Sears CEO Places Hail Mary Bid to Save Company, And His Wallet

Posted by David Diggins on Dec 11, 2018 11:32:52 AM

Sears CEO, Edward Lampert stands to lose a fortune if SEARS Holdings Corp. goes under. Analysts increasingly predict that will indeed be the case.

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Topics: High Yield, bonds, Losers, Restructuring, sears, Fixed Income, News, bankruptcy

BDC Common Stocks Market Recap: Week Ended October 19, 2018

Posted by Nicholas Marshi, BDC Reporter on Oct 24, 2018 10:34:00 AM

BDC Common Stocks

Bleeding Stopped

In the wider markets, the dramas of the past couple of weeks continued through October 19, 2018. “The S&P’s lower close on Friday marked the tenth down day in the past 12 trading sessions”, according to Yahoo Finance.

BDC common stocks, though, generally consolidated after weeks of decline. The UBS Exchange Traded Note with the ticker BDCS, which includes most of the individual players in the sector on a weighted adjusted basis, dropped to $19.39 from $19.40. The Wells Fargo BDC Index – more useful as a Total Return measuring stick than just the price change at BDCS – dropped to $2,505.24, down 0.42%.

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Topics: Middle Market, Analytics, BDC, market analytics, business development company, Finance, sears, Fixed Income, News, bdc reporter, bankruptcy

Sears: Down for the Count?

Posted by David Diggins on Oct 16, 2018 3:29:01 PM

Many reports are claiming the death of Sears, but is it really dead or just dead as we knew it?

Sears started life in 1892 as a mail-order catalog that sold watches and jewelry. In 1894 the Sears, Roebuck and Company catalog had grown to 322 pages and included sewing machines, bicycles, sporting goods, automobiles and other new items. In the following years the catalog would eclipse 500 pages and adding dolls, stoves and groceries.

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Topics: Loans, bonds, Distressed Debt, Restructuring, sears, News, default, bankruptcy


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