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Pearlstone Alternative At Sohn London 2022: A 3x Return From This Bank’s Debt

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Rupert Hargreaves
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At this year’s Sohn London Investment Conference, Ivelina Green, the CIO and founder of Pearlstone Alternative, pitched an interesting European special situation.

Founded in 2021, Pearlstone focuses on fundamental credit investments and special situations.

The speaker highlighted a unique credit investment, which is currently in the process of litigation.

The investment relates to what was once the second-largest listed Portuguese bank, Banco Espírito Santo.

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Banco Espírito Santo was effectively liquidated in August 2014 when it was split into two banks by regulations. Novo Banco kept its healthy operations while a"bad bank" was set up to hold its toxic assets.

However, the...

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