The proposed amendments could significantly alter the landscape for extended settlement of securities offerings by expressly limiting the public offering exception for “when-issued” securities to equity IPOs.
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Issuers face numerous restructuring alternatives, both within and outside the bankruptcy process.
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Issuers of high yield bonds trading at distressed levels can use exchange offers to restructure or...more
The new tax rules are expected to have an immediate impact on leveraged companies and leveraged finance transactions.
On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the Act).1 This...more
Tax reform plans would fundamentally alter the landscape for key business decisions, impacting a business’ legal, finance, corporate development and other divisions, as well as tax groups.
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Second Circuit’s reversal of controversial restructuring decision may boost confidence among distressed bond issuers.
The recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Marblegate has...more
On September 12, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations (the Final Regulations) which make it easier to issue fungible tack-on debt instruments in situations where either the original debt...more
Consider this scenario: Staying Alive, Inc., a publicly traded clothing company based in South Beach, Florida, is planning to offer additional shares to the public in a registered securities offering. Several weeks before...more