bank covenants

409 days ago

When you owe the bank $1 you are in trouble – when you owe it $42m the bank’s in trouble: Canadian Overseas covenant waiver, more death spiral vicar?

Canadian Overseas Petroleum (COPL) continues to breach the banking covenants on its $42 million of senior debt. But what is the bank meant to do? Call in the debt and try to flog Canadian’s shite assets in a market meltdown to try to get its cash back? Really?

2349 days ago

Telit - 3 profits warnings in four months, Yosi Fait "cleared" of insider dealing now full time boss - sell

Yosi Fait sold all his shares in Telit (TCM) AFTER it breached its banking covenants which as FD he must have known about as he must also have been aware that first half trading was way below forecast. But the company's new chairman has taken external legal guidance and said Yosi did nothing wrong and so has appointed him full time CEO. Well that's alright then. But there is yet another catastrophic profits warning ( as predicted) which begs the question of how great is debt now and will bank covenants be breached again?