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Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Increasing the odds of winning in an insolvent Corporation auction

Acquiring an insolvent corporation’s operations during a legal proceeding (rehabilitation, recovery, or debt settlement) presents numerous business opportunities. However, the holding of an insolvency auction, an integral...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Finding Opportunity in Distressed Circumstances

Q:  Do opportunities exist for asset buyers in times of distress? A: Yes, valuable assets may be for sale at affordable prices in times of distress for two reasons. First, a primary means of raising liquidity for cash-starved...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Delaware Court Denies $60 Million Administrative Expense Claim in the EFH Case

The Bankruptcy Court in Delaware recently denied a request for an administrative expense claim to an entity that tried but failed to buy a debtor’s key assets. The decision arises out of the first of three attempts by...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Third Circuit Reinforces that Rules are Not Meant to Be Broken

The Third Circuit recently held, in Schepis v. Burtch (In re Pursuit Capital Management, LLC), No. 16-3953, 2017 WL 4783009 (3d Cir. Oct. 24, 2017), that under section 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code, if a party does not seek a...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

The Section 363 Sale Process: Buying Assets from a Bankrupt Company

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Businesses struggle and bankruptcies are filed for a number of reasons, regardless of the economic climate. While unfortunate, this provides opportunities for others to purchase assets of distressed companies through the...more

Buchalter

The Full Credit Bid at a Foreclosure Sale: Don’t Make One Without the Advice of Knowledgeable Counsel

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While the Great Recession appears to be slowly receding, rising oil costs and other price increases threaten to choke off what had appeared to be an economic recovery. Accordingly, foreclosures may become more frequent in the...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Seventh Circuit Holds That Debtor Cannot Circumvent Bankruptcy's Absolute-Priority Rule

Unless creditors accept a debtor's plan of reorganization, bankruptcy law requires the plan to provide for the payment in full of creditors before owners of the debtor receive anything on account of their equity interest....more

BakerHostetler

Seventh Circuit Reaffirms Absolute-Priority Rule in In re Castleton Plaza, LP

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Can an equity investor who directs an insider to contribute "new value" to a debtor under a plan of reorganization, so as to retain his interest in the company, avoid an express market test for that new equity? The answer to...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Castleton Ruling Fortifies 7th Circ. Pro-Creditor Trend

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Originally published in Law360, February 22, 2013. As real estate markets continue to rebound, owners of single asset real estate properties are increasingly incentivized to devise bankruptcy strategies that allow them...more

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