Shooting for a Jr. Summer Distressed Debt Internship

If you were to go back in time and pursue a a distressed debt internship for your junior summer knowing what you know now, how would you maximize your odds of landing one? 

What kind of firms would you target (size / specific names)? How would you prepare for cold calls and interviews? What technicals would you make sure to completely nail down? 

IB isn't an option. The boats have been burned. It's do or die.

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