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Investors Sift Through Venezuela Debt Black Box as Some Bondholders See Path for Restructuring in the Short Term; 9.25% 2027 Notes at 43

Reporting: Maria Abreu, Magnus Scherman, Simon Schatzberg Relevant Document:2015 National Assembly Report (in Spanish) Venezuela’s sovereign bonds are holding steady with the $4 billion 9.25% 2027 at 43 cents today, having bounced around 10 points since U.S....

Published on Jan 7, 2026

Investors Sift Through Venezuela Debt Black Box as Some Bondholders See Path for Restructuring in the Short Term; 9.25% 2027 Notes at 43

Reporting: Maria Abreu, Magnus Scherman, Simon Schatzberg Relevant Document: 2015 National Assembly Report (in Spanish) Venezuela’s sovereign bonds are holding steady with the $4 billion 9.25% 2027 at 43 cents today, having bounced around 10 points since U.S. forces captured President Nicolas...

Published on Jan 7, 2026

Venezuela Sovereign Bonds Rise as Much as 10 Points to Low 40s After Maduro’s Capture by the US

Reporting: Magnus Scherman, Katie McMahon Venezuela’s defaulted sovereign bonds have jumped up to 10 points to the low 40s this morning in the first trading session since the U.S. captured Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro. The 12.75% 2022 and 9.25% 2027 bonds are up nine points at 40/42...

Published on Jan 5, 2026

Municipal Credit’s Greatest Hits of 2025: Brightline; Healthcare Issues; Chicago Budget Woes; PREPA’s Title III Case Enters 9th Year

Welcome back to our annual year-end wrap for Octus’ municipal coverage! In no particular order, here are 10 of our most influential and otherwise favorite scoops, data and legal intelligence from 2025. Brightline Dimmed The Story: Express intercity passenger rail system Brightline Florida,...

Published on Jan 5, 2026

Jefferies to Underwrite First Bitcoin-Backed Muni Transaction for New Hampshire

Reporting: Hoa P. Nguyen Jefferies will serve as underwriter and payment agent for New Hampshire for the first-ever bitcoin-backed municipal transaction, which is expected to come to market as early as the first quarter of 2026, according to people close to the deal. The $100 million conduit...

Published on Dec 22, 2025

Investors Unfazed by Rider University’s Probation Status With Accreditor, Express Optimism About Management’s Turnaround Ability

Reporting: Hoa P. Nguyen Faculty layoffs, employee benefits reductions, probation by its accreditor. The private Rider University has attracted media attention in recent weeks as the school unveiled its turnaround efforts, called the “March to Sustainability Plan,” to the campus...

Published on Nov 24, 2025

Jackson Hospital Substantive Consolidation Bid Raises Questions About Interplay Between Chapter 11, Chapter 9

Editor’s Note: The following is an Americas Municipals and Americas Middle Market story that may be of interest to subscribers to other Octus products. If you are not already an Americas Municipals and Americas Middle Market subscriber and would like to learn more, please...

Published on Nov 12, 2025

Sovereign Eurobond Considerations Ahead of Kyiv’s 2026 Financing Gap

Published on Nov 11, 2025

MTV Ridiculousness, Starlink Takes Orbit & The Recession Hot Dog

Episode 19 of The Octus Download examines three interconnected stories of value destruction and transformation: MTV’s descent from cultural kingmaker to bankruptcy court defendant, the $40 billion reshuffling of America’s wireless spectrum, and Venezuela’s forced liquidation of...

Published on Nov 5, 2025

RCF Lender Excluded From Anthology DIP Objects to Final Approval; Cites ConvergeOne, Serta Decisions on Equal Treatment Among Similarly Situated Creditors

Relevant Document: Vector Objection Anthology first-out RCF lender Vector Capital objected this afternoon to final approval of the debtors’ $100 million DIP from an ad hoc term lender group, arguing that the facility violates the pro rata treatment and nonsubordination protections in the...

Published on Oct 27, 2025