Patents Assigned to Black Diamond Capital Management, L.L.C.
  • Patent number: 8429060
    Abstract: A method for managing an investment vehicle. An option is purchased for protection of cash flows to be paid by the investment vehicle to designated investors. An option is sold offsetting the purchased option at least in part. The cash flows and security priorities of the investment vehicle are structured so that the purchased option protects the protected investors, and the proceeds of the sale of the sold option offsets the cost of the purchased option for benefit of non-protected investors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Black Diamond Capital Management, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Stephen H. Deckoff
  • Patent number: 8290843
    Abstract: A method for managing an investment vehicle. The investment vehicle issues multiple debt instruments to a plurality of investors. The debt instruments have different liability characteristics. The proceeds of the debt instruments are invested in assets. From time to time, liabilities on the debt instruments and the credit quality of the assets is reevaluated, to ensure that the cash flows generated by the portfolio, disregarding fair market value of the assets, will be sufficient to pay timely principal and interest on the liabilities based on the evaluation criteria of two different rating agencies. In response to the reevaluating, the capital structure of the investment vehicle is adjusted to maintain a desired agency rating for the debt instruments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Black Diamond Capital Management, L. L. C.
    Inventor: Stephen H. Deckoff
  • Patent number: 7769670
    Abstract: A method for managing an investment vehicle. An option is purchased for protection of cash flows to be paid by the investment vehicle to designated investors. An option is sold offsetting the purchased option at least in part. The cash flows and security priorities of the investment vehicle are structured so that the purchased option protects the protected investors, and the proceeds of the sale of the sold option offsets the cost of the purchased option for benefit of non-protected investors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Black Diamond Capital Management, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Stephen H. Deckoff
  • Patent number: 7720734
    Abstract: A method for managing an investment vehicle. The investment vehicle issues multiple debt instruments to a plurality of investors. The debt instruments have different liability characteristics. The proceeds of the debt instruments are invested in assets. From time to time, liabilities on the debt instruments and the credit quality of the assets is reevaluated, to ensure that the cash flows generated by the portfolio, disregarding fair market value of the assets, will be sufficient to pay timely principal and interest on the liabilities. In response to the reevaluating, the capital structure of the investment vehicle is adjusted to maintain a desired agency rating for the debt instruments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Black Diamond Capital Management, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Stephen H. Deckoff
  • Patent number: 7580874
    Abstract: A method for managing an investment vehicle. The investment vehicle issues multiple debt instruments to a plurality of investors. The debt instruments have different liability characteristics. The proceeds of the debt instruments are invested in assets. From time to time, liabilities on the debt instruments and the credit quality of the assets is reevaluated, to ensure that the cash flows generated by the portfolio, disregarding fair market value of the assets, will be sufficient to pay timely principal and interest on the liabilities based on the evaluation criteria of two different rating agencies. In response to the reevaluating, the capital structure of the investment vehicle is adjusted to maintain a desired agency rating for the debt instruments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Black Diamond Capital Management, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Stephen H. Deckoff
  • Publication number: 20070208644
    Abstract: A method for managing an investment vehicle. An option is purchased for protection of cash flows to be paid by the investment vehicle to designated investors. An option is sold offsetting the purchased option at least in part. The cash flows and security priorities of the investment vehicle are structured so that the purchased option protects the protected investors, and the proceeds of the sale of the sold option offsets the cost of the purchased option for benefit of non-protected investors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Black Diamond Capital Management, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Stephen Deckoff
  • Publication number: 20050273429
    Abstract: A method for managing an investment vehicle. The investment vehicle issues multiple debt instruments to a plurality of investors. The debt instruments have different liability characteristics. The proceeds of the debt instruments are invested in assets. From time to time, liabilities on the debt instruments and the credit quality of the assets is reevaluated, to ensure that the cash flows generated by the portfolio, disregarding fair market value of the assets, will be sufficient to pay timely principal and interest on the liabilities based on the evaluation criteria of two different rating agencies. In response to the reevaluating, the capital structure of the investment vehicle is adjusted to maintain a desired agency rating for the debt instruments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Applicant: Black Diamond Capital Management, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Stephen Deckoff