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Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Restructuring Roundup - February 2025

AGG’s Restructuring Roundup newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to commercial litigation and bankruptcy. The newsletter is a curation of published articles and news, and contains...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

The Final Frontier, Exclusive Offer, and Object Now

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Spirit Airlines rejects Frontier's bid, aims to exit bankruptcy in first quarter | Reuters - On Wednesday, low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines denied a bid of about $2.16 billion from rival Frontier Group as it was not...more

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Credit Bids on the rise in Australia

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Investors in the Australian market are more sophisticated than ever and – unsurprisingly – so too are the restructuring transactions being promoted by these investors. One such transaction is the credit bid. While not a...more

K&L Gates LLP

Distressed M&A in 2024 – Time to Get Ready

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Commercial activity in 2023 was bruised by higher inflation, higher borrowing costs and renewed geopolitical instability, which resulted in waning levels of business and consumer confidence as the year drew to a close. But...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Converting Celsius to Fahrenheit, “Carnival Barking” Not Allowed, Plastiq Surgery, Core Business and Mojo Rising

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Below is our initial take on recent bankruptcy-related developments: Bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network LLC announced this week that it has chosen the proposal from Fahrenheit to exit bankruptcy. Fahrenheit, a...more

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Distressed Hotels in France

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In 2019, the French hospitality industry reached an unprecedented amount of transactions with a total volume of 4.4 billion euros compared to 1.8 billion euros in 2018, which included a large distress transaction completed by...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Acquiring a Distressed Business in the United States: Key Issues for Prospective Buyers

Prospective buyers should prepare to take advantage of opportunities to acquire distressed businesses, as we are likely to see an uptick in distressed M&A soon. Prospective buyers seeking first-mover advantages should act...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Microsoft to Buy Troubled Video Game Giant Activision Blizzard in $70B Deal

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Next up for Activision Blizzard, which we noted yesterday was in the midst of a 6-month process of shedding employees associated with a harassment scandal rocking its ranks: a new corporate owner. Microsoft announced its...more

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Bermuda Public Companies Update - July 2021

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This edition of the Bermuda Public Companies Update summarises significant transactions involving Bermuda companies on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq in the first half of 2021. Global market update The first half of...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

How will StaRUG help German companies address the impact of COVID-19?

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Looking back at the last few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has hit many companies hard and amplified disruptive trends in various sectors. In addition to other measures to address COVID-19 impact on businesses, Germany has...more

Opportune LLP

Q&A: Oil & Gas Bankruptcies, Restructurings & Mergers Likely To Continue In 2021

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As Murphy’s law states, “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong”. This age-old adage can be applied to what the U.S. oil and gas industry has experienced through most of 2020. The U.S. shale sector continues to reel...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

[Webinar] Distressed Energy Assets: Market Update and Key Considerations For Acquirers - April 23rd, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CT

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- Current Climate: Discussion of the current restructuring environment.? - Tactical Considerations: The pros and cons of purchasing through bankruptcy and the differences between jurisdictions.? - Process Questions:...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Tax Considerations for Financing and Refinancing Transactions in Turbulent Times

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Volatile trading markets and economic instability may prompt taxpayers to modify, purchase, or repurchase debt; participants should consider the tax consequences. Key Points: ..Issuers may incur immediate income in the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

COVID-19 – Contingency Planning Checklist for Private Equity Portfolio Companies

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Following the wider outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) around the world, radical—and sometimes controversial—actions have been and are further expected to be taken by national, federal and local governments and...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

No, You’re a Customer: Recent Second Circuit Decision Circumscribes Merit and Preempts State Law Impairment of Safe Harbor...

On December 19, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (the “Second Circuit”) affirmed a ruling of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “District Court”)...more

White & Case LLP

Financial Institutions M&A: Sector trends - June 2019: Consolidation continues at pace—mega-mergers on the horizon

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The wait is over. Whispers of mega-deals have matured into agenda items for boards of many larger European banks. Overview - 3 highlights of bank M&A: - Bank consolidation: The numbers speak for themselves—100 regional and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Proposed Treasury Regulations Revolutionize Tax Rules Governing Intercompany Financing Transactions"

Recently proposed Treasury regulations, which will likely be finalized this year, promise to alter the tax treatment of a wide range of intercompany financing transactions dramatically, upending nearly a century of law...more

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The Meridian Sunrise Village Opinion Redux

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In my last post I discussed the Meridian Sunrise Village v. NB Distressed Debt Investment Fund Ltd. opinion handed down by the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in March of this year. The...more

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Are Distressed Loan Fund Investors “Financial Institutions” And Why Does It Matter?

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Once again, those of us in the commercial finance world are reminded of the age-old adage caveat emptor. This time the warning is directed at hedge funds and other investors with a penchant for purchasing distressed debt from...more

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