Irene Garcia Perez

The usually dull water business isn't supposed to make news headlines. But scandals over sewage spills and leaky pipes are casting a harsh light on Britain's management of this public resource and raising deeper questions about the business model established when it was privatized three decades ago. Things have got so bad that Thames Water Ltd. , which serves about a quarter of the UK population, faces possible temporary nationalization after shareholders refused to stump up the cash it needs for urgent investments.

Debt collector iQera Group SAS — along with its shareholders and advisers — is evaluating various options for its capital structure, the company said in a report published Monday.

Debt collector iQera Group SAS — along with its shareholders and advisers — is evaluating various options for its capital structure, the company said in a report published Monday.

The owner of FC Internazionale Milano SpA has been in discussions with Oaktree Capital Management and Pacific Investment Management Co. to refinance a loan coming due in May, according to people familiar with the matter.

Angesichts der Probleme der Varta AG mit den Konditionen ihrer Schuldenumstrukturierung holt sich eine Gruppe von Kreditgebern des Batterieherstellers Schützenhilfe von Beratern.

A group of term lenders to Varta AG has tapped Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Houlihan Lokey to advise on negotiations with the German battery maker as creditors brace for another possible debt overhaul, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Embattled French IT services company Atos SE raised the amount of cash it is seeking to €1.7 billion ($1.8 billion) from €1.2 billion previously and wants to cut its debt further in an update to its rescue plan.

(Bloomberg) -- Embattled French IT services company Atos SE raised the amount of cash it is seeking to €1.7 billion ($1.8 billion) from €1.2 billion previously and wants to cut its debt further in an update to its rescue plan.

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GDA Luma Capital , a private equity firm specializing in distressed debt, has emerged as a potential rescuer of a takeover bid for Everton FC , according to people familiar with the situation.