In response to changes in the marketplace, it’s possible that borrowers will employ debt buybacks as a way to ease their overall net leverage levels (either as a means to cure financial covenant defaults resulting from the...more
On October 20, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit delivered a victory for secured lenders by remanding the District Court’s order confirming the Debtors’ proposed plan to determine whether an efficient...more
On January 27, 2017, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that the subordinated creditor was entitled to payment of post-petition interest prior to repayment of the senior lender’s...more
The Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the “TIA”) codifies a select set of requirements and prohibitions intended to protect perceived “sacred rights” of holders of public bond instruments. When the U.S. District Court for the...more
On January 10, 2017, in the case of In re: Roust Corporation, et. al., (1623786 ) (RDD), pending in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”), Judge Robert D. Drain entered an...more