Advice on Preparing for Distressed Debt Investing Internship

Hey guys, I'm a junior heading into a distressed/special situations internship this summer. Any advice on how to prepare and recommended material to look through in preparation for the summer would be much appreciated. Thanks!

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can I ask you how you managed to find a distressed debt investing internship?

 

Hey, I’m also a junior doing distressed/special sits this summer. The analysts at the firm recommended Pragmatists Guide To Leveraged Finance & Moyer

I've got both moyer and pragmatist pdf versions if you would like me to send them to you. Just lmk

 

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