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In the first appeal of a restructuring plan under Part 26A Companies Act 2006, the English Court of Appeal unanimously set aside the first instance decision sanctioning the plan proposed by AGPS BondCo PLC, part of the Adler...more
The England and Wales Court of Appeal recently handed down its first judgment relating to a restructuring plan under Part 26A of the UK Companies Act 2006: Re AGPS Bondco Plc [2024] EWCA Civ 24. Restructuring plans were a...more
The Situation: The Adler Group sought to restructure more than €6 billion of debt by means of a UK restructuring plan ("RP"), to give itself a runway for a planned wind-down and asset sales, leading to an enhanced return for...more
On 23 January 2024, Snowden LJ handed down the Court of Appeal's judgment in the Adler Restructuring Plan case - AGPS Bondco plc - overturning the sanctioning of the Plan by the High Court in April 2023....more
The decision represents the first appellate-level ruling on the Part 26A regime. On 23 January 2024, the Court of Appeal set aside the sanction of the Adler restructuring plan (RP) in the first appellate-level decision on...more
The Eighth Circuit recently weighed in on the issue of how to determine appropriate cramdown interest rates for secured creditors in Chapter 11 bankruptcy plans under Section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code....more
Much has been written about how to calculate the appropriate interest rate for the deferred cash payments a debtor may propose to pay to a rejecting secured creditor under a “cramdown” Chapter 11 plan to meet the “fair and...more
On 21 April 2023, the English High Court handed down its written reasons for sanctioning the Adler Group restructuring plan proposed under the new Part 26A regime of the UK’s Companies Act 2006, which raised questions...more
Earlier this year, the English Court refused to sanction two Part 26A restructuring plans ("RPs") which sought to bind HMRC, the UK tax authority, into restructurings via "cross-class cram down". (See "Restructuring Plans...more
HMRC has successfully opposed a restructuring plan (“Plan”) brought by The Great Annual Savings Company Limited (“GAS” or “the Company”) under which HMRC would have been crammed down as a dissenting creditor. The Court held...more
The Part 26A restructuring plan has introduced significant cross-class cramdown powers that may impact the defined benefit pension arrangements in the UK. As the UK looks set to enter a new restructuring cycle, the...more
1 Overview - 1.1 Where would you place your jurisdiction on the spectrum of debtor- to creditor-friendly jurisdictions? Bermuda is a self-governing British Overseas Territory. The systems of law administered in...more
The forecast for the English scheme and plan looks set fair despite concerns around Brexit turbulence. The restructuring market’s appetite for Part 26 schemes of arrangement and Part 26A restructuring plans shows no...more
Debtors and investors have an enhanced choice of restructuring venues as the EU Restructuring Directive is rolled out in Member States - A number of key European jurisdictions have now implemented the EU Preventive...more
MODIFICATION OF SECURED LOAN UNDER CRAMDOWN CHAPTER 11 PLAN WARRANTED DUE TO PLAN FEASIBILITY THREAT - Many recent court rulings concerning the treatment of secured creditors under a chapter 11 plan have focused on...more
When existing interest holders attempt to retain ownership of a chapter 11 debtor after confirmation of a nonconsensual plan of reorganization, the Bankruptcy Code's plan confirmation requirements, including well-established...more
Smile Telecoms, which last year implemented the first restructuring plan for a cross-border African business, has now achieved another first by using section 901C(4) of the Companies Act 2006 to exclude all bar one class from...more
France has now introduced a new restructuring tool following the enactment of Ordinance 2021- 1193 (the “Ordinance”), which incorporates the Directive (EU) 2019/1023 on preventive restructuring frameworks (the “Directive”)...more
A restructuring plan completed earlier this year by Smile Telecoms notches up a number of firsts. African telecommunications provider Smile Telecoms Holding Limited, incorporated in Mauritius, successfully completed a...more
Ordinance 2021-1193, which effects into law the European Directive on preventive restructuring frameworks, applies to proceedings opened from 1 October 2021. Key Points: ..Certain preventive mechanisms are...more
The reforms, which are the result of the transposition of the EU’s Restructuring Directive, should come into force in October. Key Points: ..The introduction of new “accelerated safeguard” proceedings that satisfies...more
Bankruptcy cases involving commercial real estate present a multitude of problems. Those problems typically arise in the context of voluntary cases filed under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101-1532...more
The decision provides new judicial guidance for determining the boundaries of cross-class cram down tests. On 28 June 2021, the High Court declined to sanction a restructuring plan proposed by Hurricane Energy plc...more
On 12 May 2021, Mr Justice Snowden sanctioned Virgin Active’s three inter-conditional restructuring plans under Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006. The case has been followed with significant interest in the restructuring...more
On 12 May 2021, the High Court sanctioned three inter-conditional restructuring plans, under the Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006, for certain English subsidiaries of the Virgin Active group, despite major opposition of...more