The firm's bond funds are part of the creditor steering committee that organized to present a united front should Aston Martin need to discuss debt refinancing, while its money managers are in talks to help the carmaker raise fresh cash by moving assets out of the reach of existing lenders.
Direct lenders are lavishing risky companies and private-equity firms with capital at rates below what's available in the volatility-lashed high-yield and syndicated-loan market.
"Technically it might be difficult to pay," as platforms that typically facilitate transactions have closed access to Russia, as a result of the invasion of Ukraine.
