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SDNY Adopts Guidelines for Combined Hearing on Disclosure Statement Approval and Chapter 11 Plan Confirmation

On May 31, 2024, the chief judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) entered General Order M-634, adopting guidelines for combining the processes for Chapter 11 plan confirmation under...more

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Business Restructuring Review Vol. 23 No. 3 | May-June 2024

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In In re Pack Liquidating, LLC, 2024 WL 409830 (Bankr. D. Del. Feb. 2, 2024), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware ruled that, in accordance with Third Circuit precedent, the Bankruptcy Code, rather than...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Bankruptcy Chapter 11 Subchapter V Debt Eligibility Limit to Decrease to $2.7 million on June 21, 2024

Businesses in financial distress have multiple options to consider when attempting to reorganize or liquidate. A state court receivership or Chapter 7 Bankruptcy are likely options for liquidation when there are significant...more

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Interpreting the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency: Singapore courts adopt a uniform, consistent and expansive...

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Creditors involved in cross-border restructuring or insolvency proceedings of corporate groups will find that the approach of the Singapore courts to questions of cross-border insolvency provides the assurance of an orderly...more

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Key Points: Schemes of Arrangement in the Cayman Islands

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What is a scheme? A compromise or arrangement between a company and any class or classes of its creditors (and/or shareholders). The process broadly mirrors an English scheme of arrangement thereby providing legal...more

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Canary in the coal mine doing fine, thank you

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When I started practicing law, getting financial reporting was pretty simple: You just grabbed the firm’s copy of the Wall Street Journal. Today, we’re bombarded from all sides by conflicting information. It’s going to be a...more

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Business Restructuring Review March–April 2023 | Vol. 22 No. 2

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Chapter 15 Recognition Limited to Foreign Insolvency, Liquidation, or Restructuring Proceedings - In In re Global Cord Blood Corp., 2022 WL 17478530 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Dec. 5, 2022), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the...more

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Beyond Your Wildest Dreams, Coin Cloudy Forecast, Robinhood to Give to the Recently Poor, and No Place Like Home Décor

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Bed Bath & Beyond is closing 149 more stores | CNN - Bed Bath & Beyond has expanded its list of additional stores they expect to close, from 87 to 149. In total the company is reducing its store count from 760 to about...more

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Business Restructuring Review Vol. 21, No. 6 | November-December 2022

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On October 14, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a long-awaited ruling on whether Ultra Petroleum Corp. (“UPC”) must pay a $201 million make-whole premium to noteholders under its confirmed chapter...more

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New Cayman Islands Restructuring Regime: Modern Land and a Modernised Approach

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Cayman Islands companies have dominated the restructuring news cycle of late for a variety of reasons, including recent judicial commentary as to the effect of obtaining recognition under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy...more

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Intercreditor Agreements and the Bankruptcy Code

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There is no set of fixed rules when negotiating intercreditor arrangements as every deal is fact-specific, generally subject to significant negotiation and ultimately dependent on competing business rationales and negotiating...more

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Bankruptcy Proceedings in the United States (Updated)

General Overview of the Primary Protection Granted to a Debtor Under the United States Bankruptcy Code - The United States Bankruptcy Code, through its various chapters, governs bankruptcy and reorganization for...more

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Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Rehabilitation Proceedings in Canada (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF BANKRUPTCY, INSOLVENCY & REHABILITATION PROCEEDINGS UNDER CANADIAN LAW - 1. Canada's Political and Legal System - Canada has a Federal constitution that was significantly overhauled in the early 1980's,...more

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Business Restructuring Review | November–December 2021

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New York Bankruptcy Court Rules That Good Faith Is Not The Gatekeeper To Chapter 15 - Despite the absence of any explicit directive in the Bankruptcy Code, it is well understood that a debtor must file a chapter 11...more

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Business Restructuring Review | March–April 2021

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In This Issue: Tenant's Election to Retain Possession of Rejected Lease Premises Preserves Obligations Under Related Agreements - Section 365(h) of the Bankruptcy Code provides special protection for tenants if a...more

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Chapter 11 cases soared in 2020, with more distress likely in 2021

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Commercial chapter 11 filings in the US increased significantly in 2020, but government stimulus measures and widespread availability of fresh capital resulted in fewer corporate restructurings than many anticipated—that...more

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The Dutch Scheme Has Arrived

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After more than six years of development, the legislative process concerning new Dutch restructuring legislation (Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord, or “WHOA”) that introduces a Dutch debtor-in-possession proceeding (a...more

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Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Rehabilitation Proceedings in Canada

KEY FACTS OF BANKRUPTCY, INSOLVENCY & REHABILITATION PROCEEDINGS UNDER CANADIAN LAW - 1. Canada's Political and Legal System - Canada has a Federal constitution that was significantly overhauled in the early 1980's,...more

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Restructuring In The Time Of Coronavirus

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An increasing number of businesses — even those that have traditionally been financially and operationally sound — are now experiencing unanticipated revenue losses as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Companies may find...more

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The New Duty of Good Faith in Canadian Insolvency Proceedings

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Canada’s two main insolvency and restructuring statutes, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) were recently amended to include a new duty of good faith on the part of all...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A Look at 2019 Court Decisions That May Shape Restructuring Issues in the Year Ahead

A series of decisions over the past year — on issues such as make-whole premiums, intercreditor agreements, backstops for rights offerings and nonconsensual third-party releases — will likely have a significant impact in 2020...more

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Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Rehabilitation Proceedings in Greece

In Greek law, there are several types of proceedings addressing the inability of a merchant debtor (either a natural person or a legal entity) to pay its debts. On one hand, there are Bankruptcy and Special Administration,...more

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Restructuring and Insolvency Bulletin Issue 3 - January 2018: Takata's Japanese Bankruptcy Case Survives Public Policy Objection

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As has been widely reported, over the last several years Takata Corporation and its various worldwide subsidiaries (together “Takata”) have been involved in a multitude of governmental investigations, class actions and...more

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Sears Canada Files for CCAA Protection: A Distressed Investor's Overview of US Bankruptcy and Canadian Insolvency Law

On June 22, Sears Canada Inc. ("Sears Canada") and certain affiliates1 (collectively, the "Sears Canada Group") sought and obtained insolvency protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) from the Ontario...more

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