Priming pioneer Selecta proposes bondholder-friendly restructuring

KKR-owned vending machine company Selecta was one of the first companies to have its owner inject super-senior ‘priming’ debt once the Covid crisis hit, pushing bondholders down the capital structure. But in its restructuring package laid out on Tuesday, KKR reversed this aggressive move, offering a creditor-friendly proposal that sent the bonds up 11 points.