Restructuring & Distressed
Why is cash usually assigned ~100% recovery but receivables and inventory steep haircuts in liquidation?
Model answer
Cash is already liquid—no conversion loss (recovery ~100%, minus any restricted amounts). Receivables get haircut because a distressed/liquidating company collects worse: customers dispute, offset,…
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