Issue 85  April 12th 2017

Gymboree Said to Prepare Bankruptcy Filing as Debt Payment Looms - Bloomberg

Lingerie Company Agent Provocateur Places U.S. Assets in Chapter 11 - WSJ

Toshiba Warns Westinghouse Nuclear Losses Jeopardize Its Future - Bloomberg

New Ballpark Adds to Hartford’s Financial Strain - WSJ

Private Equity's Retail Debt Carnage - Bloomberg Gadfly

Brand revival

Investors and entrepreneurs are buying up the intellectual property assets of bankrupt retail brands, with some aiming to resurrect them as web-only retailers.

Financiers Fight Over the American Dream - The New Yorker

A hedge fund planned to make a fortune—and do good—by exposing how Herbalife preyed on the poor. What went wrong? 

Bondholders Trust China Too Much - Bloomberg Gadfly