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Watch Your Language! Non-Pro Rata Uptier Transactions and the Serta and Mitel Decisions

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Among the many financial innovations that came out of the COVID era, non-pro rata uptier transactions as a liability management exercise (“LMEs”) are among the more controversial. While lawsuits challenging non-pro rata...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The Impact of the Serta and Mitel Decisions: What Comes Next

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The Fifth Circuit struck down Serta Simmons’ 2020 uptier transaction, while the New York Appellate Division upheld a similar transaction in a case involving Mitel Networks, exposing key differences in how courts interpret...more

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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

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Lending Climate in America – 1st Quarter 2024 Survey

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With inflation continuing to impact the US economy, lenders are focused on the economic impact of the presidential election in November. Lenders’ expectations for the US economy’s performance in the longer term – beyond the...more

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