Max Frumes

UK universities announcing more course cuts amid financial pressure

9fin's Emerging Markets launch takes the credit expertise built over the past decade into one of the world’s fastest-growing markets. You’ll find original reporting and specialist analysis from our global team alongside 20+ years of deal intelligence, with AI tools to help you research faster and understand the market in greater depth. Xochitl on our team, breaks it down here! 🌎

Xochitl Herrera, 9fin's Latin America Editor, chatted with us about what she thinks has been the LATAM story of the year. Braskem, the Brazilian petrochemical company, has a restructuring story that taught us all about the factors impacting distressed businesses in the region. 🇧🇷 It's a big week for 9fin, as we proudly launched 9fin for Emerging Markets. We’ve added CEEMEA to our Emerging Markets coverage alongside LATAM and APAC, bringing more of the world’s credit markets into one place. 🌏 A big thank you to everyone who joined us at our inaugural Global Emerging Markets Summit in New York this week to mark this milestone! 🚀

The name's bond... 4a2-to-144a bond 😩 9fin's US Investment Grade Editor, William Hoffman, tells us about the new go-to for chipmakers to raise billions of off-balance sheet debt. It sounds pretty neat — but we do think that name could use some work.

Ares trimming its continuation fund when buyers want a bigger discount

DIP lenders when management says airline restructuring is "just a balance sheet fix"

Earlier in the year we published our email crash course on co-ops, curated by our senior legal consultant Luke Viner, helping you learn about co-ops across five lessons. Great news: we’ve now made all our content available on the site, so you can access everything in one place. If you’re looking to improve your co-op knowledge, sign up to access the course in full today: 9fin.com/insights/cooperatio… You’ll get access to: 💡  Easy-to-follow modules on everything from the basics, to trends in the US vs Europe, to notable examples and litigation 📙  Bonus interviews with our distressed experts, Alessia Pirolo and @maxfrumes ✍️  Plenty of further reading materials on real-world cases including Selecta, Better Health, Altice USA Sign up for free: 9fin.com/insights/cooperatio…

In April, two LMEs crossed the finish line and two more progressed with announced transactions, while another 13 companies hit milestones that typically precede an LME, according to 9fin data. Get the break down on each of these situations in our LME update: 9fin.com/insights/april-lme-…

Liability management exercises (LMEs) are every bit as complex as they are prevalent in the distressed markets — but mastering them doesn’t have to be. In our online course, our Head of LMEs Jane Komsky gets you up to speed on: 1. The LME basics 2. The first wave of LMEs, with drop-downs 3. Uptiers, with Serta and Mitel examples 4. The complex world of double dips and hybrids 5. LMEs in 2025 Plus a chance to access bonus content, and a guest curator — no other than our global head of distressed, restructuring and LevFin, @maxfrumes 👀 Make sure you’re in the know on all things LMEs — sign up here: 9fin.com/insights/lme-crash-…