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Delaware Bankruptcy Court Clarifies Broad Scope of Fraudulent Transfer Claims

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The US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware recently reaffirmed but limited the holding of In re DSI Renal Holdings, LLC, which held that under Third Circuit law, neither debtors nor trustees could bring fraudulent...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Conflicting Court Rulings on Subchapter V Eligibility Leave Small Businesses in Limbo

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Two recent bankruptcy court decisions reflect a split of authority on subchapter V eligibility. In re Macedon Consulting Inc. finds that all future amounts due under an unexpired lease qualify as “noncontingent and...more

Cornerstone Research

5 Questions with Stuart Gilson: Creating Firm Value

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We interview Professor Stuart C. Gilson of the Harvard Business School to gain his insights on how firms create value. Professor Gilson is an expert on valuation, credit and financial statement analysis, and corporate...more

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Bankruptcy and Restructuring Considerations for De-SPACed Companies

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Distressed de-SPACed companies are increasingly turning to chapter 11 as a means of restructuring their debts and preserving going-concern value. Many de-SPAC mergers in 2020 and 2021 involved pre-revenue or...more

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As SPAC Boom Subsides, Some De-SPACed Companies Seek Chapter 11 Protection

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The contraction of the market for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and the recent challenges de-SPACed companies have encountered have attracted considerable press attention. The stocks of many de-SPACed...more

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Case Update: Second Circuit Breathes New Life Into Madoff Trustee's Efforts to Recover Ponzi Scheme Payments

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In In re Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, 12 F.4th 171 (2d Cir. 2021), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit revived litigation filed by the trustee administering the assets of defunct investment firm...more

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In Brief: U.S. Supreme Court Declines Review of High-Profile Bankruptcy Rulings

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Madoff - In what may be the beginning of the final chapter of more than a decade of litigation involving efforts to recover $41 million of the fictitious profits paid to certain investors in Bernard Madoff's defunct...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Court Holds that Holders of Nonrecourse Debt Do Not Have Standing to File Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition

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The Bottom Line - The Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York recently held in Taberna Preferred Funding IV, Ltd. v. Opportunities II Ltd. (In re Taberna Preferred Funding IV, Ltd.), No. 17-11628 (MKV),...more

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Reform Comes to Australian Restructuring and Insolvency Law

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Two key changes made to Australian insolvency law enhance restructuring efforts in Australia and could improve outcomes for US investors. ...more

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Delaware Bankruptcy Court Allows Debtor to Sidestep “Make-Whole” Payment

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Bankruptcy Judge Christopher S. Sontchi recently ruled in the Energy Future Holdings case that the debtor will not be required to pay the $431 million “make whole” demanded by bondholders upon the debtor’s early payment of...more

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