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Scott Mates

Jun 30, 2026

Andy GraiserMODERATOR
17:57
And I want to see how this ties into the Chapter 11 side of it with Mike and then bring it to the board with Matt.
18:05
Yeah, so I think, look, at its core, liability management is using the flexibility in a company's debt documents to execute a transaction out of court that potentially raises capital or extends maturities and potentially achieves deleveraging.
18:24
Right.
18:24
And so, you know, in the liability management toolkit has evolved significantly over the years when I joined Blackstone back in 2011.
18:35
So before the spin out right into PJT, when we would think about liability management, it was usually some sort of.
18:43
you know, kind of more plain vanilla, you know, maybe a distressed tender, right? Or an up-tier transaction where you're exchanging unsecured bonds into, say, first or second lien debt.
18:55
That's kind of like what we did back in the day.

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Andy GraiserMODERATOR
34:50
So if you had to say, what's your biggest obstacle that you have to deal with and how you've dealt with it?

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