One of the world's leading investor in distressed companies, Oaktree Capital Management, examines the "loan to own" investment in the debt of Countrywide PLC, financially troubled residential real estate in the United Kingdom only sixteen months ago, Countrywide was acquired by private equity investor Apollo Management LP to repurchase shares borrowings. While Countrywide is the largest real estate agent in the UK, and has a strong portfolio of assets, its economic situation dropped suddenly to the widespread collapse of the global financial and real estate markets, putting it in danger of defaulting on its debt and to restructure the UK scheme arrangements. "Hide
by Stuart C. Gilson, Sarah L. Abbott Source: Harvard Business School 26 pages. Publication Date: February 11, 2011. Prod. #: 211026-PDF-ENG
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