2008-05-23

Leveraged Loans: Ready for Lift-Off Says Steve Tananbaum of GoldenTree Asset

Steve Tananbaum

Barron's recently caught up with Tananbaum, 42, at his midtown office, which houses a portion of his art collection, including the spacesuits by artist Tom Sachs shown in the photo at right.

Barron's: What is happening in the credit markets, where conditions since August have been very tough?

Tananbaum: The credit problems that started last year, and which were perceived to be isolated, really spread throughout the system. In different pockets of credit, things were mispriced. Right now you're seeing a repricing of credit. Whereas last year you were being underpaid to own credit, now you are being overpaid.

You mean, in terms of much wider spreads?

That's right. Against that backdrop, the investment banks have been damaged. Normally they provide credit to the financial system. But things aren't working the way they normally do. You're seeing the banks' inability to provide credit to a lot of their corporate customers.

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