Approaching its 20-year anniversary, chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code has proven to be an invaluable tool for facilitating cross-border bankruptcy and insolvency cases. As foreign debtors have increasingly relied on chapter...more
5/27/2025
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Chapter 15 ,
COMI ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Creditors ,
Cross-Border ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Debtors ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
Jurisdiction ,
Scheme of Arrangement ,
UNCITRAL ,
Venue
Background of the Pilot Measure The mechanism set out in "The Supreme People's Court's Opinion on Taking Forward a Pilot Measure in relation to the Recognition of and Assistance to Insolvency Proceedings in the Hong Kong...more
On March 10, 2017, Singapore's Parliament approved the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017 (the "Act") to enhance the country's corporate debt restructuring framework. The Act, a copy of which is available here, was assented to...more
6/2/2017
/ Amended Legislation ,
Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Companies Act ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Cross-Border ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Insolvency ,
Moratorium ,
Ring-Fencing ,
Scheme of Arrangement ,
Singapore ,
UNCITRAL
The Action: Courts in Singapore and the states of New York and Delaware have formally implemented Guidelines for Communication and Cooperation between Courts in Cross-border Insolvency Matters....more
On March 10, 2017, Singapore's Parliament approved the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017 ("Act") to enhance the country's corporate debt restructuring framework. The Act was assented to by President Tony Tan Keng Yam on March...more
4/8/2017
/ Automatic Stay ,
Companies Act ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Cramdown ,
Cross-Border ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Debtors-in-Possession ,
Insolvency ,
Moratorium ,
New Legislation ,
Ring-Fencing ,
Scheme of Arrangement ,
Singapore ,
Super Priority
For the benefit of our clients and friends investing in European distressed opportunities, our European Network is sharing some current developments...more
3/28/2017
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Avoidance ,
BaFin ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Creditors ,
Cross-Border ,
Debtors ,
EU ,
Foreign Investment ,
France ,
Germany ,
Insolvency ,
Italy ,
Netting Agreements ,
Sapin II