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Federal Bankruptcy Court Stays Envision Healthcare Litigation in California

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Envision Healthcare Corp. and certain of its wholly owned subsidiaries (Envision) recently filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (Bankruptcy Court). In re:...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 156

Food Venture Financing Trends - Flora Ventures, an Israel-based VC firm founded by a former Mondelēz executive, raised $50 million to support early-stage startups in the food security, sustainable agriculture, and food as...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Bankruptcy and Restructuring Considerations for De-SPACed Companies

Distressed de-SPACed companies are increasingly turning to chapter 11 as a means of restructuring their debts and preserving going-concern value. Many de-SPAC mergers in 2020 and 2021 involved pre-revenue or...more

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Financial Daily Dose 10.26.2020 | Top Story: Inspire Brands In Talks to Acquire Dunkin for Deal Worth $8.8 Billion

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PE-backed Inspire Brands is in negotiations to take over Dunkin’ Brands Group, the parent of both Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins, in a deal valued at nearly $9 billion. Inspire includes Buffalo Wild Wings and Jimmy John’s among...more

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Leisure sector M&A awaits delayed reaction - COVID-19 is hammering leisure sector M&A—but not so much that opportunities have...

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Leisure M&A deal value totaled US$13.5 billion in Q1 2020, which, although higher than figures recorded for Q1 2019, was more than 50% below Q4 2019 levels. Deal volume dropped to 117 transactions, the lowest quarterly total...more

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Creditor Income Tax Considerations in the Form of Ownership for Upstream Oil & Gas Investors

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Find out why upstream oil and gas investors should take into account income tax considerations during and after a restructuring event.  ...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

The “Golden Share”: All That Glitters Is Not Gold

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A recent, highly anticipated ruling by a Bankruptcy Court in Delaware has reilluminated the concept of a "golden share". While an appeal of the ruling seems likely, this latest ruling by Delaware Bankruptcy Judge Mary F....more

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Hahnemann University Hospital: Healthcare Bankruptcy Highlights the Tension When Private Equity Collides with the Public Interest

A “little bit of a crisis” was averted last week in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, a Philadelphia-area hospital with ties to Hahnemann University Hospital, which is also a Chapter...more

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Global Private Equity Newsletter - Winter 2019 Edition: Recent Developments in Acquisition Finance: Ninth Circuit Rejects Broad...

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Those seeking to purchase assets or a business out of a Chapter 11 case employing a “loan to own” strategy may well have received a boost from a recent decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit....more

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Fifth Circuit Rules That Corporate Charter Provision Requiring Shareholder Consent for Bankruptcy Filing Is Enforceable but...

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In a highly anticipated decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently affirmed a bankruptcy court order dismissing a chapter 11 case filed by a corporation without obtaining—as required by its corporate...more

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European Distressed Debt Market Outlook 2018

The 2018 Debtwire European Distressed Debt Outlook report surveyed 100 distressed investors and 30 private equity funds to establish the outlook for 2018. The majority of respondents predict that market conditions will be...more

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Dechert's Global Private Equity Newsletter - Summer 2017 Edition: Recent Developments in Acquisition Finance

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Basic to any acquisition and its financing are the projections of the target’s future performance. These play a key role in setting the price for the target as well as on the availability of acquisition financing. Projections...more

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Global Private Equity Newsletter - Winter 2016 Edition: Recent Developments in Acquisition Finance

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Two recent court decisions may result in a broadening of the range of options available to an equity sponsor in respect of an insolvent portfolio company. The first decision may provide increased flexibility in structuring...more

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Global Private Equity Newsletter - Fall 2015 Edition: Recent Developments in Acquisition Finance

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When a portfolio company underperforms, a sponsor may consider various options to address the perceived performance issues, including changes to a portfolio company’s management team, cost structure, capital structure or...more

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Private Equity Newsletter - Winter 2014: Recent Developments in Acquisition Finance

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Several recent legal developments will likely impact acquisition finance. A recent decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York examines who is an “Eligible Assignee” entitled to acquire...more

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