The Workshop on Corporate Restructuring & Bankruptcy is a three-day in-person program that will offer participants a unique opportunity to learn how to navigate corporate distress from and network with thought-leaders across multiple disciplines in the bankruptcy and restructuring communities. This seminar-format symposium will target lawyers, bankers and investors interested in an in-depth analysis of bankruptcy and restructuring topics.

This workshop will teach participants the required financial, credit and legal skills necessary to understand and analyze corporate credit, how companies navigate out-of-court and in-court restructurings, the tactics and strategies of the various players in the restructuring process, and the potential outcomes of the restructuring process.

Attendees will receive a Certificate of Completion from the Altman – Paulson Initiative at the NYU Stern School of Business.

You can contact Executive Director Dan Kamensky dk5154@stern.nyu.edu and/or Academic Director Edward Altman at eia1@stern.nyu.edu for more information.

Program Takeaways:

  • Familiarity with the corporate credit markets and instruments, default and recovery analysis, the concepts of price, yield and spread
  • An understanding of the corporate credit cycle, the relationship between default probabilities and investor recoveries, including optimal timing for distressed investing
  • Familiarity with the fundamental legal and financial components of out-of-court and in-court restructuring processes
  • Skills to analyze the capital structure of a corporation
  • Ability to analyze financing agreements and bankruptcy documents
  • An understanding of distressed investing strategies and the role of the various players in the restructuring process

Who should attend:

  • Intended for professionals who are pursuing financial or legal careers in investment banking, restructuring advisory, turnaround management or distressed investing
  • Designed for professionals who are interested in learning more about the legal and financial decisions affecting companies in distress
  • Ideal for professionals in private equity who want to learn about investment opportunities in distressed companies and/or how to navigate distress affecting portfolio companies
  • Intended for individuals who want to build their foundational knowledge of and experience with corporate restructuring

For a summary of the 2024 Workshop, please click here.