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Pancreatic cancer is rapidly becoming the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. It’s so insidious that most people don’t realize they have the disease until it has spread. In the wake of a stage IV diagnosis in May 2014, our friend and co-founder, Anne Glauber, wanted reliable information at her fingertips. She wanted to learn about treatment options beyond “standard of care,” and to connect with doctors and scientists who were primed to change the trajectory of the disease. She wanted a reason to hope.

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I, JENNY SHAWVER, hereby declare under penalty of perjury pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

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In the world of high-stakes finance and corporate turnaround, results matter — and so does trust. Few professionals in the restructuring and special situations space embody both precision and integrity quite like Mehyar Afkari. With over eight years of experience across investment banking, hedge funds, and principal investing, Mr. Afkari has built a career rooted in solving complex financial challenges. His work spans distressed debt, high-yield credit, leveraged lending, and mergers & acquisitions — with a particular focus on helping companies and investors navigate moments of transition or distress.

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In times of market uncertainty, many investors move toward safety. Yet, there’s a small group of professionals who actively seek out opportunities in volatility — turning risk into reward. This niche, known as distressed debt investing, plays a crucial role in capital markets and corporate recovery.

#Distressed Debt #Investment Strategies #Financial Restructuring #TurnaroundManagemen #Private Equity #Meyhar Afkari

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Chapter 11 venue reform is back and not a moment too soon. The perennial problem of forum shopping has devolved into naked judge picking with what appears to be competition among a handful of judges to land large chapter 11 case. The results are incredible: last year 57% of the large public company bankruptcies ended up before just three judges, and 39% ended up before a single judge. When judges compete for cases, the entire system is degraded. Judges who want to attract or retain the flow of big cases cannot rule against debtors (or their private equity sponsors) on any key issues. If they do, they are branded as "unpredictable" and the business flows elsewhere. The result is that we are seeing a weaponization of bankruptcy and procedural rights, particularly for nonconsensual or legacy creditors being trampled.  

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NEW HAVEN – I have been in the economic forecasting business for close to 50 years. I got my start in the early 1970s, on the research staff at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, before taking my crystal ball to Wall Street for over 30 years. For more than a decade, it has been the ivory tower at Yale – still dabbling in forecasting from time to time but mainly teaching, writing, and speaking.

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In the world of high-stakes finance and corporate turnaround, results matter — and so does trust. Few professionals in the restructuring and special situations space embody both precision and integrity quite like Mehyar Afkari.

With over eight years of experience across investment banking, hedge funds, and principal investing, Mr. Afkari has built a career rooted in solving complex financial challenges. His work spans distressed debt, high-yield credit, leveraged lending, and mergers & acquisitions — with a particular focus on helping companies and investors navigate moments of transition or distress.

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In times of market uncertainty, many investors move toward safety. Yet, there’s a small group of professionals who actively seek out opportunities in volatility — turning risk into reward. This niche, known as distressed debt investing, plays a crucial role in capital markets and corporate recovery.

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Finding Value in Chaos: The Art of Distressed Debt Investing

In times of market uncertainty, many investors move toward safety. Yet, there’s a small group of professionals who actively seek out opportunities in volatility — turning risk into reward. This niche, known as distressed debt investing, plays a crucial role in capital markets and corporate recovery.

What is Distressed Debt Investing?

Distressed debt investing involves buying the bonds or loans of companies experiencing financial hardship — often trading well below face value. These troubled firms may be approaching bankruptcy, undergoing restructuring, or facing liquidity issues. For informed investors, this distressed pricing creates the potential for high returns if the company recovers or reorganizes successfully.

But this isn’t a strategy for the faint of heart. It demands a deep understanding of financial structures, legal proceedings like Chapter 11, and the unique complexities of special situations. The most successful distressed investors combine analytical rigor with creative problem-solving to structure deals that protect downside while maximizing upside.

Meet Mehyar Afkari: Expertise in Special Situations

One notable expert in this field is Mr. Mehyar Afkari, Vice President at Areté Capital Partners. With more than eight years of experience across distressed debt, high-yield credit, restructuring, and M&A, Mr. Afkari has advised debtors and creditors in both U.S. and European markets. His career includes roles at Verition, Carl Marks & Co., and FT Partners, where he specialized in complex financial turnarounds, cross-border M&A, and capital structure optimization.

In addition to advising on large-scale restructurings, Mr. Afkari has also served as a principal investor — evaluating and executing high-impact strategies in special situations and distressed credit. 👉 Connect with Mehyar Afkari on LinkedIn

The Road Ahead

As we enter a period marked by tighter credit and rising defaults, distressed investing is gaining new relevance. For professionals like Mr. Meyhar Afkari, these times are not roadblocks — they are inflection points. By uncovering value others overlook, they play a pivotal role in both restoring companies and generating meaningful returns.

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We’ve had lots of interesting responses to our earlier post on debt restructuring shenanigans engaged in by the Province of Buenos Aires. Many on the creditor side are miffed. Two issues raised by these responses seemed worth another post. So here we go.