Distressed Fund Copernico Ups Venezuela Bet by Wooing Local Bondholders

  • Copernico hunts for creditors inside country holding debt
  • Domestic investors could hold at least $1.5 billion of bonds
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One of Latin America’s longest-standing distressed-debt investors is upping its bet on some of the world’s riskiest bonds with a plan to recruit bondholders based in Venezuela.

Copernico Capital Partners SA is teaming with Caracas-based NTN Consultores to attract non-government domestic investors into a dedicated recovery fund.