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Del Monte Foods Canned - Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in New Jersey

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Del Monte Foods and numerous affiliates (“Del Monte”) filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the District of New Jersey on July 1st (Case No. (Case no. 25-16984). Del Monte is one of the country’s...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Bankruptcy Refresher: What Business Leaders Should Know as Corporate Filings Increase

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As economic pressures mount—higher interest rates, tighter credit, rising labor and material costs—experts warn of a potential surge in corporate bankruptcies. Bankruptcy filings through the first quarter of 2025 are already...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Landing in a Safe Harbour: Five Takeaways From the Red Lobster Cross-Border Restructuring

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In May 2024, Red Lobster Management LLC (RL Management) and fourteen of its affiliates (collectively, Red Lobster), including Red Lobster Canada Inc. (Red Lobster Canada), commenced proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy...more

A&O Shearman

Not just another drop in the ocean: Thames Water and developments in restructuring plans since Adler

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In this alert, we take a look at some of the principal points arising from the Court of Appeal’s judgment in respect of the Thames Water restructuring plan, as well as the broader state of play for restructuring plans in the...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Enforceability of Golden Directors with Bankruptcy Consent Right

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The appointment of an independent director is a powerful tool for private credit lenders. The appointment is designed to introduce a voice of neutrality and fairness into the board’s decision-making process with the hope and...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

What Are First-Day Motions and the First-Day Hearing, and Why Should I Care? - Creditor’s Rights Toolkit

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Once a company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it must sort through a myriad of potential issues and transition into operating as a business subject to the Bankruptcy Code. Through various “First-Day Motions,” a debtor will...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Latest Uptier Decisions in Serta and Mitel Remind Contract Language Matters

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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

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Fifth Circuit Rejects Non-Pro Rata Uptier Transaction From Serta Simmons; Landmark Ruling May Have Chilling Effect on Similar...

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On December 31, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the Court or the Fifth Circuit) held that the controversial $200 million Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB) uptier financing...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Run-On Sentence, Searching for a Curo, For Pete’s Sake, and The Rite Stuff

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Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison | CoinDesk - FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted on seven fraud and conspiracy charges. According to...more

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"Second Circuit Confirms That Bond Issuers Can Restructure Out-of-Court Via Consent Solicitations"

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On January 17, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an opinion in Marblegate Asset Management v. Education Management Corp., 15-2124-cv(L), 15-2141-cv(CON) (2nd Cir. Jan. 17, 2017), overturning a...more

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Second Circuit Overturns Southern District in Marblegate

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On Jan. 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the decision of the District Court for the Southern District of New York in Marblegate Asset Management, LLC v. Education Management Finance Corp., finding...more

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Second Circuit Adopts Narrow Interpretation of Trust Indenture Act Provision Intended to Protect Bondholders

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On January 17, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rendered a much anticipated decision in Marblegate Asset Management, LLC v. Education Management Corp., No. 15-2124-cv(L), 15-2141-cv(CON), reversing the Southern...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Second Circuit Reverses Marblegate Decision

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Trust Indenture Act Section 316(b) Limited to Actual Amendments to An Indenture’s Core Terms - Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 17, 2017, in a 2-1 decision in Marblegate Asset Management, LLC v. Education Management Finance...more

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"Oil and Gas Companies Utilize Restructuring Strategies to Navigate Industry in Flux"

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Precipitous commodity price declines that began in mid-2014 continued to disrupt the oil and gas industry in 2015, outlasting the expectations of many analysts. By the end of 2015, prices for both Brent and WTI crude were...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Buyer (and its Creditors) Beware: SemCrude District Court Finds That Purchasers Took Oil and Gas Free and Clear of Producers'...

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Although almost eight years have lapsed since the chapter 11 cases of Tulsa, Oklahoma-based SemCrude L.P. were confirmed, many of the issues at the forefront of those cases are re-emerging in light of the recent uptick in oil...more

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