Counterparty early-warning intelligence
Know before the people you depend on fail.
We watch the public record around the companies you depend on — suppliers, borrowers, partners — and surface their distress signals before they reach a courtroom. Signals you validate, not verdicts.
5 sectors tracked · 54 companies flagged · updated daily
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We monitor the public record — court dockets, filings, rating actions, layoff notices — around every company you depend on.
Score
Each signal is weighted by severity and tied to your exposure, so you see what actually threatens you, not noise.
Warn
You hear about the structural tells before they reach a courtroom — early enough to act, not just react.
Sectors we cover
Where we're watching distress today
Distress rising7 flagged
Automotive Parts
Automotive-parts supplier distress.
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Distress rising3 flagged
Healthcare & Hospitals
Hospital & healthcare distress.
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Distress rising10 flagged
Retail
Retail chain distress.
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Distress rising8 flagged
Restaurants
Restaurant chain distress.
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Distress rising2 flagged
Transportation & Logistics
Transportation & logistics distress.
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More sectors coming
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The latest to show distress
How it works
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Enter a company
Type any supplier, borrower or partner into the free check.
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We surface the signals
We pull the public record and show the distress signals on file, each cited.
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You validate & decide
Use it as a confidential lens — you confirm and act. We never give a verdict.
Who it's for
Operators
Procurement & ops
Know when a supplier you can't quickly replace is starting to wobble.
Lenders
Borrower credit risk
See when a borrower's key supplier threatens their ability to repay.
PE & acquirers
Diligence & monitoring
Find the faultlines in a target's — or a portfolio company's — supply base.
Featured report
First Brands: anatomy of a $10B unwind
The auto-parts giant behind FRAM and Raybestos filed with $9.3B in obligations and $2.3B unaccounted for. What the public record showed before the fall.
Read the report →2025-09Chapter 11 filing
2025-10$2.3B unaccounted
2025-12CEO indicted for fraud
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