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Stalking Horse Bidders: What Bid Protections Can You Expect in a Section 363 Sale?

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Conducting an asset sale through a bankruptcy auction — a Section 363 sale — is an effective and common M&A tool for a distressed company. In anticipation of a 363 sale, a Chapter 11 debtor typically tries before its...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Increasing the odds of winning in an insolvent Corporation auction

Acquiring an insolvent corporation’s operations during a legal proceeding (rehabilitation, recovery, or debt settlement) presents numerous business opportunities. However, the holding of an insolvency auction, an integral...more

Goodwin

Top 10 Questions About Bankruptcy Sales - A Primer on Sales Under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code

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A bankruptcy sale is an opportunity to potentially acquire assets at distressed pricing. A bankruptcy sale also presents prospective bidders with a level playing field to conduct due diligence, submit a bid, and compete...more

Perkins Coie

Celsius Bidding Procedures Create Possible Bidding Opportunities

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The Celsius Network bankruptcy cases provide another opportunity for parties to acquire their assets and/or operations. As predicted in an earlier post, the bankruptcy court issued an order in the Celsius cases, approving...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Finding Opportunity in Distressed Circumstances

Q:  Do opportunities exist for asset buyers in times of distress? A: Yes, valuable assets may be for sale at affordable prices in times of distress for two reasons. First, a primary means of raising liquidity for cash-starved...more

BCLP

The Stalking Horse Bid Protections: The Auction Credit Conundrum, and How to Avoid It

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The Scenario - You’re an investor kicking the tires on a company in bankruptcy. If you agree to be the “stalking horse” bidder, you’ll expend significant time and money vetting the opportunity (including attorneys’ fees,...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Third Circuit Denies Large Break-up Fee in High-Profile EFH Case

The Third Circuit denied a $275 million break-up fee to a bidder that was unsuccessful in its attempt to buy the crown-jewel assets in the high-profile EFH bankruptcy case. In re Energy Future Holdings Corp., No 18-1109, 2018...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Delaware Court Denies $60 Million Administrative Expense Claim in the EFH Case

The Bankruptcy Court in Delaware recently denied a request for an administrative expense claim to an entity that tried but failed to buy a debtor’s key assets. The decision arises out of the first of three attempts by...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Third Circuit Reinforces that Rules are Not Meant to Be Broken

The Third Circuit recently held, in Schepis v. Burtch (In re Pursuit Capital Management, LLC), No. 16-3953, 2017 WL 4783009 (3d Cir. Oct. 24, 2017), that under section 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code, if a party does not seek a...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

The Section 363 Sale Process: Buying Assets from a Bankrupt Company

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Businesses struggle and bankruptcies are filed for a number of reasons, regardless of the economic climate. While unfortunate, this provides opportunities for others to purchase assets of distressed companies through the...more

Troutman Pepper

Brokers: Rely on Broker Statements at Your Peril

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Alamo Group, LLC v. A & G Realty Partners, LLC (In re OSC 1 Liquidating Corp.), 529 B.R. 825 (Bankr. D. Del. 2015) – A purchaser of debtors’ lease designation rights filed a complaint in bankruptcy court against the debtors’...more

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