Welcome to Distressed Debt Legal Insights, Ropes & Gray’s periodic source of timely insights for professionals navigating the complex world of liability management and special situations finance....more
3/2/2026
/ Borrowers ,
Capital Markets ,
Contract Terms ,
Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing ,
Creditors ,
Debt Financing ,
Debt Instruments ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Debt Securities ,
Distressed Assets ,
Distressed Debt ,
Intellectual Property Agreements ,
IP License ,
Joint Venture ,
Lenders ,
Liability ,
License Agreements ,
Loan Agreements ,
Risk Management ,
SaaS ,
Special Purpose Vehicles ,
Subsidiaries
Welcome to a special edition of Distressed Debt Legal Insights, Ropes & Gray’s source of timely insights for professionals navigating the complex world of liability management and special situations finance....more
2/12/2026
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Capital Markets ,
Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Finance ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Credit Agreements ,
Creditors ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Debtors-in-Possession ,
Distressed Assets ,
Distressed Debt ,
EU ,
Lenders ,
Non-Bank Lenders ,
Private Equity ,
UK
Welcome to Distressed Debt Legal Insights, Ropes & Gray’s source of timely insights for professionals navigating the complex world of liability management and special situations finance. In this issue we discuss the first...more
1/14/2026
/ Bankruptcy Court ,
Breach of Contract ,
Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing ,
Credit Agreements ,
Creditors ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Debtors ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Distressed Debt ,
Lenders ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Reorganizations ,
Subsidiaries ,
Uniform Voidable Transactions Act (UVTA)
Welcome back to Distressed Debt Legal Insights, Ropes & Gray’s source of timely insights for professionals navigating the complex world of liability management and special situations finance....more
12/19/2025
/ Appeals ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Chapter 11 ,
Collateral ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Interpretation ,
Contract Terms ,
Creditors ,
Debt Instruments ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Debtors ,
Distressed Debt ,
Liens ,
Noteholders ,
Restructuring ,
Reversal ,
Secured Debt
Welcome back to Distressed Debt Legal Insights, Ropes & Gray’s new source of timely insights for professionals navigating the complex world of liability management. In this issue, we spotlight the unfolding litigation between...more
12/11/2025
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Convertible Notes ,
Credit Bids ,
Creditors ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Debtors ,
Distressed Debt ,
Equitable Subordination ,
Fraudulent Transfers ,
Private Equity ,
Recharacterization ,
Reorganizations ,
Settlement ,
Unsecured Debt
Welcome back to Distressed Debt Legal Insights, Ropes & Gray’s new source of timely insights for professionals navigating the complex world of liability management. In this edition, we’re looking at how Anthology resolved an...more
12/2/2025
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Credit Facilities ,
Creditors ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Debtors ,
Debtors-in-Possession ,
Distressed Debt ,
Financing ,
Lenders ,
Loan Agreements ,
Loans
Welcome to Distressed Debt Legal Insights, Ropes & Gray’s new source of timely insights for professionals navigating the complex world of liability management and special situations finance....more
11/17/2025
/ Bankruptcy Court ,
Chapter 11 ,
Chapter 15 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Companies Act ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Creditors ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Debt Financing ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Distressed Debt ,
Insolvency ,
Majority Shareholders ,
Noteholders ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
TSA ,
UK
As expected, we experienced continued strong deal flow for special situations credit transactions in 2024, with both macroeconomic and industry-specific factors broadly impacting markets. While a slight lowering of interest...more
Market participants might be wary of opinions that begin with a recitation of academic literature and then turn to dictionaries. The former tend to be authored with an eye toward systemic change rather than direct experience...more
1/7/2025
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Credit Agreements ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Debtors ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
First-Lien ,
Indemnification ,
Lenders ,
Liens ,
Loan Syndication and Trading Association (LSTA) ,
Syndicated Loans