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Octus on Credit: Have you factored in the factoring? The latest on First Brands
Justin Spuma, Senior High Yield Credit Analyst
Yesterday, Octus hosted a webinar on the events that led to First Brands Group‘s market-shaking bankruptcy filing. Our team of reporters, lawyers and financial analysts provided nuanced insight into the company’s background, the financing structures that contributed to its risk and a forward-looking view of how the filing might shake out–and the ramifications it may have on the rest of the industry.
Watch the clip to get a snapshot of the impact First Brands may have on suppliers, peer companies and retailers. You can also view the full replay here.
If you’d like to explore what happened with First Brands, and how Octus tracked it in real-time, access the First Brands case study.
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