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Common Benefits Issues in Bankruptcy
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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
Der Bundesgerichtshof (Pressemitteilung vom 13.11.2025) stellt in seinem heutigen Urteil klar: Kapitalmarktrechtliche Schadensersatzansprüche von Aktionären – etwa wegen irreführender Ad-hoc-Mitteilungen oder Täuschungen über...more
In today’s volatile funding landscape, even high-potential early- and growth-stage companies can find themselves navigating tight liquidity conditions. For founders and executive teams in the ECVC space, recognizing early...more
Dr. Phil Loses Trial Over His Media Startup’s Bankruptcy | The Hollywood Reporter - The case will proceed as a Chapter 7 liquidation after a U.S. bankruptcy judge rejected McGraw’s bid to keep it in Chapter 11....more
The English High Court last week published its judgment ([2025] EWHC 2678 (Ch)) in respect of its sanction on 9 July 2025 of the inter-conditional restructuring plans proposed by thirteen Turbo Group companies under Part 26A...more
In 2024, two judgments found that consent from repaid secured creditors is not required to extend an administration. Although seemingly a common sense approach, language used in the Insolvency Act 1986 (the “Act”) and the...more
On September 25, 2025, Judge Andrew Hanen of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas reversed the bankruptcy court’s confirmation of ConvergeOne Holdings Inc.’s prepackaged Chapter 11 plan. The...more
First Brands CEO James resigns amid bankruptcy process; turnaround expert in charge | Reuters - Newly instated Chief Restructuring Officer Charles Moore has been positioned at the company since September....more
A US Bankruptcy Court's recent decision provides important insights for Canadian debtor companies that are involved in cross-border restructurings and are seeking recognition of Canadian insolvency proceedings in the United...more
The takeaway is that parties seeking to attempt a Delaware Two-Step—relying on a divisive merger statute that is even less company-friendly than Texas’s, and even with arguably more favorable facts—will fare no better than...more
First Brands files for bankruptcy, revealing billions of dollars in liabilities | Reuters - First Brands bankruptcy probe investigating financing irregularities related to invoices | Reuters - First Brands obtains...more
On 18 September 2025, the Chancellor of the High Court, Sir Julian Flaux, issued a revised Practice Statement (the “Revised Practice Statement”) in respect of Schemes of Arrangement and Restructuring Plans under Parts 26 and...more
In what may be an interesting new trend, yet another senior court within the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an opinion with the potential for serious disruption to previously accepted market practice. On September...more
On 18 September 2025, the Chancellor of the High Court, the Rt. Hon. Sir Julian Flaux announced the long-awaited publication of the updated Practice Statement in relation to schemes of arrangement and restructuring plans (the...more
When a business faces insolvency, the path forward is rarely straightforward. Should the company file Chapter 11 in hopes of reorganizing? Should it liquidate under Chapter 7? Would an assignment for the benefit of creditors...more
A Texas district court ruling late last week could reshape the landscape of Chapter 11 restructurings by striking down exclusive backstop agreements as violating the Bankruptcy Code’s equal-treatment rule....more
The elevated pace of large corporate bankruptcy filings that began in early 2023 has persisted over the last 12 months (2H 2024–1H 2025) and even increased over the prior year. The most common reported drivers have been high...more
A Defiant Dr. Phil Takes the Stand in His Media Startup’s Bankruptcy | Hollywood Reporter - McGraw denied claims that he drove Merit Street Media to bankruptcy as a means by which to launch Envoy Media....more
In this legal alert, we highlight an often overlooked strategy for maximizing sale proceeds of a distressed business: a Chapter 11 bankruptcy sale pursuant to section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code. On August 4, 2025, Avant...more
Waldorf Production UK Plc has been granted permission to ‘leapfrog’ the Court of Appeal and apply directly to the Supreme Court for permission to appeal the High Court’s refusal to sanction its restructuring plan. If the...more
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp., 580 U.S. 451 (2017), that the Bankruptcy Code prohibits final distributions to creditors that deviate from the Bankruptcy Code's priority scheme as part of a...more
The Delaware bankruptcy court dismissed a chapter 11 case for lack of a valid bankruptcy purpose and the debtor’s failure to establish its good faith. ...more
In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis, co-leader of Troutman Pepper Locke’s Consumer Financial Services Regulatory practice, delves into the intricacies of corporate restructuring with Alex Rovira, a...more
Standard Profil’s scheme of arrangement was sanctioned by the English High Court on 9 September 2025, notwithstanding a recent Frankfurt court decision casting doubt on whether English restructuring plans and schemes of...more
As corporate distress increasingly transcends borders, Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code has become a crucial tool for coordinating multinational restructurings. In this chapter, we delve into the emerging trends and...more