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☆ Core Scientific returns to Nasdaq as Wall Street shows renewed love for bitcoin mining
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Just over a year after the crypto winter sent bitcoin miner Core Scientific spiraling into bankruptcy, the Texas-based company is back on the Nasdaq. Even in bankruptcy, Core invested in developing its infrastructure. The public markets have been going big in mining since bitcoin started rebounding. Bitcoin miners have pared back gains in the last few weeks as the price of bitcoin has fallen, and in April, a market-moving event dubbed the "halving" will cut the prize that miners receive in half. "We recommend achieving Bitcoin exposure via Bitcoin miners."

Persons: bitcoin, Adam Sullivan, Core, noteholders, Sullivan, Blockchain, CleanSpark, it's, Bernstein Organizations: Nasdaq, Trading, CNBC, Marathon, Research, Lightning Locations: Texas, U.S, — Texas, North Dakota, North Carolina Georgia, Kentucky, bitcoin

☆ Evergrande creditor group supports maintaining operations, not bankruptcy-SCMP
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A partially removed company logo of China Evergrande Group is seen on the facade of its headquarters in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China January 10, 2022. REUTERS/David Kirton/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsHONG KONG, Dec 2 (Reuters) - A key offshore creditor group of China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) supports keeping the developer operating, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported ahead of a court hearing on Monday that could decide to liquidate the indebted firm. Evergrande, the world's most indebted property developer, and the advisers to the creditor group did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Evergrande has until the Hong Kong court hearing on Monday to present a "concrete" revised debt restructuring proposal for offshore creditors, a judge said last month after its original plan had lapsed. The creditors group responded by demanding a controlling equity stake in Evergrande and the two Hong Kong subsidiaries, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.

Persons: David Kirton, Evergrande, Clare Jim, William Mallard Organizations: China Evergrande, REUTERS, HK, China Morning, Hengda, Kirkland &, Reuters, Hong, Thomson Locations: Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, HONG KONG, Kirkland & Ellis, Hengda, Hong Kong, Evergrande

WeWork said Tuesday it entered into a seven-day forbearance agreement with its noteholders after skipping interest payments earlier this month. Photo: Ted Shaffrey/Associated PressWeWork is planning to file for bankruptcy as early as next week, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would mark a stunning reversal for the flexible-office-space venture that was once valued at $47 billion. New York-based WeWork is considering filing a chapter 11 petition in New Jersey, the people said.

Persons: WeWork, Ted Shaffrey Locations: New York, New Jersey

☆ Drug retailer Rite Aid files for bankruptcy, gets $3.45 bln commitment
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A woman shops inside a Rite Aid store underneath a DeepCam security camera in New York City, New York, U.S., June 25, 2020. The bankruptcy process will allow Rite Aid to resolve litigation claims in an "equitable manner", the company said. Rite Aid has appointed Jeffrey Stein as its new CEO and chief restructuring officer, replacing interim CEO Elizabeth Burr. Rite Aid has also reached an in-principle agreement with some of its senior secured noteholders that would significantly reduce its debt. MedImpact will serve as the 'stalking horse bidder' in a court-supervised sale process, Rite Aid said.

Persons: Lucas Jackson, Jeffrey Stein, Elizabeth Burr, Stein, Burr, noteholders, Abinaya Vijayaraghavan, Mariam Sunny, Sriparna Roy, Shweta Agarwal, Pooja Desai Organizations: REUTERS, Rite Aid Corp, U.S, Aid, Walgreens Boots Alliance, CVS Health, MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Solutions, Rite Aid, Bankruptcy, District of, Thomson Locations: New York City , New York, U.S, District of New Jersey, Bengaluru

☆ Metro Bank gets support from over 75% of bondholders for debt refinancing
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Oct 11 (Reuters) - British lender Metro Bank (MTRO.L) on Wednesday confirmed the support of the required number of bondholders to approve its debt refinancing plans. The bank said it received more than 75% support commitments from Tier 2 and MREL noteholders for its plans to raise 325 million pounds ($399.30 million) in capital and 600 million pounds in debt refinancing. ($1 = 0.8139 pounds)Reporting by Yadarisa Shabong in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-PhillipsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Yadarisa, Sherry Jacob, Phillips Organizations: Metro Bank, Wednesday, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ Real-estate crowdfunding is a house of cards. PeerStreet's bankruptcy reveals why.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

Like many PeerStreet investors who spoke with Insider, Mincher has a strong résumé. Another form of crowdfunding, equity crowdfunding, works a bit like the stock market without the onerous and expensive process of initial public offerings. The PeerStreet investors who spoke with Insider said the outcome of this case could determine whether they stick with real-estate crowdfunding. Others, such as Fundrise, have moved away from crowdfunding in favor of a model for private real-estate investment trusts, similar to the BREIT later offered by Blackstone. Fritton, the former Patch of Land CEO, said Fundrise's fund model was the wave of the future for real-estate crowdfunding.

Persons: Michael Burry, Christian Bale, Burry's, Crowdfunding, Burry, Andreessen Horowitz, they're, Braun Mincher, PeerStreet, who've, Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein, Brew Johnson, he's, Braun, Mincher, —, it's, Michael Burry Astrid Stawiarz, Ian Ippolito, Ippolito, John McNellis, PeerStreet Ippolito, McNellis, El, Marc Andreessen, Phil McCarten, Silverstein, wouldn't, Sean Quinn, Doug Lyon, Lyon, that's, Jason Fritton, Kirk Brett, there's, Brett, iFunding, CrowdStreet, Nightingale's Elie Schwartz, Nightingale, Schwartz, Yieldstreet, Fritton Organizations: CNBC, Main, PeerStreet, Facebook, McNellis Partners, Funding Trust, Fairfield University, Magnetar, Adler, Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Justice, Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Investors, Blackstone Locations: Delaware, El Segundo , California, crowdfunding, There's

☆ Morgan Stanley says stay away from Carvana as used-car seller still has a lot to prove
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Although Carvana raised its guidance for the third quarter, Morgan Stanley still sees a shaky path forward for the used-car retailer. "Significant challenges remain with respect to the used car consumer and the viability of CVNA's long term business model," Jonas wrote in the note. "Even considering our expectation of continued recovery in the business and less bearish views on the used car market, the stock's reward-skew and downside to PT keeps us UW." Carvana shares got crushed last year, losing more than 97% as higher prices for used cars pressured the company. Still, Carvana "has a lot to prove, in our view," according to Jonas.

Persons: Carvana, Morgan Stanley, Adam Jonas, Jonas Organizations: UW Locations: FactSet, Manheim

☆ Carvana shares surge on plans to cut debt load
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Nathan Gomes | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Companies Carvana Co FollowJuly 19 (Reuters) - Carvana (CVNA.N) shares soared as much as 43% on Wednesday after the troubled used-car retailer struck a deal with most of its term bondholders to cut its outstanding debt by more than $1 billion. Carvana had long-term debt of $6.54 billion as of June end, relatively unchanged from a year earlier. But Carvana has been struggling to sell cars acquired at elevated prices as buyers, hit by inflation and worried about a recession, cut spending. Carvana shares have lost 87% of their value in the past two years. In premarket trading on Wednesday, Carvana's shares rose as high as $57, in what traders said looked like a short squeeze.

Persons: John Zito, Carvana, Ernest Garcia's, Carvana's, Ortex, they're, Dennis Dick, Nathan Gomes, Bansari Mayur, Shivansh, Raechel, Medha Singh, Sriraj Kalluvila, Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Anil D'Silva Organizations: Triple D, Carvana, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

Big U.S. lenders rallied on Tuesday after they said higher interest rates had helped boost profits in the second quarter. The S&P 500 banking index (.SPXBK) has fallen 3.4% this year in the aftermath of a banking crisis that took down three lenders and pummeled the regional banking sector. The benchmark S&P 500 index (.SPX) has notched an 18.6% gain in the same period. Among other lenders, Citizens Financial(CFG.N) and M&T Bank(MTB.N) beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit, benefiting from the U.S. Federal Reserve's rapid rate hikes. ET, Dow e-minis were up 7 points, or 0.02%, S&P 500 e-minis remained unchanged, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 22.5 points, or 0.14%.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Dennis Dick, noteholders, Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Johann M, Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Maju Samuel Organizations: T Bank, Dow, Nasdaq, Street, Big, Triple D, Citizens, U.S, U.S . Federal, Dow e, Credit Suisse, Netflix, IBM, Microsoft, Verizon, Elevance, VMware, Federal Reserve, Thomson Locations: Big U.S, U.S ., Bengaluru

☆ Carvana stock surges 30% after it reaches a massive debt reduction deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

The Phoenix-based company will reduce its outstanding debt by more than $1.2 billion, according to a release. Carvana has been struggling financially in recent months because of declining used car prices. A relatively new player in the used car field, it has lost money most quarters since it went public in 2017 as it aimed for sales growth rather than short-term profitability. Carvana launched 10 years ago with a plan to disrupt the used car market, offering both online car shopping and trade-ins as well as distinctive car vending machines. Carvana (CVNA) shares are up now a whopping 1,000% for the year.

Persons: Carvana, ”, Mark Jenkins Organizations: New, New York CNN Locations: New York, maturities

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Carvana, Joby Aviation, Goldman Sachs, Interactive Brokers and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Omnicom posted second-quarter revenue of $3.61 billion, lower than forecasts of $3.67 billion, according to consensus estimates from FactSet. It narrowly beat earnings expectations, posting adjusted earnings of $1.81 per share, higher than the consensus estimates of $1.80 per share. Goldman Sachs — The bank stock declined 0.3% after Goldman Sachs missed expectations in its second-quarter earnings. Goldman also reported revenue of $10.9 billion, which was more than the expected $10.84 billion. J.B. Hunt reported second-quarter earnings of $1.81 per share on revenue of $3.13 billion.

Persons: Carvana, — Omnicom, Omnicom, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Cinemark, J.B, . Hunt, Refinitiv, — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Hakyung Kim, Jesse Pound Organizations: noteholders, Interactive, Joby Aviation, JPMorgan, Hunt Transport Services, Western, U.S, Bancorp, U.S . Bancorp, Nasdaq Locations: FactSet, Hollywood, U.S

☆ Carvana shares jump more than 20% on deal to reduce debt by $1.2 billion
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Carvana has reached a debt restructuring agreement that will reduce the used car retailer's total debt outstanding by more than $1.2 billion, the company said Wednesday. Shares of the company jumped more than 20% in premarket trading Wednesday after being off roughly 7% before the announcement. Carvana stock this year has soared from roughly $4 per share to start the year to roughly $40 as of Tuesday's close. Carvana said its restructuring agreement covered roughly $5.2 billion of senior, unsecured bonds and included Apollo Global Management, its largest bondholder. Carvana's debt before the deal was roughly $8.5 billion, including $5.7 billion, or 74.5%, in unsecured notes, according to FactSet.

Persons: Carvana, Mark Jenkins, Ernie Garcia Organizations: Apollo Global Management, Refinitiv, Refinitiv . Locations: maturities

☆ Negotiating Financing Provisions in Mergers
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +47 min

(For the complete version of this resource, which includes initial considerations and questions counsel should ask when drafting and negotiating financing provisions in merger agreements, see Drafting and Negotiating Financing Provisions in Mergers on Practical Law.) For a private placement under Rule 144A, the financing parties may offer some flexibility regarding the required financing statements. The term refers collectively to provisions that benefit debt financing parties by limiting their liability in an acquisition financing, including provisions that provide for:No recourse to the financing parties. The target company has no recourse against the financing parties and cannot pursue litigation against the financing parties directly. The financing parties are third-party beneficiaries of the Xerox provisions to permit the financing parties to enforce their rights under the merger agreement.

☆ Beware these debt-heavy stocks in your portfolio as borrowing costs rise
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

That leaves companies with high debt, accustomed to low financing costs, facing refinancing risks, Evercore ISI analyst Julian Emanuel said. Here are some of the names Evercore ISI said could be hurt by a material change in borrowing and business conditions. Carvana's short-term debt is 20.4% of its total debt and its net debt to equity is 503.6%. Meanwhile, Duke Energy 's short-term debt is 10.9% of its total debt and its net debt to equity is 107.3%, according to Evercore ISI. Lastly, Walgreens Boots Alliance 's short-term debt is 17.1% of its total debt and its net debt to equity is 115.2%.

☆ Carvana shares pop as company offers first-quarter guidance, restructures debt
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Shares of Carvana popped during early trading Wednesday after the embattled used car retailer pre-announced guidance for the first quarter and released plans to restructure some of its $9 billion debt load. The company's stock increased by nearly 30% Wednesday morning before leveling off at around $9.50 a share, up roughly 20%. The stock has more than doubled this year following a rapid decline last year as the company's operations and earnings disappointed Wall Street. Carvana expects a first-quarter loss of between $50 million and $100 million, drastic improvement from a loss of $348 million it reported a year earlier, despite significantly lower sales and revenue. As for Carvana's debt, the company is offering noteholders the option to exchange their unsecured notes at a premium to current trading prices in exchange for new secured notes.

☆ Russia's Tinkoff cancels dollar Eurobond interest payment after EU sanctions
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Tinkoff, owned by TCS Group Holding (TCSq.L), was included in the EU's tenth package of sanctions against Russia outlined last week following Moscow's military campaign in Ukraine. It has already been forced to suspend some trading in euros and had its app removed from the App Store. The Eurobond issuer, TCS Finance D.A.S, which is also part of the TCS group, said it was notified on March 3 that Tinkoff had cancelled the payment of interest, due on March 15, accrued on a $300 million perpetual bond. The issuer said interest on March 15 would be automatically cancelled as a result. Reporting by Elena Fabrichnaya and Alexander Marrow; editing by Jan Harvey and Jason NeelyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Bitcoin miner Core Scientific to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy- CNBC
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 21 (Reuters) - Core Scientific Inc (CORZ.O), one of the biggest publicly traded crypto mining companies in the United States, will soon file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, CNBC reported, citing one person familiar with the matter. The development comes after one of the largest creditors of Core Scientific B. Riley Financial Inc (RILY.O) had offered $72 million last week to avoid the bitcoin miner's bankruptcy. Core Scientific did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment outside business hours. Bitcoin miners have been under severe pressure as their profitability dropped amid a slump in cryptocurrency prices and soaring energy rates. Core Scientific was also impacted by the litigation with Celsius Networks LLC and its affiliates.

☆ Bitcoin miner Core Scientific is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy — but plans to keep mining
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Core Scientific, one of the largest publicly traded crypto mining companies in the U.S., is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas early Wednesday morning, according to a person familiar with the company's finances. The move follows a year of plunging cryptocurrency prices and rising energy prices. Core Scientific mines for proof-of-work cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. The process requires expensive equipment, some technical know-how, and a lot of electricity. The company will not liquidate, but will continue to operate normally while reaching a deal with senior security noteholders, which hold the bulk of the company's debt, according to this person, who declined to be named discussing confidential company matters.

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