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/raid1/www/Hosts/bankrupt/TCREUR_Public/120817.mbx T R O U B L E D C O M P A N Y R E P O R T E R E U R O P E Friday, August 17, 2012, Vol. 13, No. 164 Headlines B U L G A R I A VARNA TOWERS: Faces Closure Over Unpaid Debts F I N L A N D NOKIA CORP: S&P Cuts Corp. Credit Rating to 'BB-'; Outlook Neg. I R E L A N D ATLANTIC HOMECARE: Woodies DIY Ready to Invest in Survival Plan AWAS AVIATION: Moody's Assigns 'Ba2' Rating to US$360MM Term Loan CAIRNEURO CDO I: S&P Cuts Ratings on Two Note Classes to 'CCC-' EATONBROOK DEV'TS: Peter Malbasha First in Line for Repayment IVORY CDO: S&P Lowers Ratings on Two Note Classes to 'CCC-' TAURUS CMBS 2007-1: Fitch Cuts Rating on Class D Notes to 'CCsf' N E T H E R L A N D S MARCO POLO: Reorganization Approved Without Objection MONTE 2008-I: S&P Lowers Rating on Class C Notes to 'CCC-' R U S S I A ELEX POLYUS: Parent Loses RUB1 Billion on Bankruptcy LOCKO-BANK: Fitch Assigns 'B+' Rating to RUB3-Bil. Bond Issue * VOLGOGARD REGION: Fitch Assigns 'BB-' LT Currency Ratings S P A I N BANKIA SA: Spain May Need to Ditch Loan Plan After Restrictions BBVA-5 FTPYME: Fitch Raises Rating on Class B Notes From 'BBsf' U N I T E D K I N G D O M DAWSON INTERNATIONAL: Falls Into Administration, Owes GBP129MM JJB SPORTS: Writes Off Key Shareholder's GBP20-Mil. Investment STARLIGHT INVESTMENTS: Liquidators Shuts Chapter 15 Case X X X X X X X X * Moody's Says Money Market Funds' Credit Profile Deteriorates * BOOK REVIEW: Inside Investment Banking, Second Edition ********* =============== B U L G A R I A =============== VARNA TOWERS: Faces Closure Over Unpaid Debts --------------------------------------------- FOCUS Information Agency, citing Duma Daily, reports that two years after its sleek inauguration ceremony, the Varna Towers mall is facing a closedown as the power company in the coastal city of Varna Energo-Pro switched it off the grid over unpaid debts. More than EUR50 million has been invested its construction, owners of the facility say, FOCUS discloses. They see some deliberate actions on the part of some players that want to bring the Varna Towers to its knees and buy it for pennies, FOCUS notes. Back in 2010, Varna Towers has had its first serious financial ordeal, but its lender Raiffeisenbank decided it was better to buy it instead of accumulating toxic assets, FOCUS recounts. Varna Towers is Bulgaria's first trade center. ============= F I N L A N D ============= NOKIA CORP: S&P Cuts Corp. Credit Rating to 'BB-'; Outlook Neg. --------------------------------------------------------------- Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its long-term corporate credit rating on Finnish mobile telecom equipment manufacturer Nokia Corp. to 'BB-' from 'BB+' and affirmed its 'B' short-term corporate credit rating. The outlook is negative. "At the same time, we lowered our issue ratings on Nokia's unsecured debt to 'BB-' from 'BB+'. The recovery rating on this debt remains at '3', reflecting our expectation of meaningful (50%-70%) recovery prospects in the event of a payment default," S&P said. "The rating actions reflect a downward revision of our estimates of revenues and profitability for Nokia's smartphone operations in 2012 and 2013. We have subsequently also revised our cash flow assumptions, including the impact from Nokia's restructuring of its Devices and Services division. In line with our criteria, we have therefore revised our assessment of Nokia's business risk profile to 'weak' from 'fair' and that of the financial risk profile to 'significant' from 'intermediate'," S&P said. "We now assume that Nokia's smartphone operations will post lower revenues than we previously anticipated over the coming quarters. We also believe that consolidated revenues for 2012 will show a decline of 16%-19% and that the company will post a non-IFRS operating loss (that is, not under International Financial Reporting Standards) before restructuring costs," S&P said. "Nokia's revenues could stabilize in 2013 if growth from Lumia smartphones is able to offset the revenue decline from smartphones using the Symbian operating system and, to a lesser extent, from mobile phones. However, we still foresee Nokia posting a low single-digit non-IFRS operating margin in 2013," S&P said. "We have lowered our volume assumptions for Nokia's smartphones because the company's market share continues to decline. Nokia held 7.0% of the smartphone market in the second quarter of 2012, down from 12.6% in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to market research company Strategy Analytics. Because Symbian devices still represent the largest portion of Nokia's sales by volume, we think Nokia's market share could decline further. We have also lowered our price assumptions for Nokia's smartphones following the price decline of Lumia phones to EUR186 in the second quarter of this year, compared with EUR220 in the first quarter. To defend its market share, we believe that Nokia might lower the price of Lumia phones further in the coming quarters. We expect Nokia to launch new models, notably those based on the Windows Phone 8 operating system, but we think it could take some time before this can help stabilize revenues," S&P said. "We have also incorporated the recent drop in the company's gross margin for the smartphone segment to 1.7% in the second quarter of 2012, which resulted partly from EUR220 million of inventory- related allowances for Lumia, Symbian, and MeeGo devices. Depending on volumes sold in the future, we think that additional charges could affect future gross margins. Nokia's restructuring of its Devices and Services division and Telecom Network Equipment division (NSN) now targets a combined cost reduction of EUR3.3 billion by the end of 2013. However, we expect that this will only partly offset declining revenues and we expect the group's non-IFRS operating margins to remain negative over the coming quarters," S&P said. "In our updated base-case assessment, we now expect Nokia to generate negative consolidated free operating cash flow (FOCF) of about minus EUR2 billion in 2012, and slightly negative FOCF in 2013. This FOCF forecast incorporates our assumption of weaker profitability and the company's plan for cash restructuring outflows of EUR1.75 billion over the next 18 months. We continue to view Nokia's cash position as a positive factor, but we expect net cash to fall to less than EUR3 billion by Dec. 31, 2012, from EUR4.2 billion on June 30, 2012. The sharp decline includes cash restructuring outflows and excludes the possible benefits from divestments," S&P said. "The negative outlook reflects the possibility of a downgrade over the next 12 months if the non-IFRS operating margin of Nokia's Devices and Services division or consolidated FOCF remains significantly negative, since this would reduce Nokia's net cash position further. This could be the case for instance if revenues from Lumia smartphones did not increase significantly during 2013 or if margins deteriorated further," S&P said. "We could revise the outlook to stable if revenues in the Devices and Services division stabilized and non-IFRS operating margins returned to breakeven," S&P said. ============= I R E L A N D ============= ATLANTIC HOMECARE: Woodies DIY Ready to Invest in Survival Plan --------------------------------------------------------------- Aodhan O'Faolain and Ray Managh at The Irish Times report that the High Court heard on Wednesday Woodies DIY is prepared to invest in a plan aimed at securing the survival of the Atlantic Homecare DIY store chain. Mr. Justice Paul McDermott was informed of the proposed investment after he agreed to extend the period of protection from its creditors granted to the chain, part of the Grafton Group, from 70 to 100 days, the Irish Times relates. Last June, the court appointed Declan McDonald of PricewaterhouseCoopers as interim examiner to Atlantic after the court heard that most of the chain's 13 stores were trading at a loss, the Irish Times recounts. On Wednesday, the court heard the additional 30 days were being sought so that the examiner could finalize a scheme of arrangement which, if approved by the court, would allow the business exit examinership and continue to trade as a going concern, the Irish Times discloses. Lawyers for Mr. McDonald said there had been successful negotiations with some landlords concerning leases, the Irish Times notes. According to the Irish Times, the court also heard that Woodies DIY was prepared to invest in Atlantic. That investment was subject to the examiner's proposed scheme being approved by all the relevant parties, the Irish Times states. Mr. Justice McDermott agreed to the extension and adjourned the matter to next month, the Irish Times relates. The court heard that while having an accumulated loss of EUR21 million for the past five years, the company had continued to trade with the support of other Grafton Group firms, Woodies DIY in particular, according to the Irish Times. The company did not have cashflow issues, the Irish Times states. AWAS AVIATION: Moody's Assigns 'Ba2' Rating to US$360MM Term Loan ----------------------------------------------------------------- Moody's Investors Service has assigned a definitive long-term rating of Ba2 to the USD360 million Term Loan (Loan) due 2018, placed by AWAS Aviation Capital Limited (AWAS) on 16 July 2012. The outlook is stable. Moody's definitive ratings confirm the provisional ratings assigned on 15 June 2012. The final terms and conditions of the senior secured bond issuance, which was fully placed as at 16 July 2012, are in line with the draft documentation reviewed for the provisional (P)Ba2 rating assigned on 15 June 2012. Ratings Rationale The Loan is secured by perfected security interests on the aircraft as well as security assignments of the leases, and pledges of the ownership interests of the aircraft owning entities. The Loan is guaranteed by AWAS on a senior unsecured basis and, in addition, the Loan is guaranteed by the AWAS subsidiaries that own assets pledged in support of the Loan on a senior secured basis. AWAS has used the proceeds of the debt issuance to repay the current drawdown on its warehouse facility, and will use them to pre-fund future deliveries of aircraft and for general corporate purposes. The Ba2 rating assigned to the Loan is one notch above the Ba3 corporate family rating of AWAS, based upon the facility's terms that meaningfully lower secured creditors' risk of loss. Based on the executed Credit Agreement of the Loan, these include a maximum loan-to-value (LTV) covenant of 74.4% (initial LTV is 69.5%) that is to be determined semi-annually, as well as the high quality of the underlying collateral. The collateral comprises solely of narrow-body aircraft. The term loan will be secured by 12 aircraft that are on lease to 10 lessees globally. The collateral securing the Loan will also be subject to concentration limits relating to aircraft type (wide- or narrow- body) and model. The Ba2 rating also reflects the use by AWAS of secured recourse debt in its capital structure. After incorporating the proceeds of the Notes, Moody's calculates that secured recourse debt will represent approximately 45% of AWAS' total indebtedness (based on the company's financial statements at end-May 2012). If AWAS were to substantially increase the proportion of secured recourse debt with features and terms similar to the proposed transaction and the existing facilities, the ratings for all such secured recourse debt would likely converge with the firm's corporate family rating because the differentiation among creditors would be less significant. If secured recourse funding as a proportion of AWAS' total funding structure remains at similar levels, then an upgrade of the Notes would likely occur only as a result of an upgrade of the Ba3 corporate family rating. The rating of the Notes also incorporates the fundamental credit characteristics of AWAS. These factors include AWAS' strong, and improved, capital levels relative to many peers operating in the aircraft leasing sector, the overall balance among its portfolio risk exposures (geographic, aircraft type and model, and customer), and its experienced management team. As constraints, the rating also reflects AWAS' monoline business model and associated low revenue diversification, the operating and financial risks relating to its strategy to aggressively grow its commercial aircraft fleet, and the company's high reliance on secured funding that limits its operational and financial flexibility. The stable outlook reflects the good progress that the company has made in delivering on its growth strategy, as well as the challenge the company could face to successfully place its upcoming deliveries if global demand factors were to weaken. What Could Change the Rating Up/Down Unless the proportion of secured recourse debt were to increase substantially the rating on the Loan is likely to move in line with the corporate family rating of AWAS. Positive pressure on this rating would require further evidence that the company can successfully deliver on its growth strategy while maintaining the low leverage; and evidence, through consistent strong financial performance, that growth has been effectively managed without straining management capacity or liquidity resources. Downward pressure would result from difficulties in placing the relatively large number of aircraft that the company will receive in the next two years, a material decline in profitability from historic levels, an increase in leverage to more than 2.5x, or a meaningful deterioration in the company's liquidity profile. The principal methodology used in this rating was Finance Company Global Rating Methodology published in March 2012. AWAS Aviation Capital Limited, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is a commercial aircraft leasing company. CAIRNEURO CDO I: S&P Cuts Ratings on Two Note Classes to 'CCC-' --------------------------------------------------------------- Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered and removed from CreditWatch negative its credit ratings on CAIRNEURO ABS CDO I PLC's class X, A1S, A1J, A2, A3, B, and C notes. At closing, CAIRN EURO ABS CDO I also issued unrated class F notes. CAIRN EURO ABS CDO I is a cash flow collateralized debt obligation (CDO) of mainly European mezzanine asset-backed securities (ABS). "On March 19, 2012, we placed on CreditWatch negative our ratings on the class X, A1S, A1J, A2, A3, B, and C notes in this transaction, following our update to the criteria and assumptions we use to rate CDOs of structured finance (SF) assets, which became effective on March 19, 2012," S&P said. "The rating actions resolve these CreditWatch negative placements. They follow the application of our criteria for CDOs of pooled SF assets as well as our assessment of the negative rating migration in the portfolio of performing assets and the continued deferral of interest of the class A3, B, and C notes since our last review in February 2011," S&P said. "A portion of the assets in the portfolio is referenced through a credit default swap. The terms of the swap require the issuer to make credit protection payments to the counterparty if certain credit events as defined in the swap occur. The issuer funds any such protection payments by withdrawing the required amount from a guaranteed investment contract (GIC) account. The issuer funded the GIC account at closing using some of the notes' proceeds," S&P said. "Neither the application of our largest obligor default test nor our largest industry default test affected our ratings on the notes. These are two supplemental stress tests we introduced in our CDO of ABS criteria, which assess whether a CDO has sufficient credit enhancement to pass the applicable thresholds at each liability rating level. We have used the same asset ratings used in our CDO Evaluator model for the supplemental tests," S&P said. "We subjected the capital structure to a cash flow analysis based on the updated methodology and assumptions as outlined by our criteria, to determine the break-even default rate (BDR) for each rated class of notes at each rating level. At the same time, we conducted a credit analysis based on our new assumptions to determine the scenario default rate (SDR) at each rating level," S&P said. "Following the application of our CDO of ABS criteria, the SDRs have increased significantly and the assumed weighted-average recoveries at each rating category have significantly dropped," S&P said. "In our view, the decrease in BDRs and the increase in SDRs indicate that the current level of credit enhancement available to the class X, A1S, A1J, A2, A3, B, and C notes are no longer commensurate with their current rating levels," S&P said. "As a result of these developments, we have lowered and removed from CreditWatch negative our ratings on the class X, A1S, A1J, A2, A3, B, and C notes," S&P said. STANDARD & POOR'S 17G-7 DISCLOSURE REPORT SEC Rule 17g-7 requires an NRSRO, for any report accompanying a credit rating relating to an asset-backed security as defined in the Rule, to include a description of the representations, warranties and enforcement mechanisms available to investors and a description of how they differ from the representations, warranties and enforcement mechanisms in issuances of similar securities. The Rule applies to in-scope securities initially rated (including preliminary ratings) on or after Sept. 26, 2011. If applicable, the Standard & Poor's 17g-7 Disclosure Report included in this credit rating report is available at: http://standardandpoorsdisclosure-17g7.com RATINGS LIST Class Rating To From CAIRN EURO ABS CDO I PLC EUR354.75 Million Floating-Rate Notes Ratings Lowered and Removed From CreditWatch Negative X A+ (sf) AAA (sf)/Watch Neg A1S BB (sf) AA (sf)/Watch Neg A1J BB- (sf) AA (sf)/Watch Neg A2 B+ (sf) A+ (sf)/Watch Neg A3 CCC+ (sf) BBB- (sf)/Watch Neg B CCC- (sf) B+ (sf)/Watch Neg C CCC- (sf) CCC+ (sf)/Watch Neg F NR NR NR-Not rated. EATONBROOK DEV'TS: Peter Malbasha First in Line for Repayment -------------------------------------------------------------- Donal O'Donovan at The Irish Independent reports that Peter Malbasha, a senior Irish banker made sure he was personally at the front of the queue to be repaid by a property company with debts to both himself and his then employer, Irish Nationwide Building Society. At the time Peter Malbasha, of Glebe House, Ballivor, Co Meath, was employed by INBS as a loan recovery manager, the Irish Independent notes. He is now a senior official at NAMA, the Irish Independent discloses. Documents seen by the Irish Independent show that in July 2009, Mr. Malbasha secured a charge over assets owned by Eatonbrook Developments, a property developer with debts to both the bank and Mr. Malbasha. Mr. Malbasha was employed by INBS from August 2008 to April 2010, the Irish Independent recounts. In July 2009, he registered a "fixed charge" over a mortgage-free property at Glebe, Rathmolyon, Co Meath owned by Eatonbrook, the Irish Independent says. The charge secures any debts owed to Mr. Malbasha by Lark, Eatonbrook or the owner of the companies, Anthony Murray, according to the Irish Independent. The most recent company accounts filed for the business show Eatonbrook owed banks EUR4 million at the end of 2009, with INBS understood to have been the main lender, the Irish Independent states. The case dates back to the period before INBS was nationalized with a EUR5.4 billion taxpayer-funded rescue, the Irish Independent says. Eatonbrook Developments went into liquidation in 2011, the Irish Independent recounts. IVORY CDO: S&P Lowers Ratings on Two Note Classes to 'CCC-' ----------------------------------------------------------- Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered and removed from CreditWatch negative its credit ratings on Ivory CDO Ltd.'s class A-1, A-2, B, C, D, and E notes. Ivory CDO is a cash flow mezzanine collateralized debt obligation of structured finance (CDO of SF) securities transaction, comprising a portfolio of predominantly CDO and mortgage-backed securities tranches. "On March 19, 2012, we placed on CreditWatch negative our ratings on all classes of notes in this transaction following the update to our CDO of SF criteria, which became effective on the same day," S&P said. "The rating actions, which are based on the application of these criteria and our 2012 counterparty criteria, resolve these CreditWatch negative placements. They follow our credit and cash flow analysis of the transaction's performance since our previous review on Jan. 13, 2011, considering data from the latest trustee report (dated July 2, 2012) and recent transaction developments," S&P said. "Our analysis shows that the portfolio credit quality has deteriorated. The proportion of assets that we consider to be defaulted (rated 'CC', 'C', 'SD' [selective default], or 'D') has increased to 4.7% from 1.3% of the portfolio balance, and the proportion of assets that we rate in the 'CCC' category ('CCC+', 'CCC', or 'CCC-') has increased to 12.9% from 7.8%," S&P said. "Based on the updated methodology and assumptions outlined in our CDO of SF criteria, we have subjected the capital structure to our cash flow analysis, to determine the break-even default rate (BDR) for each rated class of notes at each rating level. We have used the reported portfolio balance that we consider to be performing, the current weighted-average spread, and the weighted-average recovery rates that we consider to be appropriate. We have incorporated various cash flow stress scenarios using various default patterns for each liability rating category, in conjunction with different interest rate stress scenarios," S&P said. "We have also conducted a credit analysis, to determine the scenario default rate (SDR) for each rated class of notes at each rating level, which we then compared with its respective BDR. Following the application of our CDO of SF criteria, the SDR at each rating level increased significantly. At the same time, the assumed weighted-average recoveries at each rating level dropped Significantly," S&P said. "Taking into account our credit and cash flow analysis, we consider that the credit enhancement levels available to the class A-1, A-2, B, C, D, and E notes in this transaction are commensurate with lower ratings than we previously assigned. As a result, we have lowered and removed from CreditWatch negative our ratings on these classes of notes," S&P said. "We have analyzed the transaction counterparties under our 2012 counterparty criteria, and concluded that our ratings on the counterparties in this transaction are currently able to support our ratings on all classes of notes," S&P said. RATINGS LIST Class Rating To From Ivory CDO Ltd. EUR200 Million Asset-Backed Floating-Rate Notes Ratings Lowered and Removed From CreditWatch Negative A-1 BBB+ (sf) AA+ (sf)/Watch Neg A-2 BBB+ (sf) AA- (sf)/Watch Neg B BB+ (sf) BBB+ (sf)/Watch Neg C B+ (sf) BB+ (sf)/Watch Neg D CCC- (sf) CCC+ (sf)/Watch Neg E CCC- (sf) CCC (sf)/Watch Neg TAURUS CMBS 2007-1: Fitch Cuts Rating on Class D Notes to 'CCsf' ---------------------------------------------------------------- Fitch Ratings has downgraded Taurus CMBS (Pan-Europe) 2007-1 Limited as follows: -- EUR194.6m class A1 (XS0305732181): downgraded to 'BBB-sf' from 'AAsf'; Outlook Negative -- EUR11.9m class A2 (XS0309194248): downgraded to 'BBsf' from 'Asf'; Outlook Negative -- EUR17.5m class B (XS0305744608): downgraded to 'Bsf' from 'BBBsf'; Outlook Negative -- EUR25.5m class C (XS0305745597): downgraded to 'CCCsf' from 'Bsf'; assigned Recovery Estimate (RE) 80% -- EUR20.2m class D (XS0305746215): downgraded to 'CCsf' from 'CCCsf'; assigned Recovery Estimate (RE) 0% -- EUR2.8m class E (XS0309195567): affirmed at 'CCsf'; assigned RE0% -- EUR2.1m class F (XS0309195997): affirmed at 'CCsf'; assigned RE0% The rating downgrades were triggered by the safeguard protection granted to the Fishman IBC, which failed to repay its EUR23.5 million loan at its maturity in July 2012. As a result of this court decision, all cash flow stemming from the collateral is being held in an escrow account, prompting drawdowns under the liquidity facility to enable the issuer to meet its expenses in full. The loan has been transferred to special servicing, where discussions continue surrounding possible restructuring options. However, safeguard protection implies lower creditor flexibility for a period of time. The Fishman IBC loan is quite small at 6.9% of the pool balance. However, the court decision has negative implications for the largest loan, the EUR134 million Fishman JEC loan (almost 50% by pool balance). Besides also being backed by French collateral, both borrowers are controlled by the same sponsor. While the larger loan does not mature until July 2014, the agency believes it is more risky; the sponsor may well file for safeguard protection as it has already done on the smaller loan. This prospect is reflected by the scale of the downgrades, as well as in the assignment of Negative Outlooks. The Hutley loan (14.7% by pool balance) was extended for two years in 2011, ahead of its original maturity date of July 2012. Barring extensions, failure of a borrower to repay at maturity would ordinarily constitute a loan event of default, which is picked up by note sequential pay triggers. Should the servicer continue to grant loan extensions, this may therefore prolong pro rata note distributions of principal from the stronger loans, and threaten to weaken credit enhancement for senior bonds. The risk of this is also accounted for in the rating action. ===================== N E T H E R L A N D S ===================== MARCO POLO: Reorganization Approved Without Objection ----------------------------------------------------- Bill Rochelle, the bankruptcy columnist for Bloomberg News, reports that Seaarland Shipping Management won the signature of a New York bankruptcy judge on an Aug. 14 confirmation order approving the liquidating Chapter 11 plan. According to the report, there were no objections to plan approval. The plan calls for Seaarland to turn the vessels over to secured lenders who agreed they won't be paid on unsecured deficiency claims until unsecured creditors have received 5%. The primary secured lenders are Royal Bank of Scotland and Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank. The report relates it was agreed that the Credit Agricole claim arising from three vessels wouldn't exceed $93.5 million and that the RBS claim related to the other three is $124.8 million. The disclosure statement contains a projection that unsecured creditors will recover nothing to 5% on their claims. About Marco Polo Marco Polo Seatrade B.V. operates an international commercial vessel management company that specializes in providing commercial and technical vessel management services to third parties. Founded in 2005, the Company mainly operates under the name of Seaarland Shipping Management and maintains corporate headquarters in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The primary assets consist of six tankers that are regularly employed in international trade, and call upon ports worldwide. Marco Polo and three affiliated entities filed for Chapter 11 protection (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Lead Case No. 11-13634) on July 29, 2011. The other affiliates are Seaarland Shipping Management B.V.; Magellano Marine C.V.; and Cargoship Maritime B.V. Marco Polo is the sole owner of Seaarland, which in turn is the sole owner of Cargoship, and also holds a 5% stake in Magellano. The remaining 95% stake in Magellano is owned by Amsterdam-based Poule B.V., while another Amsterdam company, Falm International Holding B.V. is the sole owner of Marco Polo. Falm and Poule didn't file bankruptcy petitions. The filings were prompted after lender Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank seized one ship on July 21, 2011, and was on the cusp of seizing two more on July 29. The arrest of the vessel was authorized by the U.K. Admiralty Court. Credit Agricole also attached a bank account with almost US$1.8 million on July 29. The Chapter 11 filing precluded the seizure of the two other vessels. The company started a lawsuit against the two creditors in January 2012. The cases are before Judge James M. Peck. Evan D. Flaschen, Esq., Robert G. Burns, Esq., and Andrew J. Schoulder, Esq., at Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, in New York, serve as the Debtors' bankruptcy counsel. Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC serves as notice and claims agent. The petition noted that the Debtors' assets and debts are both more than US$100 million and less than US$500 million. Tracy Hope Davis, the United States Trustee for Region 2, appointed three members to serve on the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors. The Committee has retained Blank Rome LLP as its attorney. Creditor Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank is represented by Alfred E. Yudes, Jr., Esq., and Jane Freeberg Sarma, Esq., at Watson, Farley & Williams (New York) LLP. Gregory M. Petrick, Esq., Ingrid Bagby, Esq., and Sharon J. Richardson, Esq., at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, in New York, represents secured creditor and post-petition lender The Royal bank of Scotland plc. MONTE 2008-I: S&P Lowers Rating on Class C Notes to 'CCC-' ---------------------------------------------------------- Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has lowered and removed from CreditWatch negative its credit ratings on all classes of notes issued by MONTE 2008-I B.V. MONTE 2008-I is a static cash flow collateralized debt obligation of European structured finance (CDO of SF) securities transaction that closed in February 2009 and has a legal final maturity date on May 11, 2099. "On March 19, 2012, we placed on CreditWatch negative our ratings on all classes of notes in this transaction following the update to our CDO of SF criteria, which became effective on the same day," S&P said. "The rating actions, which are based on the application of these criteria, resolve these CreditWatch negative placements. They follow our credit and cash flow analysis of the transaction's performance since our previous review on Oct. 28, 2010," S&P said. "From the June 2012 trustee report, we have seen that the transaction's coverage tests for the class B and C notes are currently failing and have worsened since our previous review. We have also seen the portfolio's credit quality deteriorate. The proportion of assets that we consider to be investment-grade (rated 'BBB-' and above) has decreased to 62.00% from 81.65%. Additionally, the proportion of assets that we rate in the 'CCC' category ('CCC+', 'CCC', or 'CCC-') has increased to 5.54% from 2.47%, and the proportion of assets that we consider to be defaulted (rated 'CC', 'SD' or 'D') has increased to 5.03% from 1.88%," S&P said. "Based on the updated methodology and assumptions outlined in our CDO of SF criteria, we have subjected the capital structure to a cash flow analysis, to determine the break-even default rate (BDR) for each rated class of notes at each rating level. In our analysis, we have used the reported portfolio balance that we considered to be performing, the current weighted-average spread, and the weighted-average recovery rates that we considered to be appropriate. We have incorporated various cash flow stress scenarios, using alternative default patterns, levels, and timings for each liability rating category, in conjunction with different interest rate stress scenarios," S&P said. "We have also conducted a credit analysis, to determine the scenario default rate (SDR) for each rated class of notes at each rating level, which we compared with the corresponding BDR. Our analysis has shown a significant increase in the SDR at each rating level, as a result of the portfolio's credit deterioration and the application of our CDO of SF criteria--which included a reclassification of asset types, amendments to asset-specific maturities, and updated asset correlation parameters," S&P said. "Taking into account our credit and cash flow analysis, we consider that the credit enhancement available to the class A, B, and C notes in this transaction is commensurate with lower ratings than we previously assigned. Hence, we have lowered and removed from CreditWatch negative our ratings on these classes of notes," S&P said. "None of our ratings is constrained by the application of our largest obligor default test--a supplemental stress test we introduced in our CDO of SF criteria," S&P said. "None of our ratings is constrained by our ratings on the counterparties in the transaction, which are all at higher levels than our ratings on the notes," S&P said. STANDARD & POOR'S 17G-7 DISCLOSURE REPORT SEC Rule 17g-7 requires an NRSRO, for any report accompanying a credit rating relating to an asset-backed security as defined in the Rule, to include a description of the representations, warranties and enforcement mechanisms available to investors and a description of how they differ from the representations, warranties and enforcement mechanisms in issuances of similar securities. The Rule applies to in-scope securities initially rated (including preliminary ratings) on or after Sept. 26, 2011. If applicable, the Standard & Poor's 17g-7 Disclosure Report included in this credit rating report is available at: http://standardandpoorsdisclosure-17g7.com RATINGS LIST MONTE 2008-I B.V. EUR468.7 Million Floating-Rate Notes and Subordinated Notes Class Rating To From Ratings Lowered and Removed From CreditWatch Negative A BBB- (sf) A (sf)/Watch Neg B B- (sf) BBB (sf)/Watch Neg C CCC- (sf) BB (sf)/Watch Neg =========== R U S S I A =========== ELEX POLYUS: Parent Loses RUB1 Billion on Bankruptcy ---------------------------------------------------- RBC Daily reports that Avtovaz has already lost RUB1 billion (approx. US$31.4 million) after its retail subsidiary Elex Polyus went bankrupt, and could be forced to pay a similar amount to the retailer's lender Sberbank. In fact, the total debt of Elex Polyus, which went out of business in 2009 after Avtovaz discovered that 4,000 cars were missing from the retailer's warehouses, amounts to RUB1.05 billion (approx. US$32.84 million), including RUB842.1 million (approx. US$26.44 million) it owns to Sberbank, RBC discloses. In July 2012, the bankruptcy supervisor decided to hold Avtovaz accountable for the debt of its subsidiary, and the next hearing in the Moscow Arbitration Court is scheduled for late September, RBC relates. However, the case could fall apart, since it will have to be proven that Avtovaz is responsible for Elex Polyus' bankruptcy, a legal consultant pointed out, RBC notes. LOCKO-BANK: Fitch Assigns 'B+' Rating to RUB3-Bil. Bond Issue ------------------------------------------------------------- Fitch Ratings has assigned Locko-bank's (Locko; 'B+'/Stable) RUB3 billion bond issue BO-3, due August 11, 2015 a final Long-term rating of 'B+' and National Long-term rating of 'A-(rus)' with a Recovery Rating of 'RR4'. First and second coupons were priced at 10.75%. The bonds have a put option after one year. Locko's obligations under the notes will rank equally with the claims on existing senior unsecured debt. The proceeds will be used to fund Locko's core business. Locko is a mid-sized Moscow-based bank, ranked 77th by total assets at end-H112. The bank is owned by International Finance Corporation (15%) and East Capital Fund AB (11%) and various individuals (74%). * VOLGOGARD REGION: Fitch Assigns 'BB-' LT Currency Ratings ----------------------------------------------------------- Fitch Ratings has assigned Russia's Volgograd Region Long-term foreign and local currency ratings of 'BB-', a Short-term foreign currency rating of 'B' and a National Long-term rating of 'A+(rus)'. The Outlooks for the Long-term ratings are Stable. The agency has also assigned the region's three outstanding domestic bond issues totaling RUB9.4 billion a Long-term local currency rating of 'BB-' and a National Long-term rating of 'A+(rus)'. The ratings reflect the developed local economy, moderate debt burden with low immediate refinancing risk and the likely improvement in operating performance in 2012. However, the ratings also factor in the region's relatively weak and volatile operating performance and continuous budget deficit recorded during the past three years. An improvement in the region's budgetary performance with an operating margin of about 10% coupled with the stabilization of direct risk below 50% of current revenue would lead to an upgrade. Conversely, increasing refinancing risk due to the growth of short term borrowing coupled with weak, close to zero, operating balance and growing direct risk would lead to a downgrade. Fitch expects an improvement in the region's operating performance in 2012 due to a tax revenue rebound driven by continuous economic growth and beneficiary changes in the national tax regime. However, the operating balance will remain weak at about 3.5% of operating revenue and Fitch expects the region's margins to gradually improve to about 5% during 2013- 2014. The region has a strong, but volatile and highly concentrated tax base as the 10 largest taxpayers contributed about 70% of total tax revenue in 2011. Volatility of income taxes negatively affected the budget in 2011 when corporate income tax proceeds fell by 6%. A deterioration of tax proceeds coupled with a growing operating expenditure in the pre-election cycle resulted in the deterioration of the operating margin into negative territory (-4.5%) in 2011 after a moderate positive result in 2010. The region recorded a notable deficit before debt variation in 2009-2011, which peaked at 11.5% of total revenue in 2011. Fitch expects a minor narrowing of the deficit to 8.6% in 2012, however the region's direct risk is expected to increase by about 40% yoy to RUB20 billion in 2012 (2011: RUB14.5 billion). Debt is likely to moderately increase in 2013 and 2014 to RUB23 billion and RUB24 billion respectively. Nevertheless, it will stay moderate in relative terms below 35% of current revenue. Despite growing direct risk, the debt maturity profile remains relatively long-term in the national context expanding until 2017. The region is not exposed to immediate refinancing risk as a significant proportion of the region's debt is long term domestic bonds and bank loans due in 2013-2015. However a weak payback ratio (direct risk/current balance) makes the region significantly dependent on access to the market for refinancing of maturing debt and capex financing in the medium term. The Volgograd region is a part of the South Federal District, which lies in the south-eastern part of European Russia. Its economy rests on a strong industrial base which causes high tax concentration. The region contributed 1.2% of the Russian Federation's GDP in 2010 and accounted for 1.8% of the country's population. The local economy recovered relatively fast in 2010- 2011 after the economic downturn severely affected the region in 2009. According to preliminary estimates, gross regional product (GRP) increased by 5.1% in 2011, exceeding the growth of national GDP. The administration forecasts the continuation of economic growth at that level in 2012. ========= S P A I N ========= BANKIA SA: Spain May Need to Ditch Loan Plan After Restrictions --------------------------------------------------------------- Esteban Duarte at Bloomberg News reports that Spain is about to receive an emergency disbursement from the EUR100 billion (US$123 billion) bailout of its financial system because of restrictions the European Central Bank imposed on bank borrowing. The ECB last month imposed limits on how much it will lend banks against government-guaranteed bonds, Bloomberg recounts. According to Bloomberg, a person familiar with the matter said that the rule change meant Spain had to ditch a plan for nationalized lender Bankia group to get a loan from the Frankfurt-based central bank. The person, as cited by Bloomberg, said that Bankia group, formed in 2010 from the merger of Spain's troubled savings banks, will now get the first portion of the country's European Union cash imminently. The rescue program always included a EUR30 billion tranche to be paid out first and "mobilized in any contingency," Bloomberg says, citing the agreement document dated July 16. "Spain needs the money for Bankia as soon as possible because the uncertainty just makes it expensive for the government to raise money in the bond markets," Bloomberg quotes Arturo Bris, a professor of finance at the IMD business school in Laussanne, Switzerland, saying. Bankia SA accepts deposits and offers commercial banking services. The Bank offers retail banking, business banking, corporate finance, capital markets, and asset and private banking management services. BBVA-5 FTPYME: Fitch Raises Rating on Class B Notes From 'BBsf' --------------------------------------------------------------- Fitch Ratings has taken various rating actions on BBVA-5 FTPYME as follows: -- Class A1: affirmed at 'Asf', removed from Rating Watch Negative (RWN), assigned Stable Outlook -- Class A2: affirmed at 'Asf', removed from RWN, assigned Stable Outlook -- Class A3(G): affirmed 'Asf', removed from RWN, assigned Stable Outlook -- Class B: upgraded to 'BBBsf' from 'BBsf', assigned Stable Outlook -- Class C: affirmed at 'AAAsf'; removed from RWN, assigned Stable Outlook The resolution of the RWN on class A1, A2 and A3(G) notes reflects implementation of the remedial actions as the gestora, Europea de Titulizacion, SGFT, SA (Edt), has introduced Societe Generale ('A+'/'F1+'/Negative) as guarantor of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA, 'BBB+'/'F2'/Negative) as account bank. The guarantee has a limit of EUR9 million and is valid for one year. If the amount deposited in treasury account exceeds EUR9 million, the excess will be transferred to the additional treasury account held in Societe Generale. Although the guarantor has only been contracted for one year, the gestora has demonstrated a willingness to comply with transaction documentation and to seek remedial action for the account bank. Fitch expects to see further actions when the guarantee expires. Fitch notes that no remedial actions have taken place so far with regards to BBVA acting as a hedging agent; however, the agency expects the implementation of the remedies in the near term. The upgrade of the class B notes and affirmation of the class A1, A2 and A3(G) notes is based on their ability to withstand Fitch's stresses and increased level of the credit enhancement as a result of the transaction's deleveraging. The affirmation of class C notes reflects its link to the rating of the guarantor, the European Investment Fund ('AAA'/'F1+'/Stable). The transaction has amortized down to 11% of its original balance with the top one and top 10 obligors accounting for 2.4% and 11.6% of the outstanding pool respectively. The pool exposure to real estate and construction sectors has also increased to 35% from 30% over the past year. There has been some deterioration in the transaction performance with the principal deficiency ledger increasing by EUR8.5 million over the past year to EUR10.3 million. However, arrears have declined from last year's high but were volatile over the period; delinquencies over 90 days declined to EUR3.7 million from EUR13.5 million in May 2011. In Fitch's view, the current levels of the notes credit enhancement are sufficient to mitigate increasing concentration at the obligor and industry levels as well as the fully depleted reserve fund. =========================== U N I T E D K I N G D O M =========================== DAWSON INTERNATIONAL: Falls Into Administration, Owes GBP129MM -------------------------------------------------------------- The Telegraph reports that Dawson International has fallen into administration after the group failed to fill a hole in its pension fund. scotsman.com relates that the company has made 200 jobs redundant in the administration. The company has appointed KPMG as administrators after it was asked to pay GBP129 million in pension debt, according to The Telegraph. Company Chairman David Bolton said that the company's "proposal, which was all we could possibly afford, would have delivered significantly more to the PPF than it is likely to receive from administration and relied on further financial support from shareholders and other stakeholders." The report relates that the textile company's shares were suspended from trading last week. The Telegraph relays that the group decided in May to try and move its pension plans into the PPF. The firm revealed to shareholders last month that those attempts at a negotiated entry had failed, after both the Pensions Regulator and the PPF rejected the company's offers, the report says. About Dawson International Dawson International is a leading cashmere business. It comprises two trading divisions, based in the UK and the USA. The UK division comprises the Barrie Knitwear business, based in Hawick Scotland. It manufactures highest quality cashmere garments at its factory in the Scottish borders and sells to some of the world's most prestigious couture houses, department stores and private label retail outlets. JJB SPORTS: Writes Off Key Shareholder's GBP20-Mil. Investment -------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Trotman at The Telegraph reports that JJB Sports founder David Whelan has said the company will probably collapse, just a day after a key shareholder wrote off a GBP20 million investment in the company. "I can't see how they're going to survive," said the Telegraph quotes Mr. Whelan, who founded JJB in 1977, as saying. US retailer Dick's Sporting Goods invested GBP20 million into the company in April in return for a 3% stake and the option of a seat of the board, the Telegraph recounts. However, Edward Stack, chairman and chief executive of Dick's, as cited by the Telegraph, said the company will now write off the investment because JJB's performance has "materially deteriorated". Mr. Whelan ruled out mounting a bid to rescue the firm, which now has 180 stores following two restructurings in 2009 and 2011, saying he was "too old", the Telegraph notes. According to the Telegraph, Mr. Whelan said JJB's problems were the result of "poor management". JJB Sports plc is a sports retailer supplying branded sports and leisure clothing, footwear and accessories. STARLIGHT INVESTMENTS: Liquidators Shuts Chapter 15 Case -------------------------------------------------------- Melvyn J. Carter, John A.G. Alexander, and Robin H. Davis, as joint liquidators of Starlight Investments Limited, ask the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York for order closing the Chapter 15 case. As reported in the Troubled Company Reporter on May 25, 2012, the Hon. Stuart M. Bernstein recognized the Debtor's case as a foreign main proceeding pursuant to Sections 1517(a) and (b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code. The UK Proceeding is pending in the London, England. The joint liquidators explain that with the UK Proceeding essentially complete, there is no further activity anticipated in the case. The joint liquidators note that in connection with the sale order, the joint liquidators exercised the warrant held by the Debtor in Prolor. Due to the cost of exercising the WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. warrant and the associated market price of WaferGen stock, the joint liquidators declined to exercise the WaferGen warrant by its expiration date. The joint liquidators are in the process of selling the Prolor and WaferGen shares consistent with the terms of the sale order. About Starlight Investments Starlight Investments is a company registered in the England and Wales. On July 15, 2008, James J. (Shay) Bannon, Mark J. Shaw and Toby S. Underwood were appointed as joint administrative receivers of Starlight Investments by Norwich Union Mortgage Finance Limited, pursuant to a deed of legal charge between Starlight Investments and Norwich, dated Aug. 30, 2002. Norwich officially changed its name to Aviva Commercial Finance Limited by its shareholders passing a special resolution (75% majority) pursuant to section 28 of the Companies Act of 1985, a UK statute. On Dec. 30, 2010, Toby S. Underwood ceased to act as an administrative receiver of Starlight Investments, leaving James J. (Shay) Bannon and Mark J. Shaw as the joint administrative receivers of Starlight Investments. The Receivership Appointment coincided with enforcement action being taken by Norwich in relation to Starlight Investments' group. On April 30, 2009, Starlight Investments was placed into creditors' voluntary liquidation by a special resolution (75% majority) of Starlight Investments' shareholders under section 378(2) of the Companies Act and section 84(1)(b) of the Insolvency Act of 1986, and the Petitioners were appointed as Joint Liquidators following resolutions of the Debtor's shareholders, under section 100 of the Insolvency Act, and of the Debtors' creditors, under section 98 of the Insolvency Act. The Joint Liquidators have filed a notice of appointment of liquidator with the Registrar of Companies for England and Wales, pursuant to section 109(1) of the Insolvency Act. The Liquidators of Starlight Investments filed a Chapter 15 petition (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Case No. 12-11566) on April 16, 2012, seeking recognition of the UK Proceeding as a "foreign main proceeding" as defined in Bankruptcy Code section 1502(4) and seeking other necessary relief in support of the UK Proceeding. Judge Stuart M. Bernstein presides over the Chapter 15 case. Timothy W. Walsh, Esq., at DLA Piper LLP (US), in New York, serves as counsel of the foreign representative. The Debtor is estimated to have assets of US$100 million to US$500 million and debts of US$500 million to US$1 billion. The Stock is among the Debtor's last remaining property to be liquidated in connection with the UK Proceeding. The Stock consists of 200,000 shares of Modigene common stock, a warrant to purchase 50,000 shares of Modigene common stock, 200,000 shares of WaferGen common stock and a warrant to purchase 60,000 share of WaferGen common stock. Shares of Modigene trade publicly on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol PBTH and shares of WaferGen trade publicly on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol WGBS. As required by section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 15 U.S.C. Sections 77a et seq., the Modigene Stock was issued to the Debtor in a private placement transaction, pursuant to a subscription agreement entered into between the Debtor and Modigene, dated May 30, 2007. The WaferGen Stock was issued to the Debtor in a private placement transaction, also in compliance with section 4(2) of the Securities Act, pursuant to a subscription agreement entered into between the Debtor and WaferGen, dated May 30, 2007. The Stock has been held exclusively by the Debtor in the United Kingdom since May 30, 2007. =============== X X X X X X X X =============== * Moody's Says Money Market Funds' Credit Profile Deteriorates -------------------------------------------------------------- The credit profiles of sterling-, euro- and US dollar-denominated money market funds (MMFs) deteriorated over Q2 2012, said Moody's Investors Service in its quarterly MMF trend reports published on Aug. 15. The reports, entitled "Sterling Prime Money Market Funds: Q2 2012 Trends", "Euro Prime Money Market Funds: Q2 2012 Trends" and "US-Dollar Prime Money Market Funds: Q2 2012 Trends" are now available on www.moodys.com. Moody's subscribers can access these reports via the links provided at the end of this press release. Credit pressures on financial institutions in both Europe and the U.S. significantly affected the rating distribution of euro and sterling denominated MMFs' underlying assets, with 20% and 18%, respectively, of these funds' investments migrating to A2- from A1-rated securities. US dollar MMFs were also negatively affected, though to a lesser degree, with about 8% of the investments migrating to A2 from A1 or higher rated securities, mostly due to the credit deterioration of banks and securities firms with global capital markets operations. Overall, US MMFs reduced their exposures to European financial institutions by 20% during Q2, whilst sterling funds reduced their exposures to European financial institutions by 9% during Q2. Euro MMFs continued to maintain a relatively short weighted- average maturity of 37 days on average throughout Q2 2012 and adopted very cautious strategies, investing 55% of their assets in securities with maturities below one month. * BOOK REVIEW: Inside Investment Banking, Second Edition -------------------------------------------------------- Author: Ernest Bloch Publisher: BeardBooks, Softcover: 430 pages List Price: $34.95 Review by Henry Berry Even though Bloch states that "no last word may ever be written about the investment banking industry," he nonetheless has written a timely, definitive book on the subject. Bloch wrote Inside Investment Banking book after discovering that no textbook on the subject was available when he began teaching a course on investment banking. Bloch's book is like a textbook, though one not meant to be restricted to classroom use. It's a complete, knowledgeable study of the structure and operations of the field of investment banking. With a long career in the field, including work at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Bloch has the background for writing the book. He sought the input of many of his friends and contacts in investment banking for material as well as for critical guidance to put together a text that would stand the test of time. While giving a nod to today's heightened interest in the innovative securities that receive the most attention in the popular media, Inside Investment Banking concentrates for the most part on the unchanging elements of the field. The book takes a subject that can appear mystifying to the average person and makes it understandable by concentrating on its central processes, institutional forms, and permanent aims. The author shows how all aspects of the complex and ever-changing field of investment banking, including its most misunderstood topic of innovative securities, leads to a "financial ecology" which benefits business organizations, individual investors in general, and the economy as a whole. "[T]he marketplace for innovative securities becomes, because of its imitators, a systematic mechanism for spreading risk and improving efficiency for market makers and investors," says Bloch. For example, Bloch takes the reader through investment banking's "market making" which continually adapts to changing economic circumstances to attract the interest of investors. In doing so, he covers the technical subject of arbitrage, the role of the venture capitalist, and the purpose of initial public offerings, among other matters. In addition to describing and explaining the abiding basics of the field, Bloch also takes up issues regarding policy (for example, full disclosure and government regulation) that have arisen from the changes in the field and its enhanced 185 visibility with the public. In dealing with these issues, which are to a large degree social issues, and similar topics which inherently have no final resolution, Bloch deals indirectly with criticisms the field has come under in recent years. Bloch cites the familiar refrain "the more things change, the more they remain the same" and then shows how this applies to investment banking. With deregulation in the banking industry, globalization, mergers among leading investment firms, and the growing number of individuals researching and trading stocks on their own, there is the appearance of sweeping change in investment banking. However, as Inside Investment Banking shows, underlying these surface changes is the efficiency of the market. Anyone looking for an authoritative work covering in depth the fundamentals of the field while reflecting both the interest and concerns about this central field in the contemporary economy should look to Bloch's Inside Investment Banking. After time as an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Ernest Bloch was a Professor of Finance at the Stern School of Business at New York University. ********* Monday's edition of the TCR delivers a list of indicative prices for bond issues that reportedly trade well below par. Prices are obtained by TCR editors from a variety of outside sources during the prior week we think are reliable. Those sources may not, however, be complete or accurate. The Monday Bond Pricing table is compiled on the Friday prior to publication. Prices reported are not intended to reflect actual trades. Prices for actual trades are probably different. Our objective is to share information, not make markets in publicly traded securities. 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