Debt Capital Markets case studies, worked step by step

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100
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All topicsPrivate credit and direct lending8Debt capacity and loan structuring9Bond issuance and execution9Credit analysis and ratings12Asset-backed, project and real-asset lending8Structured finance and securitisation9Leveraged finance and LBO financing11Capital structure decisions6Rates and hedging8Liability management and refinancing8Indian debt market execution5Restructuring and recoveries7
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  1. 001A Rs 300 crore senior secured loan to Tamrika Water Tech is offered to you at 94 with a 10% coupon and three years left. Defaults run at 4% a year with 60% recovery. What is the yield, the loss-adjusted yield, and would you buy it?Private credit and direct lendingCorePrivate creditCredit research
  2. 002Live case: Ashvel Paper needs Rs 900 crore for a mill expansion. EBITDA is Rs 260 crore today and should reach Rs 400 crore in year 3. Propose the tranches, moratorium, repayment profile and covenants, with debt service cover of at least 1.3x in every year.Debt capacity and loan structuringHardScotiabankNew York · 2026
  3. 003Mirashi Infra InvIT is issuing Rs 1,000 crore of five-year bonds. An anchor investor offers Rs 400 crore if the pricing is 10 basis points wider. Do you take it?Bond issuance and executionWarm upSyndicate desksIndian debt capital markets
  4. 004Ambarnagar Municipal Corporation's water revenue bond has net revenue of Rs 180 crore against debt service of Rs 120 crore and a 1.25x rate covenant. Tariffs are frozen for three years while costs rise 6% a year. What happens to coverage, and what does it mean for the credit?Credit analysis and ratingsCoreCredit researchFixed income asset management
  5. 005Brahvi Airports handles 12 million passengers, earning Rs 400 each in regulated charges and Rs 250 each from shops and parking, at a 45% EBITDA margin. It needs Rs 3,000 crore of capex. How much debt can it carry at 1.4x cover over 15 years at 9%, and what does a tariff reset do?Asset-backed, project and real-asset lendingCoreBain CapitalBoston · 2023
  6. 006Anantam Energy's Rs 1,000 crore ten-year bond draws a Rs 2,600 crore book from insurers, mutual funds, banks, hedge funds and corporate treasuries. The issuer wants long-term holders. How do you allocate, and what is each type's fill rate?Bond issuance and executionCoreSyndicate desksFixed income asset management
  7. 007You are given Pellora Pharma's financials: EBITDA Rs 420 crore, debt Rs 700 crore, receivable days up from 95 to 130. Find the business drivers and credit issues, write your management meeting questions, and work out how much more debt it can take at a 3.0x leverage ceiling.Credit analysis and ratingsHardMoody'sHong Kong · 2018
  8. 008Soralya Cosmetics wants a Rs 200 crore term loan. EBITDA is Rs 90 crore, 30% of it from one product line, 45% of sales come in the festive season, and online sales carry high returns. What should a lender think about on revenue, and how much would you lend?Debt capacity and loan structuringCoreBain CapitalBoston · 2023
  9. 009Karvanya Auto Loans securitises a Rs 1,000 crore pool into senior (85%), mezzanine (10%) and equity (5%) tranches, with excess spread of 2% a year. Cumulative losses reach 7%. Which tranches lose, how does excess spread change the answer, and what credit risks would you evaluate?Structured finance and securitisationCoreMoody'sNew York · 2024
  10. 010A Rs 2,000 crore term loan B for Pravinta Cables launches at benchmark plus 400 at 99.5. Commitments reach Rs 1,700 crore, and another Rs 900 crore appears at plus 425 at 99.0. The flex allows 50 basis points. Do you flex, and what is left on the bank's books either way?Leveraged finance and LBO financingHardScotiabankNew York · 2026

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