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Rivkin Radler LLP

Writing Off A Loan – Simultaneous COD Income and Bad Debt Deduction? Not Necessarily

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If you’ve been around closely held businesses long enough, you know that a transfer of money between a business and its owner, or between two related businesses, is sometimes characterized by the parties as a loan (“related...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Preference pitfalls for Merchant Cash Advances—Lessons from the Southern District of New York

Merchant cash advance (MCA) funding provides a quick, “non loan” alternative for small businesses desiring to access additional capital, and its use has become prevalent in the last decade. Given the speed at which MCA...more

Lathrop GPM

Bankruptcy Court Refuses to Enforce Pre-Petition Waiver of the Automatic Stay

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A recent decision by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois underscores that creditors must exercise caution in relying on pre-petition waivers of the automatic stay in collection actions. ...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Make-Whole Premiums in Bankruptcy: Clarity in Drafting, Certainty in Recovery

In the world of commercial lending, certain contract provisions often go unnoticed—until the moment they matter most. Make-whole premiums are one such example. Typically tucked deep in loan agreements, these provisions are...more

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What legal actions can the bank take if the customer defaults on a loan in the UAE?

Defaulting on a bank loan in the UAE is regulated by the Commercial Code (federal decree-law No. (50) of 2022) and the Civil Procedure Law (federal decree-law No. (42) of 2022). Further, the Central Bank of UAE issued Loan...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Private Credit Restructuring: Priming DIPs in Focus

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In most chapter 11 cases, existing first lien lenders provide post-petition financing to preserve collateral value and maximize recovery. In some situations, a stressed borrower may threaten to pursue a hostile chapter 11...more

Stotler Hayes Group, LLC

Lien on Me – How an Attorney Can Help Secure Your Debt

Too often creditors are faced with accounts that are seemingly uncollectable. If the debtor had money on hand to pay, presumably they would not have incurred the debt at all, right? Especially in the realm of medical debt,...more

Akerman LLP

Your Collateral Can Disappear in Chapter 11

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Suppose you have made a loan and your collateral includes a lien on receivables or inventory. If your borrower files Chapter 11, you are in danger of your collateral disappearing during the Chapter 11 case. Here's how....more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Fifth Circuit Reverses Bankruptcy Court’s Ruling on Lenders’ Sacred Right of Pro Rata Repayment in Uptiering Transaction

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On December 31, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas’ (the “Bankruptcy Court”) decision that the exchange by certain lenders of Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC...more

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Credit Bidding: Converting Secured Loans to Winning Bids

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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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Serta - Fifth Circuit Decision

On December 31, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its long-awaited decision regarding the permissibility of the Serta Simmons Bedding (Serta) uptier liability management exercise (the 2020 Uptier)...more

White & Case LLP

Liability management transactions give borrowers some breathing room

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Although liability management transactions have been controversial, they can provide borrowers a valuable respite in tough times when used appropriately - High interest rates and circumspect capital markets have caused...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Comet: The Court of Appeal provides timely guidance regarding unlawful preferences

Overview - The Court of Appeal has overturned the decision of the High Court in Carton-Kelly v Darty Holdings SAS, providing welcome clarity for directors of distressed companies when considering whether to make payments...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Colo. Bankruptcy Ruling Clarifies Debt Collection Rules

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On April 24, the Colorado Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in U.S. Bank National Association v. Silvernagel. The decision made Colorado the latest state to recognize that a borrower’s bankruptcy...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

No Honor Among Creditors: Delaware Judge Issues Important Ruling On “Uptier” Transaction

Intercreditor disputes in bankruptcy are common. Typically, however, they center around predictable disagreements between senior or junior classes of creditors such as valuation battles or lien perfection challenges. A...more

Jones Day

An Equitable Tightrope: Blackjewel's Balancing Act on After-Acquired Property in Bankruptcy

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It is well recognized that, in keeping with the "fresh start" or "rehabilitative" policy, the Bankruptcy Code invalidates after-acquired property clauses in prepetition security agreements, but also includes an exception to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Covid-19 Mortgage Servicing Trends Report - Update

Bradley is proud to share the following information collected from the live polls presented at its weekly COVID-19 Compliance Roundtables. This report is intended to show industry trends, not facts, and does not necessarily...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Update: COVID-19 Mortgage Servicing Trends Report

Bradley is proud to share the following information collected from the live polls presented at its weekly COVID-19 Compliance Roundtables... The polling results included in this report are the anonymous responses of...more

Hogan Lovells

A further step taken by Ukraine to simplify out of court loan workouts

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On 25 September 2019, the Ukrainian Parliament brought into force law No. 112-IX (the “Law“). The purpose of the Law is to correct deficiencies in existing legislation and further promote out-of-court financial restructurings...more

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Long-awaited EU Preventive Restructuring Frameworks Directive takes effect amidst warnings of a European recession

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The Preventive Restructuring Frameworks Directive (EU) 2019/1023 is finally in force. Following its implementation into EU member states’ national law, the directive will hopefully prove an effective tool for Europe’s...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Recent Developments in the Enforceability of Make-Whole Premiums in the Second Circuit

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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Article 212 du CGI : Le Conseil d’tat se penche sur la question du taux de march

Par une décision du 19 juin 2017 (n° 392543, GE Money Bank), abondamment commentée, le Conseil d’État avait, de façon pragmatique, jugé que le taux de marché par référence auquel il convient d’apprécier si une société a...more

A&O Shearman

Secured creditor has no absolute duty to preserve or maintain security for benefit of surety

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Although a secured creditor has an equitable duty to perfect its security, there is no “absolute” duty on a creditor to preserve or maintain the security for the benefit of a guarantor. A creditor may however be required to...more

K&L Gates LLP

Distressed Solutions: The Ins and Outs of Receiverships

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Receiverships are an extraordinary remedy that can maximize the return to creditors by freezing assets and allowing a third party to conduct necessary litigation. John Gardner (Raleigh) and David Neu (Seattle) join host...more

Snell & Wilmer

Not so Fast! How Does Revoking Acceleration of a Note Impact the Statute of Limitations?

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Lenders routinely accelerate notes after a default occurs, calling the entire loan due immediately. Less regularly, a lender may change its mind and unilaterally revoke the acceleration. Rarely, however, does a lender fail to...more

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