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[Webinar] Distressed Financing: Avoiding Pitfalls in Planning and Execution - Agency Resignation and Transfer, Rebalancing of...

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This CLE course will examine some of the more common pitfalls in loan restructurings that are frequently unidentified or ignored until they appear at or after closing. The panel discussion will include agency resignations,...more

Jones Day

Cure and Reinstatement of Defaulted Loan Under Chapter 11 Plan Requires Payment of Default-Rate Interest

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Section 1124(2) of the Bankruptcy Code gives chapter 11 debtors a valuable tool for use in situations where long-term prepetition debt carries a significantly lower interest rate than the rates available at the time of...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Kirschner v. JP Morgan: Second Circuit Affirms That Syndicated Loans Are Not Securities

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Second Circuit upholds SDNY’s finding that under Reves syndicated loans are not securities under federal law. Introduction - On August 24, 2023, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its highly...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Don’t Lend No Hand to Raise No Flag Atop No Ship of Fools: Breach of SPE Provisions by Non-Borrower Exposes Non-Borrower to...

A recent decision of New York’s highest court potentially strengthens the ability of lenders to bring suits against third parties for participation in a borrower’s breach of single purpose entity/bankruptcy remote loan...more

White & Case LLP

COVID-19: Turkish Government Financial Assistance Measures

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As in the rest of the world, the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic has caused significant disruption in the Turkish economy and financial markets. In response, the Turkish Government has introduced an economic stimulus...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Recent Developments in the Enforceability of Make-Whole Premiums in the Second Circuit

In March 2019, Judge Stuart M. Bernstein of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that lenders using clear and unambiguous language in their loan agreements may be entitled to prepayment...more

K&L Gates LLP

Distressed Solutions: The Ins and Outs of Receiverships

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Receiverships are an extraordinary remedy that can maximize the return to creditors by freezing assets and allowing a third party to conduct necessary litigation. John Gardner (Raleigh) and David Neu (Seattle) join host...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Loan Guaranties: Statutory and Legal Defenses Can Be Waived, But What About Equitable Defenses?

Guarantors of loans occupy a vulnerable position under California law. While direct borrowers often benefit from California’s robust statutory anti-deficiency framework, those protections are often unavailable for...more

Hogan Lovells

Leveraged Finance Update - May 2017

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The search for yield continues...Techniques honed in the more mature US leveraged finance market continue to be imported into European deals and then across to the APAC markets, requiring skillful reworking in some cases to...more

Polsinelli

The Devil's Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terms: Venue

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The "Devil's Dictionary" is a quick-reference guide for commercial lenders and other restructuring professionals. In this series, we highlight many of the buzz words found in the Dictionary and used in today's bankruptcy...more

Butler Snow LLP

Curing Default in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy May Require Debtors to Pay Default Interest to Secured Creditors.

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently took up the issue of a Chapter 11 Debtor’s requirements to cure a loan default through its Chapter 11 plan. The result was a ruling that overturned previous law that entitled...more

Dechert LLP

D&Os – Be Aware of Creditor Exclusion in Your Insurance Coverage

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently held that a Creditor Exclusion provision in D&O insurance coverage may result in significant limitations on the coverage provided to the D&Os, when the underlying...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Is Bank Debt a Security?: Dangerous Implications of the General Motors Litigation

GM’s term lenders had received $28 million in cash interest during the 90 days prior to GM’s filing, and $1.5 billion in full payment during the bankruptcy, subject to disgorgement if the term lenders proved to be...more

King & Spalding

Resolution of Intercreditor Dispute in Favor of ABL Lenders in the RadioShack Bankruptcy Case

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On May 11, 2016, the Delaware bankruptcy court issued an opinion in the RadioShack bankruptcy case addressing an intercreditor dispute between Salus Capital Partners, LLC, the “last out” lender in RadioShack’s prepetition...more

Akerman LLP

Lenders are Required to Investigate Suspicious Loan Transactions

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The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a lender is obligated to conduct a diligent investigation when it becomes aware of suspicious facts relating to the legitimacy of a loan transaction. In Sentinel...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Recent Rulings Underscore Importance of Careful Drafting of Make-Whole Payment Provisions"

Under long-established common law, loans must be paid only upon maturity, not before. This "perfect tender in time" rule is the default rule in a number of jurisdictions. Many indentures and credit agreements therefore either...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

The PRA Publishes Guidance on Financial Conglomerate Waivers - On January 4, the Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") published guidance on the application and supplementary forms that should be submitted by firms...more

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Appellate Court Notes

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Appellate Court Advance Release Opinions - AC36506 - Sidorova v. East Lyme Board of Education - Due to budget cuts, the Board of Education laid off the plaintiff who was a tenured French teacher. She sued for...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Nevada Amends Law Regarding Deficiency Judgment Calculation

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By amending a statute that limits deficiency judgment amounts in certain cases, Nevada lawmakers have attempted to restore balance as the law applies to commercial properties. The amendments follow a recent wave of litigation...more

Mintz

Equity Begets Flexibility: Valuing a Secured Creditor’s Claim in Bankruptcy and Allocating Post-Petition Interest

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The First Circuit Court of Appeals in In re SW Boston Hotel Venture, LLC, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 6768 (1st Cir. Apr. 11, 2014) recently ruled on a number of issues critical to valuing a secured claim in bankruptcy....more

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