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Hogan Lovells

Out of the money, but not down and out: UK Court of Appeal overturns Petrofac restructuring plans

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On 1 July 2025, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment overturning the twin restructuring plans proposed by Petrofac Limited and Petrofac International (UAE) LLC under Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006 (the plans)....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

McDermott Will & Emery

Key Takeaways | How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Choppy Waters

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During this session, panelists that focus on special situations and distressed debt in various sectors provided their insights on the current state of the financial market, recent restructuring trends, and tools to implement...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Market Turmoil: Proven Strategies for Managing Private Credit Portfolios Through Volatility

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As during the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, private credit lenders today face the challenge of adapting to rapidly shifting circumstances driven by a volatile macroeconomic landscape. If past is at all...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

Private Credit Restructuring: Strict Foreclosure Spotlight

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Chapter 11 is expensive and not always the right tool, particularly for a restructuring of a company with a broken balance sheet, as compared to a business with a broken business model. We have seen a significant uptick in...more

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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

Mintz

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

Proskauer Rose LLP

The Evolving New Normal 2024 Private Credit Restructuring Year in Review

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In many ways, 2024 continued existing trends in private credit: modest levels of M&A activity, competition among direct lenders to deploy capital, higher-for-longer interest rates, persistent inflation, elevated default...more

White & Case LLP

Market reset could trigger restructurings in 2021

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HEADLINES - In March 2020, credit insurer Euler Hermes forecast a 43% increase in insolvencies in the UK in 2021, as well as a 26% uptick in France and 12% in Germany. - By December 2020, ratings agency S&P was...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

[Podcast] UK Financial Restructuring During COVID-19

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The economic landscape has changed immeasurably as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Access to cheap credit has disappeared, and many companies have raced to draw down on existing facilities in an effort to access as much...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"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

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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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