.Network filing for administration, shortly after its acquisition by distressed debt investor FitzWalter, and creditors moved to take control of Gigaclear.On this episode we sit down with Ben Davies and Stuart Keeping, senior managing directors from financial advisory firm Teneo to delve into the rise and fall of this overcrowded market and providers’ response to the challenges.
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