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Five years since the Republic of Mozambique issued its claim in the English High Court against Privinvest and other participants in one of the largest sovereign corruption scandals of modern memory – the so-called "Tuna Bond"...more
In the current economic climate, it is important that lenders understand how they can enforce security and debt claims, to help in assessing options in the event of default by their customers, and when structuring new...more
Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features smooth sailing through safe harbors, the English Court doing the cross-class...more
On April 20, 2023, the Canadian government introduced Bill C-47, the Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1 (the Bill), which includes the long awaited proposed amendments to the criminal interest rate....more
$55B CLO/ Loan Facilities Represented several financial institutions in connection with CLOs (including middle-market CLOs), multi-currency loan facilities and warehouse transactions, as well as redemptions, re-pricings,...more
Although the IMF recently announced at Davos that it would upgrade its global economic forecasts, with an improvement predicted in the later part of 2023 and into 2024, times remain difficult for many companies and their...more
Each year about this time, I sit down and try to cobble together predictions for the performance of the economy and the performance of the CRE market in the coming year. Of course, I’m wrong every time. It’s not for lack of...more
Schumer: Senate ‘Very Close’ To Passing SAFE Banking Act - “The House of Representatives passed the bill for the sixth time earlier this year.” Why this is important: The passage of the Secure And Fair Enforcement...more
Maßgeblicher Anwendungsbereich des StaRUG sind finanzielle Restrukturierungen. Eine Rolle dürfte dabei künftig die Regelung des § 2 Abs. 2 StaRUG spielen, die Eingriffe in bestimmte mehrseitige Rechtsverhältnisse sowie...more
I wrote a week or two back about my expectation that significant economic dislocation awaits us. I still think that. The morning after I published, hordes (ok, maybe not hordes) of PhD Villeins were outside my house with...more
On Thursday, 22 September 2022, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) held a webinar and Q&A session aimed at clarifying the FCA's expectations of office holders, lawyers and consultants navigating insolvencies and...more
The government of Canada is seeking feedback on proposed changes to lower the criminal rate of interest (currently set at 60%), with a focus on high-cost installment loans. The criminal interest rate provisions in the...more
Although there may be differing views as to whether the U.S. economy is heading into some form of market correction, many would argue that certain warning signs have appeared that would suggest the possibility of an economic...more
Balancing the urgency of delivering a restructuring with regulatory requirements in a regulated sector. Restructuring a company in a regulated sector is always challenging. Navigating directors’ duties is difficult...more
Abundant liquidity, a red-hot refinancing market and improving credit ratings combined through the first half of 2021 to limit defaults and ease any near-term pressure on the balance sheets of US borrowers. Borrowers...more
Lenders looking to offer payment deferrals and other short-term modifications to certain borrowers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic will not have to report those modifications as troubled debt restructurings (TDRs), at...more
The COVID-19 related stimulus bill (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act) provides relief to the banking industry directly. The CARES Act authorizes guarantees of bank-issued debt and...more
In a March 22, 2020 Interagency Statement issued by all of the primary federal financial institution regulators (the “Regulators”), the Regulators have encouraged all financial institutions to “work prudently” with...more
If the current coronavirus (COVID-19) situation persists, real estate lenders increasingly will be faced with the need to restructure loans in their portfolios. Lenders that held non-performing real estate loans during prior...more
The FDIC, OCC, and Massachusetts Division of Banks (DOB) each have recently issued updated guidance on accommodations for customers that banks should consider to address the financial needs of borrowers and depositors who...more
On December 19, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (the “Second Circuit”) affirmed a ruling of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “District Court”)...more
Chapter 11 Plan Distributions Are Not Collateral Covered by Intercreditor Agreement's Waterfall Provision - In In re Energy Future Holdings Corp., 2019 WL 2535700 (3d Cir. June 19, 2019), a panel of the U.S. Court of...more
The wait is over. Whispers of mega-deals have matured into agenda items for boards of many larger European banks. Overview - 3 highlights of bank M&A: - Bank consolidation: The numbers speak for themselves—100 regional and...more
Second Circuit Rules That Bankruptcy Code's Fraudulent Transfer Recovery Provisions Can Reach Foreign Transferees - In In re Picard, Trustee for the Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Inv. Sec. LLC, 917 F.3d 85 (2d Cir....more
As more Turkish companies begin to report liquidity issues and economic pressures begin to bite, successful financial restructurings are likely to become increasingly critical to the prosperity of the Turkish economy...more