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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Make-Whole Premiums in Bankruptcy: Clarity in Drafting, Certainty in Recovery

In the world of commercial lending, certain contract provisions often go unnoticed—until the moment they matter most. Make-whole premiums are one such example. Typically tucked deep in loan agreements, these provisions are...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Latest Uptier Decisions in Serta and Mitel Remind Contract Language Matters

The caselaw on “uptiers” as liability management exercises (LMEs) grew by two opinions on the last day of 2024. In Serta, the Fifth Circuit reversed the bankruptcy court’s blessing of the pre-bankruptcy uptier and...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Fore!ward June 2023 - Make-Whole Clauses: It's All About the Enforceability Question

Make-whole clauses (also known as prepayment premiums, call premiums or call protection) are provisions in financing transactions that require the borrower to make a specified payment to the lender if a loan is prepaid before...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Recent Developments in the Enforceability of Make-Whole Premiums in the Second Circuit

In March 2019, Judge Stuart M. Bernstein of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that lenders using clear and unambiguous language in their loan agreements may be entitled to prepayment...more

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Global Transportation Finance Newsletter - June 2017

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So, what is LIBOR? LIBOR—the London Interbank Offered Rate—is one of the most ubiquitous benchmarks for determining short-term interest rates in bank (and other) lending. LIBOR rates are short-term fixed rates quoted for...more

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