Please find our unchanged model here.

Is the Lowen Play deal a good one for bondholders? The truth is it is the only deal possible. It is a self-help deal and bondholders are taking (nearly) all of the economics. Bondholders are

Tomás Mannion6 January 2022LOEWEN

Lowen Play - No refinancing, self help required

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Despite rumours, Lowen Play have not been able to do a straight refinanicng. Instead they have reached agreement

Tomás Mannion3 December 2021LOEWEN

Lowen Play - playing and winning the state aid game

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Lowen Play are an arcade operator but for majority of FY21 they have played the state aid game and won. They have received €78m in state aid during the FY21 - to put in

Tomás Mannion1 December 2021LOEWEN

Lowen Play - A double 00?

With the High Yield market buoyant most market participants were expecting a refinancing of the Löwen Play bonds. However, they have

Tomás Mannion26 October 2021LOEWEN

Time for new names

The last 15 months have seen an incredible rotation of risk and returns and many of the names that offered opportunities last year have done phenomenally well, either because the feared drop in revenues never occurred, or because

Wolfgang Felix24 May 2021AA, CABB, DUFRY, HEMA, LYCRA, LOXAM, RAC, SEADRILL, VOESTALPINE, GENERAL, LOEWEN

Loewen Play - Uncertainty remains but bonds have rallied back.

We have updated our model on Lowen Play here.

We remain on the sidelines and frankly amazed that the bonds have traded back up into the 90's. The business has

Tomás Mannion30 September 2020LOEWEN

Loewen Play: Regulatory headache is no amusement, Prices uncertain.

Please find an updated model on LowenPlay here.

As projections are very sensitive to two assumptions - the drop

Tomás Mannion21 May 2020LOEWEN

Loewen in Play

Rumour has it that Ardian (Axa PE) have engaged CS to sell the company.

Selling the company in times as uncertain

Wolfgang Felix23 January 2020LOEWEN

Loewen Play: Numbers in line with guidance, no update on regulatory changes

Lowen Play reported their numbers this morning, with conference call not due until next Friday evening. As expected leverage has continued to increase, at 3.7x, with our models showing

Tomás Mannion29 November 2019LOEWEN

Loewen Play

Please find our analysis of Löwen Play here.

We are not taking a position in Lowen Play. While the company has a chance of

Wolfgang Felix20 October 2019LOEWEN