LightSquared creditors unite against Phil Falcone
NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) – Hedge fund manager Philip
Falcone will face a united front when negotiating with key
investors that own bank debt sold by LightSquared, the
money-losing wireless telecom company controlled by his fund.
A number of LightSquared debt holders have joined together
to retain high-powered bankruptcy attorney Thomas Lauria, who
heads White & Case’s global restructuring group, said two people
familiar with the situation.
UF Weekend Reads
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From The New Yorker:
Nicholas Lemann explores new books that illustrate the ties between politics and the economy.
PIMCO fund constrained by investor redemptions
By Jennifer Ablan and Matthew Goldstein
(Reuters) – PIMCO’s flagship Total Return Fund was hit hard by investor redemptions in 2011, but this year it is a less famous fund at the world’s biggest bond shop that is bleeding the most.
The PIMCO Unconstrained Bond Fund, the firm’s “go-anywhere” bond fund, which seeks to minimize risk from systemic shocks, saw an estimated net outflow of $1.69 billion in the first quarter, according to data compiled by Morningstar.
Psst, Bank of America has got a deal for you
By Matthew Goldstein
Wanna buy a foreclosed home on a the cheap? Well, Bank of America has got one for you. Or to be precise, the big U.S. lender has got 556 formerly owner-occupied homes it is trying to unload right now in a bulk deal.
As my colleague Jennifer Ablan and I reported yesterday, BofA, for the second-time in five months, is seeking bids for a bulk sale of foreclosed homes. This second round is much bigger than the first and could be a sign the bank is moving aggressively to sell foreclosed homes with institutional investors eyeing the market.
BofA launches second round of bulk sales of foreclosed homes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – For the second time in five months, Bank of America is tapping the red-hot market for foreclosed homes by seeking bids on a bulk offering of several hundred single-family homes.
Over the past several weeks, the nation’s second-largest bank by assets has solicited bids for a bulk deal that includes up to 500 largely vacant single-family homes, some of which BofA acquired after its merger with Countrywide Financial, according to several sources within the real estate and mortgage sectors. Countrywide was one of the largest subprime lenders in the United States.
LightSquared creditor looks to unload debt-sources
NEW YORK, April 12 (Reuters) – The fate of hedge fund
manager Philip Falcone’s upstart telecom may hang in the
balance, but some distressed investors are still wheeling and
dealing in LightSquared debt.
A financial institution controlled by billionaire investor
Andrew Beal is trying to sell $150 million in bank debt that
LightSquared has issued to raise money for its proposed
nationwide wireless network, say three traders familiar with the
situation.
Exclusive: Falcone mulls voluntary bankruptcy for LightSquared
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hedge fund manager Philip Falcone said in an interview on Wednesday he is “seriously considering” filing a voluntary bankruptcy for LightSquared, the struggling telecom startup in which his Harbinger Capital Partners is the majority owner.
Falcone said a bankruptcy is one of several options he is considering as he tries to find a way to salvage the company, which reported a $427 million net loss during the first nine months of 2011, and keep its creditors at bay.
UF Weekend Reads
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From Fortune:
Hedge fund manager Paul Singer’s hardball approach has benefited Republican candidates as his fund battles in court with nation’s that have defaulted on their debt.
Diversity on Wall Street, or a lack thereof
By Matthew Goldstein
The shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teen in Florida, has evoked a lot of debate about race in America and the nation’s attitudes to what it means to be a minority.
There’s been a good deal written that major media organizations were slow to react to this tragic story, in part because there simply aren’t enough minority voices on staff. This point was highlighted recently in a story in The New York Times
Exclusive: Soros’ son strikes out on his own
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The tumult within billionaire investor George Soros’ firm continues as one of his sons is separating some of his personal fortune to manage it himself.
Jonathan Soros, who stepped down in September from day-to-day management of Soros Fund Management LLC, plans to hire at least one of his father’s key employees, say two people familiar with the situation.
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