UNDERSTANDING HIGH-YIELD BONDS

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1 BOOKS UNDERSTANDING HIGH-YIELD BONDS A complete guide for investors, issuers, banks and advisers Edited by DebtXplained ORDER NOW

2 Lead edited by DebtXplained, Understanding High Yield Bonds is an essential reference guide for all professionals involved in originating, structuring/restructuring, issuing and investing in high-yield bonds, and drafting and negotiating the covenant package. Across 18 chapters, the book provides a detailed roadmap to structuring, financing and marketing high yield, the key issues driving the market, and the regulatory environment. Additionally, it offers an unrivalled insight into the covenant package and its practical implications for those party to it, including investors, issuers and financial sponsors. This title will help you to: Develop a thorough understanding of the covenant package. Navigate the complex regulatory environment in the US and EU governing HYB offerings. Understand the challenges to financing acquisitions using HYBs and mechanisms used. Prepare and draft the Offering Memorandum. Appreciate the implications of the covenants from an investor and issuer perspective. Comprehend the impact of covenants in workout scenarios. About DebtXplained Based in London, DebtXplained (DXP) is the only business focused on the creation and use of data from complex legal documents. DebtXplained analyses and tracks leverage finance covenants and structures, and is able to offer users unparalleled access to market information and deal terms. The firm s high-yield bond database has over 550 data points for every deal and a dedicated team of senior specialist lawyers is able to review each new high-yield issue and benchmark all terms and details of structure to the market. DebtXplained was established in 2010 and the business has since trebled in size. Download sample content or order your copy a

3 Table of contents: SECTION 1: STRUCTURING AND MARKETING HIGH-YIELD BONDS 1. Commercial factors driving the choice of highyield terms 2. High-yield bonds in acquisition financing 3. Common issues and regulatory barriers when building a multi-jurisdictional collateral package 4. Drafting the Offering Memorandum 5. Marketing a high-yield transaction to investors SECTION 2: THE COVENANT PACKAGE 6. High-yield covenants and terms introductory concepts 7. Protecting the bondholder s place in the queue the role of subordination, anti-layering, liens, guarantees and time 8. Limiting leverage limitations on incurrence of indebtedness and sale and leaseback transactions 9. Containing and protecting cash and assets limitations on restricted payments, asset dispositions and dividend stoppers 10. Game changers and self-dealing limitations on mergers, change of control and affiliate transactions 11. Paying off high-yield bonds redemptions, tender offers, defeasance and satisfaction and discharge SECTION 3: INVESTOR PERSPECTIVES 12. The value of analysing high-yield bond covenants 13. How the covenant package can influence investment returns SECTION 4: ISSUER CONSIDERATIONS 14. Regulatory considerations when issuing highyield bonds 15. Options and considerations for structuring highyield transactions 16. The implications of high-yield bonds for issuers SECTION 5: WHEN THINGS GO WRONG 17. High-yield intercreditor structures and their impact on negotiating dynamics 18. Covenant application and enforcement scenarios how it works in the real world Contributing authors: Mark Bergman, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Garland Hansmann, ICG David Ford, ICG Adam Farlow, Baker & McKenzie Bernard Sharp, Baker & McKenzie Yushan Ng, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft Karen McMaster, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft David Fancourt, M&G Luca Laino, UBS Richard Nevins, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft Alex Kay, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft James McDonald, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) Riley Graebner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy Essential reading for: Banking professionals Institutional investors Private fund practitioners, inc fund managers Portfolio companies Lawyers Advisers As a special gift from the editor, the book contains a code for a free trial to the DebtXplained service including access to the Market Maker database for detailed insight into the terms, conditions and structures of all European high-yield bonds. t

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6 Are you prepared for the refinancing wall in the European LBO space? With billions of pounds worth of European leveraged buyout loans (LBO) due by 2017, the refinancing wall presents one of the greatest challenges to European buyouts since the global financial crisis impacted the asset class. Discover how to refinance succesfully Lead edited by Romain Cattet of Marlborough Partners, The Refinancing Guide addresses the refinancing wall and the specific challenges facing European buyout managers and portfolio-company CFOs in the time period. An A-list team of experts will guide you through all the different finance options available, and how these choices will shape companies capital structures and their financial health going forward. This title will help you to: > > > > Identify the key considerations when choosing additional sources of liquidity in the European market Find the best liquidity source for you, including high-yield bonds, private debt funds, retail bonds, asset-based lending and mezzanine Compare the merits and drawbacks of all the different refinancing solutions available Understand how structural deal innovations will offer a refinancing option for a broader group of companies Recognise the key factors behind a successful refinance, including preparation and implementation of best-in-class processes Download sample content or order your copy at

7 Table of contents: SECTION I: FINANCING NEEDS IN EUROPE S BUYOUT MARKET 1. The refinancing wall is not a myth 2. Bank deleveraging and its impact on specialised lending 3. Collateralised loan obligations: The return of the European market and its implications for financing buyouts SECTION II: NEW SOURCES OF LIQUIDITY 4. The use of high yield in refinancing European buyouts 5. New sources of liquidity: Private debt funds 6. Retail bonds: An alternative for mid-cap buyouts? 7. Asset-based lending: Alternative financing for a changing European market 8. The use of Mezzanine in refinancing European buyouts SECTION III: RESTRUCTURING AND DISTRESS 9. The post-lehman Brothers conundrum: Four years of restructuring SECTION IV: LEGAL ISSUES 10. Refinancing: Legal structuring solutions SECTION V: REFINANCING IN EUROPE - GP PERSPECTIVES 11. Refinancing the Cinven portfolio 12. Refinancing the Permira portfolio SECTION VI: REFINANCING IN EUROPE - LP PERSPECTIVES 13. Interview: Peter McKellar, SL Capital Partners 14. Interview: Paul Newsome, Unigestion SECTION VII: CONCLUSION 15. Key factors for a successful refinancing Private debt is progressively replacing commercial banks and new types of financing are emerging. We hope that this book provides a comprehensive understanding of these new products. Romain Cattet & Taddeo Vender Marlborough Partners Expert contributors: 3i Debt Management Cinven GE Capital Intermediate Capital Group Investec Marlborough Partners Morgan Stanley Partners Group Permira Shearman & Sterling SL Capital Partners StormHarbour Securities LLP Unigestion Weil Gotchal & Manges Essential reading for: Bankers Chief Financial Officers Finance Advisers Financiers General Partners Lawyers

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