Jean-Marc Poilpré

Senior Reporter, Restructuring/Special Situations/Distressed Debt

Jean-Marc joined LCD in April 2024, as a senior reporter. He covers European distressed debt and special situations. Prior to joining LCD, he covered the Structured Finance markets at Structured Credit Investor, CapitalStructure and IFR in London.

Articles by Jean-Marc Poilpré

Ardagh releases terms of senior secured debtholders’ restructuring plan

Last week Fitch described the two proposed restructuring options unveiled on March 11 as “complicated,” with no clear timeline.

April 9, 2025

Janus Henderson launches dollar-denominated CLO ETF for non-US investors

The fund is listed on the London Stock Exchange, domiciled in Luxembourg and has $22 million of AUM.

March 27, 2025

Arrow expands to France through iQera debt-for-equity swap

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Debt purchaser and collector iQera Group will emerge from safeguard proceedings with Arrow Global as its new owner.

March 13, 2025

Altice France publishes terms of momentous debt restructuring

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One novel aspect of the negotiations was that a cooperation agreement bound Altice France’s secured creditors.

February 27, 2025

Thames Water ruling shows delivery of alternative plan is crucial

The main takeaway from this case is dissenting creditors must ensure that any alternative plan is perceived as 100% deliverable.

February 21, 2025

European CLOs secure spot in vast ETF ecosystem

Several new CLO ETFs are planned for the coming weeks and months.

February 6, 2025

Distressed Debt: Hunkemoller offers Europe taste of creditor-on-creditor violence

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This case always was going to be a major event in the European restructuring space, with significant ramifications possible for LMEs down the road.

January 20, 2025

Janus Henderson launches European CLO ETF

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Janus Henderson Investors has launched its first active fixed income ETF in Europe, which will primarily invest in European triple-A rated CLOs.

January 15, 2025

2025 European Distressed Outlook: Defaults may ease, even as workouts rise

Next year won’t be plain sailing for Europe’s financially strained companies as more borrowers are likely to face proper restructurings.

December 16, 2024

CLO ETFs unlikely to exacerbate market volatility, says S&P

New CLO ETFs look set to emerge in Europe, with Invesco the latest asset manager to file documents with regulators.

December 5, 2024