Buying Distressed: Know the Motivations of Key Players
The biggest barrier for would-be distressed asset buyers today is that key players on the other side of the table: owners, investors, first lien lenders and even mezzanine lenders, all seem to have powerful incentives not to sell at current market bottoms.

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