Lyondell Basell May be Largest-ever Bankruptcy
LyondellBasell may be largest-ever bankruptcy
The financial fallout from the Lyondell (LBI) bankruptcy continues, as the banks slowly begin to acknowledge their losses.
According to Bloomberg, Len Blavatnik (Access Industries chairman) "didn't put any of his firm's money toward buying Lyondell". But so far, RBS has taken a $1.47bn hit, Citigroup $1.4bn, and Goldman Sachs $850m. UBS are also believed to have lost at least $500m. But like Bank of America (new owners of Merrill Lynch), they have yet to reveal any details. Nor have hedge fund Apollo, who are believed to have bought $1.9bn of senior debt from Citi last April.
The final losses could be much larger. LBI's net debt at the time of the deal was reportedly around $22bn. And whilst investors comfort themselves with the hope that LBI's senior debt (first lien) will eventually be worth over 70c on the $, the current market value is reportedly just 22.6c. In addition, $8bn of more junior debt could well end up worthless.
The financial fallout from the Lyondell (LBI) bankruptcy continues, as the banks slowly begin to acknowledge their losses.
According to Bloomberg, Len Blavatnik (Access Industries chairman) "didn't put any of his firm's money toward buying Lyondell". But so far, RBS has taken a $1.47bn hit, Citigroup $1.4bn, and Goldman Sachs $850m. UBS are also believed to have lost at least $500m. But like Bank of America (new owners of Merrill Lynch), they have yet to reveal any details. Nor have hedge fund Apollo, who are believed to have bought $1.9bn of senior debt from Citi last April.
The final losses could be much larger. LBI's net debt at the time of the deal was reportedly around $22bn. And whilst investors comfort themselves with the hope that LBI's senior debt (first lien) will eventually be worth over 70c on the $, the current market value is reportedly just 22.6c. In addition, $8bn of more junior debt could well end up worthless.
source: http://www.icis.com
