Dragon Capital says Vietnam Asset Management Co could open up distressed bank debt opportunities in the country, but Fitch Ratings is less convinced.
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Corporate turnarounds and restructurings are tipped to increase in number, with South Korea and Greater China to see the most activity, according to AlixPartners.
The insurance arm of Korea Post wants private-equity fund managers to team up with local brokers and pitch.
Panellists at the AsianInvestor and FinanceAsia Asia-Pacific Debt Investor Forum mull over why demand for Chinese distressed assets is relatively low.
The FinanceAsia and AsianInvestor 2nd Annual Global Recovery Investing Summit took place on May 4-5 at the Renaissance Harbour View Hotel in Hong Kong
Given the scarcity of distressed deals, the threat of Volcker regulation looming and a shift towards flow business, Asian distressed prop book experts are no longer centres of attention.
Distress elsewhere in the world is commanding more investor interest than the Asian variety, say a panel of specialists on the subject.
High-yield credit spreads suggest the market is sanguine about credit risks, which puzzles the inventor of the Z-Score, predictor of corporate defaults.
The best way for China's banks to deal with a growing number of non-performing loans is to allow assets to be securitised and sold at distressed levels, argues political scientist Victor Shih.
The IP Asian Opportunities Fund, an event-driven strategy, will focus on special-situations credit and related equity in Asia.
The US bank continues to expand its fixed-income team with the hire of Merrill Lynch veteran Carol Lin.
Nice guys can come second. Participants in the secondary market for distressed debt assess the environment.