The U.S. capital markets have experienced significant volatility since the arrival of COVID-19. After lockdowns resulted in a short recession in early 2020, the markets reopened in booming fashion, with M&A, equity and debt...more
12/14/2022
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Bonds ,
Borrowers ,
Business Plans ,
Capital Markets ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Creditors ,
Debt Market ,
Debt Trading ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Interest Rates ,
Lenders ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Liquidity ,
Loans ,
Mergers
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
6/18/2019
/ Accelerated Payments ,
Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Contract Terms ,
Creditors ,
Debtors ,
Default ,
Exceptions ,
Forfeiture ,
Intentional Acts Exception ,
Lenders ,
Liquidated Damages ,
Loans ,
Make-Whole Premium ,
Mortgages
Crude oil and natural gas prices reached multiyear lows of approximately $26 per barrel for crude oil (as of January 2016) and $1.50 per million British thermal units (mmbtu) for natural gas (as of March 2016). This...more
1/31/2017
/ Acquisitions ,
Borrowers ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Energy Contracts ,
Energy Policy ,
Exploration and Production Assets ,
Loans ,
Mergers ,
Midstream Contracts ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Trump Administration