Holland & Knight has learned through customary deal due diligence that some borrowers – especially those who received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) – may have...more
4/22/2021
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The Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues Act (Economic Aid Act), which was included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, was signed into law on Dec. 27, 2020. The U.S. Small Business...more
President Donald Trump signed the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues Act (Economic Aid Act), which was included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, on Dec. 27, 2020. In turn, the U.S....more
1/13/2021
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Unforgiven Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans have created a great deal of consternation for PPP borrowers looking to engage in merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions, as well as other asset sale, equity and...more
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published two new Interim Final Rules (IFRs) on May 22, 2020, related to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) created by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act...more
Employers rushed to apply for the first $349 billion in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which Congress has increased to $670...more
5/21/2020
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Small Business
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published a new Interim Final Rule (IFR) on May 18, 2020, related to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) created by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES...more
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has released guidance just one day before its safe harbor repayment deadline of May 14, 2020, to help a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) borrower determine whether it lacked a...more
5/15/2020
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U.S. Treasury
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has extended the deadline to repay Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans by one week. In further response to the SBA's...more
The original intent of Congress was that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) would serve to disburse federal funds into the hands of many of the nation's employees who were either furloughed or soon-to-be furloughed as a...more