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The Distressed Investing Playbook: How the Smart Money Profits When Companies Fail and Markets Go Haywire

by Joseph E. Sarachek

A practical guide to distressed investing

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A practical guide to distressed investing

Joseph E. Sarachek’s guide organizes distressed investing around the work of finding, evaluating, and trading assets connected to financial distress. Its coverage ranges from corporate bankruptcy, trade claims, and distressed equity to cryptocurrency insolvencies and real estate foreclosure sales. Foundational concepts are paired with real-world examples, while practical topics include valuing assets, preparing liquidation analyses, reading bankruptcy filings, and considering debtor-in-possession financing. The book also addresses building a personal framework for this area of investing. Because the subject involves volatile assets and complex insolvency processes, the guide’s emphasis is on understanding the tools and decisions involved—not on a single investment strategy.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • People seeking an introduction to distressed investing and its terminology
  • Investors interested in bankruptcy-related assets, trade claims, or distressed equity
  • Readers looking for practical discussion of valuation, filings, and liquidation analysis

Themes

Distressed debt and asset investingCorporate bankruptcyAsset valuation and liquidation analysisInvestment decision-making

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Book overview

Want to break into distressed investing but aren't sure how? The Distressed Investing Playbook by Joseph E. Sarachek, one of America's leading authorities on distressed debt and intangible asset trading, offers a definitive guide to succeeding in this highly volatile and highly lucrative area of investing. With the right strategy, proper timing, and a willingness to bet big when opportunity knocks, savvy distressed investors can transform even the most hopeless-seeming scenario into a remarkable financial opportunity earning two, three, or sometimes even one-hundred times their invested capital.

 

Inspired by Sarachek's popular course on bankruptcy investing at New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business, The Distressed Investing Playbook blends foundational investing concepts with dozens of vivid, real-world examples drawn from his decades of experience. The result is a comprehensive, practical playbook that can teach anyone-from curious amateurs to seasoned investment professionals-how to navigate the complexities of corporate bankruptcy, trade claims, distressed equity, cryptocurrency insolvencies, real estate foreclosure sales, and other common distressed investing opportunities.

 

The book will show you how to:

 

  • identify the many different types of distressed assets and determine which best fits your investment profile
  • source distressed opportunities
  • accurately value potential assets for purchase
  • create a liquidation analysis
  • buy and sell trade claims
  • access and dissect bankruptcy filings
  • assess when to offer debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing to purchase assets on the cheap
  • develop a personal distressed investing framework

 

This is just a small sample of the covered topics. So if you're ready to go long on your financial future, The Distressed Investing Playbook may be the strongest asset in your arsenal.

 

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