<p>Distressed investing is about more than identifying undervalued securities that emerge when the default probability for a company rises. For Arthur Kaz, that’s just step one. Using valuable experience gained at a bankruptcy consulting firm, Kaz came to the hedge fund industry with a deep understanding of how to guide a company through the operational and financial challenges that result from default. Our conversation on industries that have experienced large scale distress, including the auto and airline sectors, illustrates the manner in which distressed investing is about playing a role in crafting the post-bankruptcy capital structure. Pivoting to macro considerations, I solicit Kaz’s view on the fragility of credit markets, the risk of higher rates and the impact of ETFs. A wide-ranging conversation that I hope you enjoy.</p>

Distressed investing is about more than identifying undervalued securities that emerge when the default probability for a company rises. For Arthur Kaz, that’s just step one. Using valuable experience gained at a bankruptcy consulting firm, Kaz came to the hedge fund industry with a deep understanding of how to guide a company through the operational and financial challenges that result from default. Our conversation on industries that have experienced large scale distress, including the auto and airline sectors, illustrates the manner in which distressed investing is about playing a role in crafting the post-bankruptcy capital structure. Pivoting to macro considerations, I solicit Kaz’s view on the fragility of credit markets, the risk of higher rates and the impact of ETFs. A wide-ranging conversation that I hope you enjoy.

Arthur Kaz, Founder and CIO of Greenbriar Asset Management

The Alpha Exchange is a podcast series launched by Dean Curnutt to explore topics in financial markets, risk management and capital allocation in the alternatives industry. Our in depth discussions with highly established industry professionals seek to uncover the nuanced and complex interactions between economic, monetary, financial, regulatory and geopolitical sources of risk. We aim to learn from the perspective our guests can bring with respect to the history of financial and business cycles, promoting a better understanding among listeners as to how prior periods provide important context to present day dynamics. The “price of risk” is an important topic. Here we engage experts in their assessment of risk premium levels in the context of uncertainty. Is the level of compensation attractive? Because Central Banks have played so important a role in markets post crisis, our discussions sometimes aim to better understand the evolution of monetary policy and the degree to which the real and financial economy will be impacted. An especially important area of focus is on derivative products and how they interact with risk taking and carry dynamics. Our conversations seek to enlighten listeners, for example, as to the factors that promoted the February melt-down of the VIX complex. We do NOT ask our guests for their political opinions. We seek a better understanding of the market impact of regulatory change, election outcomes and events of geopolitical consequence. Our discussions cover markets from a macro perspective with an assessment of risk and opportunity across asset classes. Within equity markets, we may explore the relative attractiveness of sectors but will NOT discuss single stocks.

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