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European restructuring in 2025: four trends shaping the legal landscape

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At the GRR: Women in Restructuring 2025 conference, leading practitioners dissected the year’s most significant developments in global insolvency and restructuring. Here, we distill the essential legal and market insights...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Litigation 2024 Year in Review and 2025 Outlook: A view of the landscape in Europe and the UK

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Welcome to our Litigation 2024 Year in Review and 2025 Outlook. In this report, we examine the legal trends that have shaped the commercial landscape in Europe and the UK and explore how these developments are likely to...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

European Restructuring: 2024 in Review and Outlook for 2025

Market - overview Whilst Europe did not witness the flood of restructuring and insolvencies some had predicted at the start of the year, 2024 was a significant year nonetheless. Many commentators now predict an extended...more

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Recent Italian insolvency law changes have important implications for guarantees

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Recent amendments to the Italian Insolvency Code have been introduced by Legislative Decree no. 136 of September 13, 2024 (Decree 136). These amendments, together with certain recent Italian court decisions, have important...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Recent Ruling Addresses Applicability of Alternative A and Cape Town Convention in U.S. Bankruptcy Cases

In the absence of a formal declaration or notification to UNIDROIT, Alternative A (as adopted domestically by Sweden) is deemed to have no international effect and no applicability in U.S. bankruptcy case. Although Sweden...more

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Insolvency vs Arbitration – Privy Council’s revival of the “Established Approach”

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How does an arbitration clause, or an exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of foreign courts, affect insolvency proceedings? The effect of an arbitration clause, or an exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of foreign...more

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The Legal 500’s Restructuring & Insolvency Comparative Guide

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Our London Financial Restructuring team authored the UK chapter of the 8th Edition of The Legal 500’s “Restructuring & Insolvency Comparative Guide". The guide provides information on the current issues affecting...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Das StaRUG und dessen Bedeutung für die Restrukturierung von Immobiliengesellschaften – Die wichtigsten Fragen und Antworten

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Insolvenzanträge von namhaften Projektentwicklern und Immobiliengesellschaften stellen die betroffenen Unternehmen und ihre Gläubiger vor große Herausforderungen und setzen die gesamte Immobilienbranche unter Druck....more

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Adler: A Spanish Perspective

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How would the Spanish court tackle the issues faced by the English Court of Appeal in Adler? Our analysis provides an instructive comparison for groups, shareholders, and creditors when considering where to restructure....more

Mayer Brown

Restructuring Downloaded: Episode 3

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In this episode Sheena Frazer and Amy Jacks discuss issues dealing with European assets post Brexit....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Adler Restructuring Plan Set Aside: Reflections on the English Court of Appeal’s Landmark Ruling

In one of the most highly anticipated judgments in the European restructuring market in recent years, on 23 January 2024, the English Court of Appeal overturned the High Court’s decision sanctioning the Adler restructuring...more

Alston & Bird

European Enforcement Guide

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In the current economic climate, it is important that lenders understand how they can enforce security and debt claims, to help in assessing options in the event of default by their customers, and when structuring new...more

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The Adler appeal: our key takeaways

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The Adler appeal: Our key takeaways from the landmark Court of Appeal judgment setting aside the Adler restructuring plan, and what it means for future restructuring plans - The Court of Appeal has handed down its...more

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SGCA sets a limit on debtors invoking arbitration clauses to resist winding up applications

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In Founder Group (Hong Kong) Ltd v Singapore JHC Co Pte Ltd (2023), the Court of Appeal set limits on a debtor’s ability to resist a winding up application by pointing to an arbitration clause in the underlying agreement....more

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Cayman Islands Litigation: The Rise of Alternative Dispute Resolution

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On 29 November 2023, the English Court of Appeal delivered an important judgment in Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council et al [2023] EWCA Civ 1416 (“Churchill”) which aligns with a wider trend in embracing a...more

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Luxembourg Modernises Its Insolvency Legislation

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On 19 July 2023, the parliament of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg) passed bill no. 6539A into law (the New Insolvency Law), marking a significant milestone in the movement to modernise and enhance the...more

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Luxembourg Reform of Restructuring Procedures

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On 1st November 2023, the new Luxembourg law of 7 August 2023 on the continuation of businesses and modernisation of insolvency law (the "Law") enters into force. This long-awaited reform implements Directive 2019/1023...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Business Insolvency on the Rise in Canada: Understanding the Role of AI

The first half of 2023 saw a significant increase in business insolvencies as economic sectors responded to uncertain financial conditions in Canada and around the world. In this issue of Davies Insolvency Now, we examine...more

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Luxembourg adopts insolvency reform: new restructuring options to complete the existing Luxembourg toolkit

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The Luxembourg parliament has adopted an act on business continuity, restructuring and the modernisation of the bankruptcy regime (the Insolvency Modernisation Act or IMA)....more

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Tips For Negotiating With A Swap Dealer In Distress

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Over the past two months, the markets have been roiled by banks in financial distress. Some banks have received influxes of capital, while others were taken over by regulators or a competitor. Banks and the global...more

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English court sanctions contested restructuring plan for the Adler Group

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On 12 April 2023, the English High Court (Mr Justice Leech) sanctioned the restructuring plan between AGPS BondCo plc (the “Plan Company”), and six classes of its creditors under Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006 (the...more

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Beware the Ides of March – practical considerations if your bank is failing

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Everybody knows that, logically, banks can fail. Few expect them to. Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the U.S.’s 16th largest bank, was closed on 10 March 2023, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) appointed as...more

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New clarity for German insolvency proceedings - No extended realization rights

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In its decision of October 27, 2022 (IX ZR 145/21), the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled on a long-running dispute under German insolvency law. In its decision, the Court assumed that the insolvency administrator's...more

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Neue Klarheit für die Insolvenz – Keine Verwertungsrechte analog § 166 InsO des Insolvenzverwalters

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Der BGH hat mit Entscheidung vom 27. Oktober 2022 (IX ZR 145/21) eine langwährende, insolvenzrechtliche Streitigkeit entschieden. In seiner Entscheidung nahm der BGH an, dass sich das Verwertungsrecht des Insolvenzverwalters...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

European Restructuring and Distressed: 2022 in Review

Market overview - Few could have predicted the unexpected twists and turns 2022 would provide.  A year in which the spectre of war came home to haunt Europe....more

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