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Sovereign Debt Restructuring


 

Steven Kargman quoted in Wall Street Journal regarding sovereign debt/banking crisis in Cyprus (March 26, 2013)

“Big Depositors in Two Cyprus Banks Face Freeze," Wall Street Journal, March 26, 2013 (S. Kargman commenting on challenges valuing assets held by Cypriot banks in liquidating assets in the current economic environment): “ ‘It's hard to value in an illiquid market,’ says Steven Kargman, a veteran international restructuring adviser.”

 
  Steven Kargman speaks recently in the US and abroad before leading professional associations regarding Eurozone crisis and sovereign debt restructuring
   












  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
(New York, December 2015)
Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
(Ottawa, January 2016)
International Insolvency Institute (Mexico City, June 2014; Naples,
June 2015; Tokyo; June 2016)
Imperial College/Chicago Booth School of Business/International Insolvency Institute (London, March 2015)
Inter-Pacific Bar Association (Vancouver, May 2014)
International Insolvency Institute (Paris, June 2012)
IEAF—Instituto Espaňol de Analistas Financieros (Madrid, June 2012)
American Bankruptcy Institute (National Harbor, Maryland, April 2012)
 
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Steven Kargman quoted in Wall Street Journal regarding Greek sovereign debt crisis/bond exchange (February 24, 2012)

   



“Options Ebb for Greek Debt Owners,” Wall Street Journal, February 24, 2012 (S. Kargman commenting on the impact of the ‘retrofitting’ of Greek-law bonds with collective action clauses): “ ‘Objecting bondholders may not have too many good options,’ said Steven T. Kargman of Kargman Associates, which advises on debt restructurings.”

 

Steven Kargman quoted in Wall Street Journal regarding Greek sovereign debt crisis/bond exchange (September 23, 2011)

   

 

“Greek Bond Exchange Has Surprise Upside,” Wall Street Journal (European and online editions), September 23, 2011 (S. Kargman commenting on the impact of a proposed change in governing law provisions in the new bonds from Greek law to English laws): “ ‘With the change in the governing law, Greece gives up some of the leverage that it has under the current bonds,’ says Steven Kargman, an international debt restructuring adviser.”

 

Steven Kargman quoted in Bloomberg article regarding sovereign debt crisis in Greece (see seventh paragraph of article) (click here)

 

Steven Kargman quoted at length in Development Asia, publication of Asian Development Bank, regarding proposal for reforming sovereign debt restructuring process (click here)

 

Steven Kargman makes presentation at United Nations Headquarters to UN General Assembly Second Committee (Economic and Financial) regarding proposal for reforming sovereign debt process (click here)

 

Steven Kargman makes presentation in Athens, Greece in February 2011 regarding how restructuring/insolvency approaches and techniques can be used to facilitate privatization of state-owned enterprises in countries such as Greece (click here)

 

Steven Kargman chairs panel discussion at the International Insolvency Institute’s Eleventh Annual Conference on “Sovereign Debt Challenges in the Eurozone and the Looming Challenge of Reforming SOEs”(click here)

 

Steven Kargman interviewed in Latin American Energy Advisor concerning prospects for reforming the electricity sector in the Dominican Republic as part of International Monetary Fund adjustment program (click here)

 

Steven Kargman makes presentation in Geneva concerning sovereign debt reform a at seminar sponsored by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (click here)


News and Events | General

  April 2016: Steven Kargman’s expert commentary highlighted in Latin American Advisor concerning featured topic : “Are Latin American Assets Selling at ‘Fire Sale’ Prices?” (click here)

  September/October 2012:  Steven Kargman writes and speaks on important issues in cross-border insolvency and restructuring issues
     

September 2012:  Publishes article in Insolvency and Restructuring International entitled “Emerging Economies and Cross-Border Insolvency Regimes:  Missing BRICs in the International Insolvency Architecture
(Part I)” (click here)

October 2012:  Co-chairs American Bar Association panel discussion on “International Insolvencies: Tools for Cross-Border Cooperation and Avenues for Cross-Border Relief” (click here)


June 2012:  Steven Kargman quoted in news media in Nigeria and Ghana concerning the importance of insolvency law reform to economic development to emerging economies

Quoted in Nigeria’s BusinessDayOnline, June 15, 2012, in article entitled “Modern Insolvency System Key to Economic Growth in Emerging Economies.”  (click here)  

   



The article summarized Mr. Kargman’s remarks as follows:  “A well articulated modern insolvency law is the hallmark of any mature modern economy that is serious about growth.  Steven Kargman, president, Kargman Associates/International Restructuring Advisors, made this known in a Presentation at BRIPAN International Workshop on ‘Insolvency Law and Economic Development in Emerging Economies.’ According to Kargman, it is important for emerging economies around the world, including countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America to place premium on effective use of these laws as it would help deepen foreign direct investment in their country.”

   

Quoted in GhanaMMA, June 10, 2012 in an article entitled “Reform Insolvency Laws.” (click here)

   

 

The article reported on Mr. Kargman’s remarks as follows:  “The guest speaker, Steve Kargman, said one of the critical ingredients in any insolvency system is to have a judiciary that would deal with issues directly with companies in an efficient manner, stressing that it is important to put the laws in place so that they could be effectively implemented.”

 

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