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Uptiers in 2025: Impact of the Serta and Mitel Decisions on Liability Management Exercises

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Late last year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York issued important rulings regarding the validity of uptier “liability management...more

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Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so*

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The court reassures lenders on the effect of a termination notice, the meaning of a continuing Event of Default and the effectiveness of reservation of rights letters: Re Pocket Renting. Appointment of administrator...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Latest Uptier Decisions in Serta and Mitel Remind Contract Language Matters

The caselaw on “uptiers” as liability management exercises (LMEs) grew by two opinions on the last day of 2024. In Serta, the Fifth Circuit reversed the bankruptcy court’s blessing of the pre-bankruptcy uptier and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Recent Developments with Make-Whole Provisions in Chapter 11 Cases

A make-whole provision (also known as prepayment premium or call protection) in a loan agreement usually requires a debtor to pay a penalty based on a fixed percentage of the amount of a loan balance the debtor voluntarily...more

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