State of Distressed Debt: 2026 Outlook, STG, First Brands, Hertz

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Bloomberg Intelligence’s State of Distressed Debt hosts Noel Hebert, Phil Brendel and Negisa Balluku explore what 2026 may have in store for the leveraged finance markets. Noel and Phil open the podcast by discussing the scarcity of distressed opportunities as high yield spreads test all-time tights, with would-be catalysts for a reversal repeatedly shrugged off by a seemingly invincible credit rally. Negisa then breaks down the latest legal developments in newly bankrupt STG Logistics, First Brands and United Site Services. Phil shares his first-day thoughts on Saks Global Enterprises’ Chapter 11 filing. The podcast concludes with Negisa’s take on the fallout from the Supreme Court’s denial of Hertz’s petition for review and Phil’s thoughts on Ardagh’s Chapter 15 filing.

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