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Privy Council clarifies secured party’s duty when realising security

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The Privy Council has clarified that the duty of care to "obtain the best price reasonably obtainable" in the sale of secured collateral does not require a secured party to improve an asset before sale to obtain the best...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Distressed Investing in Energy: Strategies and Risks in a Nutshell

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From a U.S. bankruptcy perspective, distressed debt investing is often based on two fundamental principles in the bankruptcy system: 1) a secured creditor is entitled to the value of its collateral in a given bankruptcy case...more

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Credit Bidding: Converting Secured Loans to Winning Bids

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When a company enters bankruptcy, its assets are often sold to the highest or best bid. Secured lenders — those who have perfected liens on the company's assets — have a unique advantage under Section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

The Risks of Debt Purchase Transactions

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The commercial real estate (CRE) industry is facing a looming wall of $2 trillion in debt maturities, with an estimated $929 billion coming due this year. These staggering numbers are particularly troubling since refinancing...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Essential Strategies for Managing Maturing CRE Loans in Today's Market

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The commercial real estate industry is facing an impending tsunami of $2 trillion in debt maturities, with an estimated $929 billion coming due this year. If you will be caught in this net because the loan secured by your CRE...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

2nd Circuit Ruling Is Good For Syndicated Lending Stability

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On Aug. 24, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its highly anticipated decision in the case of Kirschner v. J.P. Morgan Chase Bank NA. The three-judge panel unanimously upheld the district court's...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

How to Prepare for a Real Estate Enforcement in Europe, Part 2 – The Importance of Valuation in Enforcements

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair once famously declared that “our top priority was, is and always will be education, education, education.” To adopt this mantra in an enforcement context, for lenders the top priority...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Whose right is it? Impact of bankruptcy on lender's prepetition exercise of proxy rights

In In re CII Parent, Inc., the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware affirmed a secured lender’s prepetition exercise of its proxy rights and its subsequent removal and replacement of the directors/managers of the...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Fifth Circuit Holds that Section 363(m)’s “Good Faith Purchaser” Protection Applies to Secured Creditor that Used “Economic...

On April 17, 2023, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Matter of RE Palm Springs II, L.L.C., 2023 WL 2966520 (5th Cir. April 17, 2023), held that a senior lender who uses economic leverage and asserts its legal rights to...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

And Another Lender Blocking Provision Bites the Dust, Texas Bankruptcy Court Rules

One feature commonly seen in commercial lending transactions is a waiver of the borrower’s authority to file for bankruptcy without the consent of the lender. While such “blocking” provisions are generally upheld where the...more

Miller Canfield

Receiverships Under Michigan's New Assignment of Rents Act

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The Michigan Uniform Assignment of Rents Act (“MUARA”), which takes effect on September 22, 2022, strengthens both the right to obtain a receiver and the power of the receiver to collect past due rent. The MUARA also confirms...more

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When do Secured Lenders Have to Pay for Operating Expenses?

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Secured lenders whose commercial loans are in default often face a serious question: should they allow a commercial property’s expenses to be paid, potentially increasing their losses? Or should they minimize their immediate...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Selling Your Business? Take the Money But Defer the Tax?

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Sale of the Business- Imagine Client has just received an attractive, all cash offer for the sale of their business; there is no financing contingency. The buyer has proposed a cash-free and debt-free deal....more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Lending & Secured Finance 2022

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Analysis and Update on the Continuing Evolution of Terms in Private Credit Transactions - Introduction - For the past 11 years, The Private Credit Group at Proskauer Rose LLP has tracked deal data for private credit...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Loan Modifications and Losing Lien Priority

Modifying a loan can sometimes cause a loss of lien priority. It all depends on the facts underlying the modification, and even the original loan....more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Bankruptcy Lending Is Very Profitable

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In a historically low interest rate environment, where can you find returns in the double digits? Surprisingly, the answer is in chapter 11 bankruptcy cases as a “DIP” (debtor in possession) lender. DIP Loans Can Be...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Advancing Agriculture: Security Interests and Article 9 Challenges (Part 2)

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In the second installment of this two-part series, Husch Blackwell's Elizabeth Benefield & Stephanie Kaiser will discuss security interests in agricultural lending and some of the issues a creditor may face in these areas....more

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Advancing Agriculture: Security Interests and Article 9 Challenges (Part 1)

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Welcome to Episode 2 of Advancing Agriculture with your hosts from Husch Blackwell, Stephanie E. Kaiser and Elizabeth Benefield, where they discuss practical tips and advice on various topics related to ag lending. In this...more

Miller Canfield

Practice Pointer: Review Your Loan File Now to Avoid Problems Later

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When a loan becomes distressed, it is essential for the secured lender to conduct a file review to determine if there are any deficiencies that need to be addressed. If deficiencies are not addressed, the lender’s collateral...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Getting Paid in Bankruptcy – Part II, Goods and Services

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In this series, we look at how various payment rights are treated in bankruptcy. A summary like this could not possibly address every right that might arise in any given bankruptcy case. We have omitted several of the...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Five Things to Know About the Pre-Launch Update to the Main Street Lending Program

Certain provisions of the coronavirus economic stimulus legislation are subject to the ongoing issuance of government regulations and other government action; thus, certain details regarding the legislation may be clarified,...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

This is Really Funny…On Our Way to The Bankruptcy Court

A company commences a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, obtains “debtor in possession” financing and then asks its vendors for more unsecured credit because (according to the debtor) the debtor just got lots of new financing and...more

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

Bankruptcy Court Determines That The Right Of A Surety To Recover Retainage In A Construction Contract Due To Equitable...

On July 2, 2019, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Mississippi sent a clear message to secured lenders that their security interests on a contractor's account receivables, even if perfected, will...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Check it Twice! A Helpful Reminder to Drafters of UCC-1s

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For a creditor, the difference between a perfected and unperfected security interest can mean the difference between full repayment and receiving mere pennies on the dollar (or nothing) in a bankruptcy. On August 30, 2017, a...more

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Be Careful What You Ask For: The Unintended Consequences of Creditor Remedies in Bankruptcy Cases

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To anyone practicing bankruptcy law more than a month, the scenario of a lender secured by a lien against real property, as well as an assignment of rents (“AOR”) is pretty standard fare. Default on the debt occurs, threats...more

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