medium · Corporate Credit Analysis cap-structure

What is 'Structural Subordination' in a corporate group with a Holding Company (HoldCo) and an Operating Company (OpCo)?

  1. All debt at the OpCo is secured, while all debt at the HoldCo is unsecured.
  2. The HoldCo debt is contractually junior to the OpCo debt via the bond indenture.
  3. HoldCo creditors can seize OpCo assets before any OpCo lenders can take action.
  4. HoldCo creditors are behind OpCo creditors because OpCo holds the actual assets.

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