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Calpine's Chapter 11 Filing

Prospects, Opportunities & Risks

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Now that Calpine Corp., the largest issuer of junk bonds last year, has filed for bankruptcy protection, hundreds of questions as well as tantalizing investment and business opportunities are emerging.

Investors, turnaround specialists, creditors and professional advisors are scrambling to identify the rewards and risks arising from the one of the largest Chapter 11 filings ever. With assets of $26.6 billion, Calpine is the biggest U.S. owner of natural-gas fired power plants. Whats more, Calpine and its subsidiaries have a complex system of secured and unsecured borrowings that present multiple layers of prospects for savvy investors.

Now you can get the timely, accurate information you need to make smart business decisions by purchasing the Audio CD Recording of this audio conference. The conference was recorded in early January 2006 and presented by a team of nationally recognized experts who have been monitoring Calpines financial health and operations since well before the Dec. 20 filing.

Youll receive

· Latest news and developments about the case, including First Day Orders, KERPs, Disclosure Statements, and more
· Profile of the company its strengths and weaknesses and what factors triggered the filing
· Profile of the new Calpine management team what are their plans and visions for the restructured company?
· Report on Calpine actions to reduce debt and strength its balance sheet what assets might be for sale?
· List of major creditors, including first and second lien note holders
· Review of the debt structure
· Impact of the filing on Calpine subsidiary operations
· Key players in the case and what slots remain unfilled
· Current and prospective sources of financing during reorganization

Who Will Benefit:

Managers of hedge funds, private equity companies, and other distressed investors and lenders who need timely and authoritative information to evaluate business opportunities generated by the Calpine filing. Attorneys, professional advisors and representatives of creditor companies also will benefit from the facts, insights and advice presented at this well-timed and valuable Audio CD Recording.

Speaker(s):

No Image	David Ying Evercore Partners
David Ying is a Senior Managing Director of the firm's corporate advisory business and is co-head of the firms restructuring practice. He was for two years a Managing Director of Miller Buckfire Ying & Co., LLC, a boutique restructuring advisory firm, where he was the lead financial advisor/investment banker in the Mirant bankruptcy proceedings. Before that he spent six years as a Senior Managing Director of JLL Partners, a private equity investment firm that invests in turnaround situations. Prior to that, he led restructuring groups at Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, Smith Barney and Drexel Burnham Lambert. Restructurings with which Mr. Ying was associated include Aurora Foods, Interstate Bakeries Corporation, Oakwood Homes, Pegasus Satellite Communications, Morrison Knudsen, Grand Union and Advantica.
	Hugh M. Ray Andrews Kurth LLP
Hugh M. Ray is a partner with Andrews Kurth LLP, where he heads the firms national bankruptcy practice. He represents trustees, debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, lenders and bondholders in many of the foremost Chapter 11 proceedings in the nation. He has testified several times before Congress concerning proposed amendments to the Bankruptcy Code and is a previous chair of the ABA Business Law Sections Business Bankruptcy Committee. Hugh was named the #1 bankruptcy attorney in Texas by the Texas Lawyer Go to Guide in 2002, and is the author of the book Bankruptcy Investing, published by the Beard Group.
	Paul N. Silverstein Andrews Kurth LLP
Paul N. Silverstein is a Partner in the bankruptcy practice of Andrews Kurth, based in the firm's New York City office. He has been the lead attorney in Andrews Kurth's role as counsel to the creditors' committee in the Mirant bankruptcy case. His practice includes the representation of official and ad hoc committees, significant strategic and financial investors and debtors/issuers in Chapter 11 reorganizations and out-of-court restructurings. Andrews Kurth has grown its bankruptcy practice to be the largest in the state of Texas and the seventh largest in the U.S.

Calpine's Chapter 11 Filing


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