Pre-packaged administration sales (where a sale of key assets is agreed prior to the appointment of administrators and then implemented by the administrators immediately following their appointment), have been a widely-used...more
In structuring a UK scheme of arrangement that involves the restructuring of existing securities and/or the offer of new securities, due consideration must be given to the relevant US securities laws and registration...more
10/29/2020
/ Blue Sky Laws ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Issuer Exemption ,
Private Offerings ,
Risk Management ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Scheme of Arrangement ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Regulation ,
Trust Indenture Act ,
UK ,
United States
Cov-lite loans can leave lenders with limited restructuring options, but creative lenders will still find ways to bring debtors to the table -
Recent data shows that investor protection in loan documents has fallen to its...more
7/13/2019
/ Board of Directors ,
Bonds ,
Covenant Lite Deals ,
Debt Market ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Debtors ,
EBITDA ,
EU ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
High-Yield Markets ,
Investor Protection ,
Lenders ,
Leveraged Debt ,
Material Adverse Events ,
Protective Covenants ,
UK
All three institutions of the European Union have now approved the EU Preventive Restructuring Framework Directive. This is the EU's first attempt to "harmonise" insolvency laws across the Member States, that have disparate...more
1/28/2019
/ Creditors ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Debtors ,
Entrepreneurs ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Commission ,
European Parliament ,
France ,
Germany ,
Harmonization Rules ,
Insolvency ,
Italy ,
Member State ,
New Legislation ,
Scheme of Arrangement ,
Spain ,
UK