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Cloud 9fin — LME Doomscrolling — Data-driven reality check

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Cloud 9fin — LME Doomscrolling — Data-driven reality check

9fin | We’re kicking off a new podcast series, LME Doomscrolling, where 9fin’s senior LME lawyer unpacks the impact, risks and incentives of the evolving landscape of liability management exercises.

First Brands to consent to SPV conversion while BofA suit sharpens Aequum dispute

9fin | First Brands, along with its ad hoc group and other key creditors, have agreed to allow for the conditional conversion of certain of the SPV debtors to Chapter 7, but only if safeguards are put in place to prevent value leakage and intercreditor fights.

9Questions — Hadley Ma, Ferghana Investment Partners — Starting something new

9fin | Hadley Ma is an alum of JP Morgan, Oaktree, TPG Sixth Street and most recent MGG Investment Group where he was the head of originations and underwriting.

Cloud 9fin — Decoding the software lending shock in private credit with MSCI

9fin | The 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?

Air Baltic appoints Seabury as financial advisor

9fin | Latvian carrier Air Baltic has appointed Seabury Aviation Partners as its financial advisor this week as it weighs options to address mounting pressure on its balance sheet worsened by the current rise in fuel prices, according to 9fin sources.

2 Apr 2026

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