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Loewen Group Inc., The

By: Stuart C. Gilson and Jose Camacho
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Abstract

A publiclytraded funeral home and cemetery consolidator faces imminent financial distress. The company has aggressively grown through use of debt. Restructuring the debt is potentially very costly to creditors, shareholders, suppliers, and other corporate stakeholders. Cross-border and accounting issues potentially complicate the restructuring.

Keywords

International Accounting; Restructuring; Capital Structure; Cost Of Capital; Debt Securities; Cross-cultural And Cross-border Issues; Crisis Management; Business And Shareholder Relations; Business And Stakeholder Relations; Service Industry

Citation

Gilson, Stuart C., and Jose Camacho. "Loewen Group Inc., The." Harvard Business School Case 201-062, November 2000. (Revised December 2000.)
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