Whitepaper: The Rise of Creditor-on-Creditor Violence in European Credit (Part I)

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Whitepaper examining the rise in creditor-on-creditor violence in distressed credit markets, its risks for investors, and potential opportunities.

In this whitepaper, Ironshield Capital examines the rise of creditor-on-creditor conflict in European credit markets and the restructuring dynamics shaping distressed investment opportunities.

Recent years have seen a rise in complex liability management exercises as lenders and sponsors use legal and structural tools to improve recovery outcomes within distressed capital structures.

In this paper, the Ironshield team reviews the drivers behind these developments and the implications for investors analysing restructurings across European leveraged credit markets.

Part II of this series examines how creditors are responding to these developments, including the growing use of cooperation agreements and other defensive strategies in modern restructurings.

Read Part II: Defence in Creditor-on-Creditor Violence in European Credit →

For further discussion, you can also watch our related webinar hosted by Opalesque with Founder and CIO David Nazar and senior analyst Ishar Sawhney.

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Isabelle Mayne

Isabelle Mayne is Chief Operating Officer at Ironshield Capital Management LLP, where she oversees operations, governance and client servicing in support of the firm’s European credit strategies. She works closely with the investment and business development teams to ensure operational robustness, regulatory compliance and high standards of investor communication, and was recognised in The Hedge Fund Journal’s 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds 2025.

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