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--Alan Miller, senior counsel at law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges and senior advisor at Chanin Capital Partners, about the new bankruptcy code.

Merrill Lynch and Bear Stearns have committed $12.36 billion in financing to back the Dolan family's $19.2 billion bid to take Cablevision private.

Those worried about the nippy weather had to look no further than the GTM Holdings bank meeting, which featured men's and women's athletic and dress socks for those in attendance.

The $3.4 billion financing backing the leveraged buyout of Michaels Stores was launched at a bank meeting last Wednesday at the New York Palace, kicking off what promises to be the beefiest deal calendar in recent memory.

Refco Group's bank debt took a rollercoaster ride powered by fears of bankruptcy, lack of information and the suspension of CEO Philip Bennett.

This chart, provided by Citigroup Global Markets, tracks bid-ask prices for par credit facilities that trade in the secondary market.

The following charts show the top five advancers and decliners in terms of % moves in the loan, bond and credit default swap markets for the previous week.

As financial institutions are increasingly using credit derivatives to take customized credit positions and manage exposure, questions have been raised as to possible misuse of material nonpublic information in connection with such transactions.

The price of protection on Anheuser Busch nearly tripled Tuesday and traders reported as much as five times above-average credit-default swap trading volume on speculation the world's largest brewer was being targeted for a leveraged buyout.

Firms looking to set up credit derivative product companies are being slowed down by tough rating agency scrutiny.

Options on the CDX American corporate index are being used as a reliable signal of the market's sentiment--a sign of the maturing of the market.

Calyon has closed what it believes to be the first collateralized debt obligation of risk-linked contracts.