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Jun 30, 2026
Current Trends in Restructuring : A fireside chat from the 2026 Distressed Investing Summit
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17:57Andy GraiserMODERATOR
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.

Scott MatesGUEST
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.

Scott MatesGUEST
And so, you know, in the liability management toolkit has evolved significantly over the years when I joined Blackstone back in 2011.

Scott MatesGUEST
So before the spin out right into PJT, when we would think about liability management, it was usually some sort of.

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