Investing in Distressed Businesses

Read this week’s DailyDAC Market Summary for insight into current market conditions.

Read this week’s DailyDAC Market Summary for insight into current market conditions.

Read this week’s DailyDAC Market Summary for insight into current market conditions.

Read this week’s DailyDAC Market Summary for insight into current market conditions.

When done well distressed investing can allow buyers to capture value or gain strategic footholds they could not afford in normal markets.

Not all property bought in a 363 sale is free and clear of liens or encumbrances, as is shown in the case of a golf course and car dealership sale.

Understanding the bankruptcy claims trading market is crucial for those who deal with distressed assets, whether for clients or as investors themselves.

It is important to be aware of the financial and legal risks of bankruptcy claims trading.

Using Your Personal Experience and Expertise to Formulate an Investment Thesis It’s time to take an in-depth look at distressed debt investing and how you can use your personal experience together with company valuation methods to make decisions. Most investors will want to enter the distressed investing space by relying on the expertise of various funds that focus on these types of investments. Thus, I’ll address the constraints an individual investor faces and how one determined to make their picks can gain an advantage over others in the markets. You […]

Assessing Legal Risk    “One man’s rubbish is another man’s treasure.” -William & Robert Chambers Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts (1879)  “A little learning is a dangerous thing” -Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism (1709)    Purchasing operating assets from a financially distressed seller is a fantastic opportunity to buy low. Before doing so, however, any buyer must take into account a host of considerations, including, but not limited to, operational, competitive, integration, and legal issues, such as fraudulent transfers and successor liability. Buying a business, or business […]