When a company enters bankruptcy, its assets are often sold to the highest or best bid. Secured lenders — those who have perfected liens on the company's assets — have a unique advantage under Section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy...more
1/15/2025
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Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Credit Bids ,
Creditors ,
Debt ,
Debtors ,
Lenders ,
Liens ,
Loans ,
Perfected Security Interest ,
Section 363 ,
Secured Debt
The growth in private credit (lending by institutions other than banks) has been one of the most significant capital market developments of the last decade. It is estimated that the size of the private credit market was...more
8/13/2024
/ Capital Markets ,
Change of Control ,
Debt Market ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Financial Distress ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Non-Bank Lenders ,
Private Equity ,
Underwriting
Lenders seeking to challenge controversial, often punitive, liability management transactions scored a recent win in Boardriders. The transaction at issue, a priming uptier exchange transaction favoring certain...more