Over recent years, a prolonged period of low interest rates, together with a competitive financing market, has resulted in greater leverage and control for private companies (and their sponsors) when it comes to negotiating...more
On 28 March 2023, the UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation of HM Treasury (“OFSI”) issued the “Bond amendments and restructurings for non-Designated Persons” general licence (General Licence - INT/2023/2824812)...more
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, we have seen an extraordinary range of sanctions and export controls restrictions introduced by tens of countries worldwide. The current sanctions imposed on Russia by the...more
The UK Supreme Court has, for the first time, considered the existence, content and engagement of an obligation on directors to take into account the interests of creditors when a company becomes, or is on the cusp of...more
When the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA) introduced the restructuring plan in England, comparisons with plans of reorganization under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (U.S. Bankruptcy Code)...more
In this edition of Restructuring Watch, we reflect on the first court decision on the moratorium procedure, some recent schemes and restructuring plans, the lifting of the remaining pandemic-related restrictions for...more
Welcome to the first edition of Restructuring Watch from the Akin Gump financial restructuring team in London. These editions will provide short and accessible updates on key legal developments in the European restructuring...more
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (the “Act”) received Royal Assent on 25 June 2020 and is now in force. As anticipated in our client alert of 26 May 2020, the Act represents the most extensive changes in the...more
The economic landscape has changed immeasurably as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Access to cheap credit has disappeared, and many companies have raced to draw down on existing facilities in an effort to access as much...more
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The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill (the “Bill”) was laid before Parliament on 20 May 2020 and represents the most extensive changes in the insolvency landscape since the Enterprise Act came into force in 2003. Many...more
Further to the Chancellor’s announcement on April 3, 2020, of the introduction of the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS), the CLBILS that is aimed at larger U.K. businesses is now live and the...more
On April 3, 2020, the Chancellor announced the introduction of the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS) to be made available to UK businesses with an annual turnover of between £45 million and £500...more
Rishi Sunak, the U.K. Chancellor, has announced an “unprecedented package of government-backed and guaranteed loans to support businesses” to get through the COVID-19 shock.
The main components of the U.K. rescue package...more