Bank Debt
Corporate Bonds
EETC
Trade Claims
Post Reorganization Equities
Seaport's Distressed platform is the premier vehicle for investors to source valued opportunities in the credit markets. Our distressed team has vast expertise in a range of products, including bank loans, public bonds, private placements, trade claims, litigation claims and reorganized equity. Our research staff features credit specialists who provide analytical insights and actionable trade ideas across entire capital structures in a variety of industries. The depth of our distressed sales & trading effort makes Seaport a vital trading partner for best execution. Our client transparency allows mutual funds and insurers to transact with confidence in an agenda-free environment.
US Corporate Bonds
Preferred / Hybrid Securities
International Corporate Bonds
Agency & Supra / Sovereign Debt
Seaport's Investment Grade team traffics in all areas of the secondary corporate bond market. Our team is among the most experienced in the industry, with deep client relationships around the globe. Exercising the utmost discretion, we have become a value-added counterparty to clients who demand an intense focus on their needs in the secondary market. Through sales, trading and research and cross- pollination of asset classes with the credit markets, Seaport has consistently translated its breadth of credit expertise into a unique service to clients.
US Corporate Bonds
International Corporate Bonds
Seaport's High Yield team operates between our formidable Distressed and Investment Grade teams with a research-oriented focus on sectors such as health care, energy, telecom, metals, chemicals, and autos. Our team combines expertise in trading, sales, and research with a broad network of institutional relationships. In addition to flow trading in the traditional core high yield market, Seaport specializes in crossover flows on both sides of credit spectrum - to and from high grade, and to and from distressed.
| Corporate Debt Sovereign Debt Local & Int'l Currency Corporate Loans |
Liability Management Corporate Advisory Capital Markets Distressed Debt |
Seaport's Global Emerging Markets team provides trading, corporate finance, and research to institutional investors globally and corporate clients across Latin America, CEEMEA, and Asia. Our trading business focuses on opportunities in high yield and distressed corporate debt and special situations. Our corporate finance specialists help middle market corporations and institutional investors uncover financing opportunities and balance sheet liability solutions. Our research unit compliments our trading and corporate finance business across the Emerging Market corporate credit spectrum.
M&A Advise
Capital Raising
Seaport's Investment Banking team offers capital solutions and creative structuring insight for corporate clients. The team helps companies to improve their capital- raising and operational prospects by sharing our financial/structuring expertise and sharp insights into operational and industry issues. We add additional value to clients by leveraging Seaport’s buy-side client connections and investment market. Through these insights and synergies, Seaport provides its clients access with unique, attractive and often-exclusive investment opportunities.
Convertible Bonds
Convertible Preferred
Mandatory Convertibles
Options / Warrants
Seaport's Convertible Bond team traffics in all areas of the convertible debt market, including convertible bonds, convertible preferred, mandatory convertible preferred and private placement convertible debt. We bring a discrete expertise to more credit intensive, or “busted,” convertible debt, working with Seaport’s Distressed and High Yield teams. Since its inception, Seaport has traded various convertibles at a range of dollar prices from the $20s, to the $150s, reflecting dynamism of the convert market and its customer base, and Seaport’s unique capabilities.
| Subprime | HELOC & Closed End 2nd Lien |
| Alt A & Option Arm | Franchise |
| CDO/CLO & CBO | Subprime Auto |
| Aircraft | Equipment Lease |
| Non-Agency CMO | Credit Cards & Student Loans |
| Manufactured Housing |
Seaport's Structured Products team has extensive experience in the distressed structured product markets. This allows us to develop platforms that provide valuable opportunities and specialized analysis to our accounts. We’re an acknowledged leader in analyzing and trading highly illiquid or complex securities, as well as the more liquid ABS/MBS/CMBS universe. We trade and price in diverse sectors and across all parts of the capital structure. Our deep client relationships allow us to provide liquidity and efficient execution to our accounts in challenging market conditions.
Reg D Private Debt
144A Corporate Debt
CTL's
Project Finance
Seaport's Private Placement team is an industry leader, dealing primarily in Reg D Private Placement corporate debt issued to, and held by, US insurance companies. We have strong, long-standing relationships at various levels throughout the industry. We trade investment-grade and high yield debt, issued by companies in diverse industries and in various structures. In collaboration with the Research Group we analyze and evaluate many of the illiquid credits we trade. Working with the Distressed Group, we also offer the premier platform to place below-investment grade and distressed Private Placement debt, post-reorganization equities, and bankruptcy claims.


