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2017/08/23 21:29:19
aidanodr
https://www.thestreet.com/story/14280618/1/gibson-guitar-may-default-if-company-can-t-refinance-its-debt.html
 
What's lower than a B? The financial rating of Gibson Brands Inc.

The famed guitar maker had its rating lowered to Caa3, nine notches into junk territory, with a negative outlook, as maturity of $520 million in debt approaches.

The privately-held company will need to refinance the debt before July 2018 or it faces a likely default. Moody's Investors Service Inc. said last week that there's "uncertainty" about the company's ability to refinance this debt and that its capital structure is "unsustainable." Gibson didn't respond to request for comment.

 
Anything to worry about??
2017/08/23 21:44:33
TerraSin
aidanodr
Anything to worry about??

No
2017/08/23 21:46:44
bapu
I'm far more worried about what I will have for dinner.
 
My SPlat works just fine. If development stopped tomorrow it would still operate just fine.
2017/08/23 21:51:14
craigb

2017/08/23 21:55:41
drewfx1
Everyone in the musical instrument business should always be worried. As e-mu founder Dave Rossum likes to joke, "the hard part of the music market is your customers are always broke".
2017/08/23 21:58:27
bapu
I'm broken 
2017/08/23 22:33:41
bapu
in.
 
2017/08/23 22:42:20
craigb
But are you in tune? 
2017/08/23 22:46:25
bapu
I have MellowDine.
2017/08/23 23:32:17
pentimentosound
Someone on the FB Cakewalk Sonar User's Group, mentioned that Cakewalk would most likely be sold off, should that happen. I suppose Tascam would be, also.
Michael
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