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Watch Your Language! Non-Pro Rata Uptier Transactions and the Serta and Mitel Decisions

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Among the many financial innovations that came out of the COVID era, non-pro rata uptier transactions as a liability management exercise (“LMEs”) are among the more controversial. While lawsuits challenging non-pro rata...more

DLA Piper

Fifth Circuit Rules that Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC’s 2020 Uptier Transaction Violated Pro Rata Distribution Covenant

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In a landmark ruling, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that a June 2020 refinancing transaction (the Uptier Transaction) entered by Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC (SSB, or the Debtor) and certain of its lenders...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Conn-tentious Plan, WeWorking the Angles, Party’s Over, and Ironing Out Some Issues

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Bankrupt Lordstown Motors proposes zero payment for Foxconn shares | Reuters - After successfully filing their Chapter 11 plan last week, Lordstown Motors has now proposed to pay nothing for Foxconn’s preferred equity...more

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Hotel Bankruptcies: Introduction to Critical Issues

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The global COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the hospitality industry. Hotel occupancy rates have fallen greatly in many markets, with employee layoffs and property closures affecting even the largest and otherwise best...more

Burr & Forman

Municipalities: Revenue Crunches and Chapter 9 Bankruptcies on the Horizon

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Last year many states and municipalities across our country as well as the elected officials who led them celebrated our nation’s low unemployment, increasing tax revenue and the zenith moments of what was the longest...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Lenders Take Notice - A New Bankruptcy Subchapter Goes Into Effect February 19, 2020 - Increased Filings Expected

The Small Business Reorganization Act (SBRA) goes into effect on February 19, 2020. The SBRA creates a new Subchapter V to Chapter 11, expanding access to bankruptcy relief for small businesses. With a debt ceiling of...more

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