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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

European Restructuring: 2024 in Review and Outlook for 2025

Market - overview Whilst Europe did not witness the flood of restructuring and insolvencies some had predicted at the start of the year, 2024 was a significant year nonetheless. Many commentators now predict an extended...more

Mayer Brown

Restructuring Downloaded: Episode 3

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In this episode Sheena Frazer and Amy Jacks discuss issues dealing with European assets post Brexit....more

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New York proposes sovereign debt restructuring legislation

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Legislators in the State of New York (NY), whose law governs many sovereign debt contracts, introduced three general categories of bills related to sovereign debt restructurings. The first is intended to provide support under...more

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Schemes and Restructuring Plans: Where Are We Now?

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The forecast for the English scheme and plan looks set fair despite concerns around Brexit turbulence. The restructuring market’s appetite for Part 26 schemes of arrangement and Part 26A restructuring plans shows no...more

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UK and European Restructuring Tools: Choosing the Optimal Forum for Creditor and Shareholder Cramdown

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Debtors and investors have an enhanced choice of restructuring venues as the EU Restructuring Directive is rolled out in Member States - A number of key European jurisdictions have now implemented the EU Preventive...more

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Global Connection - Russian-Ukraine Conflict: Continue to Prepare for the Impact on Global Supply Chain

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As the Russian-Ukraine conflict continues to elicit intensifying economic responses from multiple countries, the frequency and rapidity of these new sanctions have left companies scrambling to align their internal and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Recognition of Restructuring and Insolvency Proceedings

Although the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) arrived in time to prevent a wholesale “no deal Brexit,” issues of cross-border cooperation and recognition in relation to insolvency and restructuring proceedings were not...more

McDermott Will & Emery

The European Financing Markets in 2021: What Can We Expect?

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Last year presented a great many challenges, and much like 2008–2009, the impact was felt on a global basis. The last quarter of 2020 appeared to start with a sense of renewed optimism, with the end of pandemic-driven issues...more

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Restructuring the next wave of cov-lite debt

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Cov-lite loans can leave lenders with limited restructuring options, but creative lenders will still find ways to bring debtors to the table - Recent data shows that investor protection in loan documents has fallen to its...more

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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

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2019 Is Different From 2008: 4 European Restructuring Developments for Private Equity Firms to Consider

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Persisting political and economic uncertainty means awareness of market changes remains crucial. The 2008 distress cycle triggered defaults and restructurings for European PE portfolio companies, as maintenance covenant...more

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Corporate Reorganisations 2019

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‘Corporate reorganisation’ is something of an umbrella term, and is used in many different contexts to mean a multitude of different things. At one extreme, a reorganisation may refer to ‘paper’ changes to a corporate group’s...more

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UK's Proposed Corporate Restructuring Regime Follows European-Style Chapter 11 and Debtor-in-Possession Trend

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The UK Government has announced proposals to introduce a new UK restructuring plan and moratorium, together with certain other changes to the corporate governance regime relevant to companies in distress. In addition,...more

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Restructuring across Europe – a new era?

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All three institutions of the European Union have now approved the EU Preventive Restructuring Framework Directive. This is the EU's first attempt to "harmonise" insolvency laws across the Member States, that have disparate...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Insolvency Reform in the EU and UK in the Era of Brexit: As Political Systems Diverge, Insolvency Regimes Converge

In recent years reform of insolvency legislation has been on the agenda in both the UK and in the EU through the EU's flagship Capital Markets Union ("CMU") initiative....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Brexit: Impact on Restructuring and Insolvency for Credit Institutions

The process of Brexit will take many years, and the implications for our clients’ businesses will unfold over time. Our MoFo Brexit Task Force is coordinating Brexit-related legal analysis across all of our offices, and...more

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Greater Choice in Liability Management and Bond Restructurings

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Liability management exercises (“LMEs”) are increasing in the bond and capital market and are often used in relatively benign situations. They are certainly not always a precursor to a full-scale restructuring or insolvency....more

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European Restructuring Landscape Improves with Multiple Reforms

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In light of the UK’s cram down and director-friendly processes, in particular its scheme of arrangement model, major European economies such as France, Germany and Italy have worked hard to develop regimes that give greater...more

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The DTEK Scheme: A New Way to Restructure US Law Bonds?

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Double First: A Ukrainian group of companies breaks ground — first by changing the governing law of its high yield bonds from US to English law and then by being the first Ukrainian-based group to restructure via an English...more

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