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Mexico Concurso Rules Shape Recoveries as TV Azteca Tests Bondholders
Reporting: Maria Abreu Relevant Document: Javier Garibay, “When the Denominator Becomes the Battlefield: Bondholder Control in Mexican Concurso, and What TV Azteca Is Teaching the Market” (2026) Mexican distressed investments can carry valid security and enforceable claims while...
Published on Nov 2, 2026
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Bondholders, PROMESA Oversight Board Reiterate Competing Views on Net Revenue Calculations in Summary Judgment Cross-Motion Responses
Legal Analysis: Lucas Hammonds Relevant Documents: Bondholders’ Brief Herman Declaration Oversight Board’s Brief (Exhibits) Briefs from the PROMESA oversight board and the PREPA bondholders opposing each other’s respective cross-motions for summary judgment reinforce their...
Published on Oct 27, 2026
Virgin Media O2 bonds slide amid intense UK telecoms competition
Virgin Media O2 (VMED) bonds have sold off as intense competition in UK broadband drives customer losses and weighs on average revenue per user (ARPU) and earnings. The decline accelerated on October 2, when the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued provisional findings against the...
Published on Oct 26, 2026
$123.9B in Bonds Up for Voters’ Determination in Nov. 3 Midterms; Tax Issues Take Center Stage in Florida, California; Ohio Accounts for Largest Share of Data Center-Related Measures
Reporting: Anush Khatri, Hoa P. Nguyen Relevant Document: Ballot Measures Excel Download Voters are expected to decide on at least $123.9 billion in bond issuances spanning over 600 proposed measures across the nation in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, according to data compiled by Octus. Meanwhile,...
Published on Oct 19, 2026
LME Boom Puts New Pressure on Distressed Companies’ Communications, Says FTI’s Chesley
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story was published in error. It has been updated to reflect a correct version of the “View from the Market” section. Join Octus on Wednesday, Oct. 7, for a webinar on 2026 bankruptcy trends, which you can register for HERE. The following...
Published on Oct 2, 2026
Expert Views: Enhancing the Sovereign Debt Restructuring Architecture for Senegal and Beyond
Editor’s Note: This latest installment in Octus’ Expert Views series comes from Thomas Laryea, an international law and policy expert with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, specializing in sovereign debt restructuring. At the time of publication, Orrick had no mandate in...
Published on Sep 18, 2026
Public Utility Commission of Texas Approves ERCOT’s Batch Zero Deadline Extensions
Reporting: Isabela Fleischmann, Hoa P. Nguyen Relevant Documents: PUCT Aug. 20 Meeting Recording ERCOT’s Request for Good-Cause Exception (Aug. 10) Aug. 3 Directive June 10 Directive The Public Utility Commission of Texas, or PUCT, on Thursday, Aug. 20, unanimously approved the Electric...
Published on Aug 21, 2026
Do total return swaps put emerging market countries at risk of a ‘zombie debt’ outbreak?
In the world of sovereign debt, three little letters – TRS – are generating an outsized amount of column inches and not a little controversy. TRS, or total return swaps, and their close cousins, repurchase agreements, are gaining popularity among emerging market countries that would...
Published on Aug 27, 2026
Senegal’s National Assembly Sets Up Cross-Party Inquiry Into Controversial Total Return Swap Deal; IMF Mission to Dakar to Complete Sept. 1
Senegal’s National Assembly last week voted to set up a cross-party parliamentary inquiry into Dakar’s use of total return swaps, or TRS, according to a statement. “This parliamentary commission of inquiry will notably have to determine the conditions of [TRS operations], its...
Published on Aug 25, 2026