Hedge Fund King Street Raising Funds for ‘Slow-Motion Car Crash’ in Credit
- Firm sees lending opportunities as credit stress mounts
- NY-based hedge fund has been ramping up rescue financing
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Brian Higgins has helped guide King Street Capital Management to pounce on some of the most high-profile distressed debt events of the past two decades, from Lehman Brothers Holdings to Revlon Inc. to WeWork Inc.
Now the $23 billion hedge fund’s co-founder is gearing up with his colleagues to seize on opportunities as rising interest rates and a weakening economy pinch companies laden with debt taken on when borrowing costs were much lower.