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"Monsters Inc." y la reorganización empresarial
El regreso de los mecanismos de emergencia para empresas en insolvencia
Coan vs Killilea, the Dunne Cross-Border Insolvency Case Explained
La caída de las normas especiales de insolvencia
Hipótesis de Negocio en Marcha
Law Firm ILN-telligence Podcast | Episode 80: Peter Fousert, PlasBossinade | The Netherlands
What to Do if Your Suppliers Are in Distress - Options Beyond Contract Termination or Default
Podcast Episode 186: Restructure This!
Cannabis and Bankruptcy Laws
Legally Qualified: A Look at Recent Trends that May Affect Bankruptcies and Restructuring in the Year Ahead
Corporate Transactions and Workplace Law: An Indispensable Alliance
Don’t Wait! What Businesses Should do at the First Sign of Financial Trouble
Fairness & Solvency Opinions Shouldn't Be Overlooked Amid Restructuring Wave
Deloitte: Turnarounds and Democracy Don't Mix
In a much-anticipated judgment (Saipem SPA & Ors v Petrofac Limited & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 821), the English Court of Appeal overturned the High Court’s sanction of Petrofac’s restructuring plans (the Plans). Petrofac was...more
A Chapter 11 bankruptcy is often called “reorganization bankruptcy” and is typically used to preserve and maximize the going concern value of the debtor’s business. The life cycle of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case can be...more
Approaching its 20-year anniversary, chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code has proven to be an invaluable tool for facilitating cross-border bankruptcy and insolvency cases. As foreign debtors have increasingly relied on chapter...more
Appointment of Restructuring Officers - In late 2023, in the case of Holt Fund SPC, the Grand Court ordered the first appointment of Restructuring Officers over particular segregated portfolios of a segregated portfolio...more
On April 21, 2025, Chief Judge Martin Glenn of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York issued a memorandum opinion in In re Odebrecht Engenharia e Construção S.A., Case No. 25-10482 (MG), addressing...more
A receivership is an equitable remedy in which an independent third party is appointed by a court to manage and preserve a company’s assets. Though bankruptcy and receiverships are similar, there are significant differences...more
En mai 2024, Red Lobster Management LLC (« RL Management ») et quatorze membres de son groupe, y compris Red Lobster Canada Inc. (« Red Lobster Canada ») (collectivement, « Red Lobster »), ont entamé des procédures devant la...more
AGG’s Restructuring Roundup newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to commercial litigation and bankruptcy. The newsletter is a curation of published articles and news, and contains...more
The US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the Court) recently approved third-party releases contained in a chapter 11 plan (the Plan) and found that, under the facts and circumstances, the opt-out...more
Spirit Airlines recently emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced it plans to rebrand itself as a premium airline. S&K Take: The Spirit case was obviously a significant undertaking, and the plan was confirmed by Judge...more
Several significant judicial decisions occurred in 2024 that are relevant to commercial lenders and businesses as well as restructuring professionals. This bulletin summarizes the key developments of 2024 and highlights areas...more
The U.S. bankruptcy court in New York recently issued an important decision under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code concerning the restructuring of U.S. law governed debt in a foreign insolvency proceeding. In re Mega...more
In re: Wack Jills, Inc., C.A. No. 2019-0650-PAF (Del. Ch. Aug. 29, 2024) - In this proceeding for the assignment for the benefit of creditors (“ABC proceeding”), the company assigned all of its property and assets to...more
On January 15, 2025, JOANN Inc. commenced voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. That was the second bankruptcy filing in a year for JOANN, an 82-year old fabric and craft...more
Running a business involves taking risks in order to continue to scale new grounds. Sometimes, these risks may not be successful, leading to debts. Even without risks, debts may be incurred as a result of not being able to...more
There are many reasons why a company might be experiencing financial distress, including overwhelming debt, cash flow problems, substantial litigation claims, and/or economic downturn. Companies sometimes use Chapter 11 as a...more
The evolution of the English RP continues to push the jurisdictional envelope. The English court’s sanction of the Sino-Ocean restructuring plan (RP) marks an interesting development in the evolution of the English RP....more
The Fifth Circuit struck down Serta Simmons’ 2020 uptier transaction, while the New York Appellate Division upheld a similar transaction in a case involving Mitel Networks, exposing key differences in how courts interpret...more
On August 31, 2022, Part V of the Cayman Islands Companies Act (the “Companies Act”) was amended to introduce the new role of a court-appointed “Restructuring Officer” and a dedicated “Restructuring Petition” (the “RO...more
The Year in Bankruptcy: 2024 - A brief chronicle of the year's notable developments in corporate bankruptcy and restructuring, including business bankruptcy filings, significant court rulings, and legislative...more
The first full year of the post-COVID-pandemic era was characterized in the United States by continued economic recovery, persistently high consumer interest rates—despite three cuts in the benchmark federal funds rate in...more
In many ways, 2024 continued existing trends in private credit: modest levels of M&A activity, competition among direct lenders to deploy capital, higher-for-longer interest rates, persistent inflation, elevated default...more
On December 21, 2024, Party City Holdco Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries initiated voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas to accomplish an orderly wind down of its...more
Purdue's Sackler family offers to increase contribution in new opioid settlement, WSJ reports | Reuters - The Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma, is offering to increase their contribution to the opioid lawsuit...more