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Moody's junks most of federal lease-backed bond sector (opens the original)
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Moody's Ratings Tuesday downgraded a swath of taxable bonds backed by federal leases in a sweeping rating action that pushed most of the formerly investment-grade sector into junk-bond territory. Moody's cut ratings on 15 federal lease-backed bond issues to Ba1 and placed them under review for further possible downgrade. It placed another seven federal lease ratings under review for a possible downgrade. The actions included 19 ratings on deals "with renewal and refinancing risk" and three ratin
Brightline bankruptcy day one: court approves DIP over objection (opens the original)
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A judge approved a $258 million debtor-in-possession financing for Florida's bankrupt passenger train operator Brightline Tuesday during a first-day hearing where attorneys also said additional creditors have signed onto a sweeping restructuring agreement. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of New Jersey Mark Hall approved the DIP financing interim order over the objection of an investment fund that's embroiled in separate litigation with parent company Brightline Holdings LLC and Morgan Sta
Midterm tax measures may threaten state, local revenue (opens the original)
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Voters in 16 states will vote on tax questions that carry implications for state and local government income and property tax revenue. The proposals include nine income or wealth tax measures, the most since 2000, according to Ballotpedia. "The wave of income, wealth and property tax changes across the country reflects a broader tension between the need for public revenue and the political demand for tax relief. For municipal bond investors, the implications are real but will emerge gradually,"
Brightline bankruptcy: buysiders see limited contagion, but is restructuring enough? (opens the original)
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The market already priced in Thursday's bankruptcy filing by Florida passenger train Brightline and contagion is unlikely to spill over into the broader high-yield municipal market, investors said — but many warned the restructuring may not fix one of the market's largest and most troubled issuers. Municipal bond buyers weighing in on the restructuring voiced some common themes: After more than a year of pushing off debt payments and seeking additional financing, Brightline filed Chapter 11 late
Brightline files bankruptcy with restructuring plan that leaves muni principal untouched (opens the original)
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Florida's struggling passenger train Brightline filed chapter 11 bankruptcy late Thursday in a prepackaged deal that brings in fresh cash and leaves untouched the municipal bond principal but defers debt payments on senior and junior debt. A group of majority bondholders and Assured Guaranty, Ltd have agreed to provide $490 million of long-term capital and $258 million in post-petition financing to the operating company under a Restructuring Support Agreement announced as part of the bankruptcy.
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