Chapter 11 is expensive and not always the right tool, particularly for a restructuring of a company with a broken balance sheet, as compared to a business with a broken business model. We have seen a significant uptick in...more
In many ways, 2024 continued existing trends in private credit: modest levels of M&A activity, competition among direct lenders to deploy capital, higher-for-longer interest rates, persistent inflation, elevated default...more
1/29/2025
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Bankruptcy Code ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Chapter 11 ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Creditors ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Debtors ,
Lenders ,
Liability ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Reorganizations
When leveraged buyouts (“LBOs”) fail, the selling shareholders are litigation targets. A common suit is a claim by a bankruptcy trustee asserting constructive fraudulent transfer claims seeking to claw-back payments to the...more
From February 23 – March 18th Proskauer will host its second annual Private Credit Summit. This interactive virtual event will bring together leaders in the Private Credit industry, including lenders, private equity firms,...more
3/8/2021
/ Borrowers ,
Compensation ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Executives ,
Creditors ,
Deal Price ,
Debt ,
Debt Market ,
Debtors ,
Direct Lending ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fund Managers ,
Fund Sponsors ,
Fundraisers ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Investors ,
Liability ,
Liquidity ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Private Lenders ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Restructuring ,
Webinars
For many sponsor-backed and other highly leveraged private companies, the business impact of COVID-19 is just beginning to apply pressure to financial covenant compliance. As borrowers and private credit (or other) lenders...more
7/15/2020
/ Balance Sheets ,
Borrowers ,
Capital Markets ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Preferred Stock Financing ,
Private Equity ,
Third Party Funding