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Corporate Restructuring Cayman Islands Creditors

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Holt the Press! Developments in SPC Restructuring

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Appointment of Restructuring Officers - In late 2023, in the case of Holt Fund SPC, the Grand Court ordered the first appointment of Restructuring Officers over particular segregated portfolios of a segregated portfolio...more

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Cayman Islands Restructuring: Obtaining Consent in a Crisis

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Although there are occasions when formal insolvency proceedings are unavoidable, there are many cases where a consensual, out-of-court approach is more appropriate and desirable. We are often engaged to assist creditors,...more

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Update to the Adler High Court Decision: The UK’s Court of Appeal Overturns the High Court’s Approval of the Adler Restructuring...

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Following the English High Court’s written reasons for sanctioning the Adler Group restructuring plan on 21 April 2023, the English Court of Appeal has overturned the High Court’s decision and sent a strong message regarding...more

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Revamped Cayman Islands Restructuring Regime Takes Shape

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Recent amendments to Part V of the Cayman Islands Companies Act have updated the domestic restructuring regime and introduced the new role of a court appointed restructuring officer and a dedicated restructuring petition....more

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Important Takeaways for Bondholders: Do They Have Rights as Contingent Creditors?

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The Cayman Islands Grand Court recently delivered its judgment in Re Shinsun Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd. FSD 192 of 2022 (DDJ) (21 April 2023) (unreported) (the “Shinsun Judgment”) in which the court determined the ultimate...more

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Key Points: Schemes of Arrangement in the Cayman Islands

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What is a scheme? A compromise or arrangement between a company and any class or classes of its creditors (and/or shareholders). The process broadly mirrors an English scheme of arrangement thereby providing legal...more

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Cayman Islands Restructuring: Cross-Class Cram Downs and Competing Valuations

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On 21 April 2023, the English High Court handed down its written reasons for sanctioning the Adler Group restructuring plan proposed under the new Part 26A regime of the UK’s Companies Act 2006, which raised questions...more

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‘What say ye?’: The importance of creditors’ views in restructurings – an offshore perspective

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Introduction - In two relatively recent offshore cases, the differing views of creditors and shareholders (and management) have been considered in the context of winding up pro- ceedings, including the criteria for the...more

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Cayman Islands Restructuring: Getting Oriented With the New Regime – Part II

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On 11 November 2022, Mr Justice Kawaley ordered the first appointment of restructuring officers in Re Oriente Group Limited (FSD 231 of 2022) under the new Cayman Islands restructuring regime, with reserved written reasons to...more

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Cayman Islands Restructuring: Getting Oriente-d With the New Regime

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On 11 November 2022, Mr Justice Kawaley ordered the first appointment of restructuring officers in Re Oriente Group Limited (FSD 231 of 2022) under the new Cayman Islands restructuring regime, with reserved written reasons to...more

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Directors: “What shall we do?” – Interplay between the Sequana decision, HSBC v NewOcean Energy Holdings Ltd and the new Cayman...

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Due to the recent challenging economic environment, the law’s treatment of creditors’ interests in a restructuring or insolvency has been a hot topic. From a creditor’s perspective, its objective will be straightforward: to...more

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New Cayman Islands Restructuring Regime: Modern Land and a Modernised Approach

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Cayman Islands companies have dominated the restructuring news cycle of late for a variety of reasons, including recent judicial commentary as to the effect of obtaining recognition under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy...more

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Cayman Islands Restructuring: Recent Common Law Insights for Directors when Entering the Zone of Insolvency

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Conyers partner Jonathon Milne and associate Rowana-Kay Campbell in the Cayman Islands, and partner Anna Lin in Hong Kong, explain why the new Cayman restructuring regime is likely to be a welcome addition to the legislative...more

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A Summary of the New Restructuring Officer Regime

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Later this year, amendments to Part V of the Cayman Islands Companies Act (the "Companies Act") will be introduced to commence a new restructuring officer regime available to companies in financial difficulty. Under the new...more

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Cayman Islands Restructuring: What amounts to a “Rational Basis”?

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In the recent decision of Evergreen International Holdings Limited, delivered on 11 January 2022, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands made an order for the immediate winding up of a company notwithstanding the company’s...more

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