Have you suffered losses in Midstates Petroleum Company Inc. 10.75% 10/1/2020 bonds? If so, the securities attorneys of The White Law Group may be able to help you recover your losses with a FINRA arbitration claim against the brokerage firm that recommended the bonds to you.

Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. is 57% owned on a fully diluted basis by affiliates of the private equity investment funds First Reserve Corporation and Riverstone Holdings LLC, was founded in 1993, and completed its initial public offering in April 2012. It operates in central Louisiana’s Upper Gulf Coast Tertiary Trend, primarily targeting the Wilcox formation, across 84,300 net acres in the Mississippian Lime formation, acquired in October 2012, and 129,800 net acres in the Anadarko Basin, which was acquired in May 2013. The company issued debt to raise capital for its ventures, including the Midstates Petroleum Company Inc. 10.75% 10/1/2020 bonds.  As of this writing, Midstates Petroleum Company Inc. 10.75% 10/1/2020 bonds, CUSIP 59804VAB1  are trading at $59.664.  The issue is rated Caa1/B-/— by Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s.

High-yield bonds—also called non-investment-grade bonds, speculative-grade bonds, or junk bonds—are bonds that are rated below investment grade, typically ‘BB’ or lower by Standard & Poor’s and ‘Ba’ or lower by Moody’s. They pay high yields to bondholders because the borrowers credit ratings are less than pristine, making it difficult for them to acquire capital at an inexpensive cost. Junk bonds carry an above average risk that the issuer will default on the bond. The increased risk makes them arguably unsuitable for many investors.

This risk has come in to focus recently as oil prices have plummeted, causing the risk of default of the Midstates Petroleum Company Inc. 10.75% 10/1/2020 bonds to rise.

Brokerage-firms and investment adviser are required to make investment recommendations that are suitable for their clients in light of their clients particular investment situation – net worth, investment objectives, income, and investment experience.  Brokerage firms or advisors who sell junk bonds to unsuitable investors or fail to adequately disclose the risks of the investments can be held accountable for losses suffered through a FINRA arbitration claim.

If you have concerns regarding your investment in Midstates Petroleum Company Inc. 10.75% 10/1/2020 bonds and would like to speak with a securities attorney about your litigation options, please call The White Law Group at 312-238-9650 for a free consultation.

The White Law Group, LLC is a national securities fraud, securities arbitration and investor protection law firm with offices in Chicago, Illinois and Vero Beach, Florida.

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