What to Do if Your Suppliers Are in Distress - Is It Time to Find a New Supplier?
Don’t Wait! What Businesses Should do at the First Sign of Financial Trouble
M&A Strategies for the Acquisition of Insolvent/Financially Distressed Targets
Path Forward: Borrowing Base Redeterminations In A Restructuring World
COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Part III - How Banks Think About Loan Defaults: Lessons for Borrowers in Troubled Times
Williams Mullen's Comeback Plan: Part II - How Banks Think About Loan Defaults: Lessons for Borrowers in Troubled Times
Nota Bene Episode 94: Mapping COVID-19’s Impact on American Bankruptcy and Restructuring with Edward Tillinghast
Lessons for Health, Beauty & Wellness Companies [Part 3]: When to Consider Acquiring a Distressed Company
Lessons for Health, Beauty & Wellness Companies [Part 2]: What Options Exist for a Vendor During Bankruptcy
Blakes Continuity Podcast: Distressed M&A Forecast: A Mix of Sun and Clouds
Lessons for Health, Beauty & Wellness Companies: What to do When Your Buyer is in Financial Distress
The Impact of Revenue and Budget Shortfalls in Light of Coronavirus - Diagnosing Health Care Podcast
Strategies for Restaurant Owners to Survive in the New Normal
The Tenant, Homeowner, and Small Landlord Relief and Stabilization Act of 2020 - To address what is expected to be an overwhelming number of residential evictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and associated...more
On August 31, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an eviction protection law that significantly amends the long-standing procedures for initiating and prosecuting residential unlawful detainer actions based on...more
On June 17, 2020, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Mortgagee Letter 2020-19 extended the foreclosure and eviction moratorium for FHA insured single-family loans from June 30, 2020 to August 31,...more
On June 17, 2020, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced an extension of its eviction and foreclosure moratorium due to the COVID-19 pandemic until August 31, 2020. This is an extension of FHFA’s May 14 and March...more
At the start of the year, the cannabis industry in California was facing growing pains. Licensed businesses were struggling with high tax rates and unfair competition from a rampant and largely unchecked black market. Then...more
In the wake of the high profile collapse of the private equity firm Abraaj Capital, the Dubai International Financial Centre (“DIFC”) updated its insolvency regime with the introduction on June 13, 2019 of the new DIFC...more
In response to the challenges arising from the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, the Hong Kong Government (the “Government”) has introduced financing support, tax and other temporary relief measures intended to help...more
The task force is made up of three action teams. Vermont Governor Phil Scott and the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) have established the State of Vermont Economic Mitigation and Recovery Task Force. The...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued an order on April 8, 2020, providing relief to business development companies whose operations may be affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak (Order). In the Order, the SEC...more
The COVID-19 pandemic and public health efforts to combat it will impact different wine businesses in different ways. Those that depend on on-premise and direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales, such as restaurant, hospitality, and...more
COVID-19 and the related emergency has had a dramatic effect on small businesses. States have implemented "stay-at-home" orders or otherwise ordered the closure of non-essential businesses, resulting in the virtual...more
WAS IST AUFGABE DES WSF? Mit dem Wirtschaftsstabilisierungsfondsgesetzes (WStFG) wird der WSF als Ergänzung zu den Hilfen im Rahmen von Darlehen, die über die KfW-Sonderprogramme beansprucht werden können, ins Leben...more
The COVID-19 crisis is having a very substantial impact on many businesses. On a daily basis, they are struggling to continue their operations while facing mounting economic losses and ongoing cash flow shortfalls. A number...more
The economic realities brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic have forced our government at both the federal and state level to take unprecedented action. And, despite congressional passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and...more
The coronavirus has quickly spurred significant changes in most people’s daily lives and routines. In light of the widespread closure of public places and a growing number of safer-at-home orders, nearly everyone has found...more
Coronavirus Throws EU Climate Plans into Disarray - "Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said last week that the EU should 'forget about' the Green Deal for now while it focuses on Coronavirus." Why this is important: ...more
On Friday, March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act became law. One of the key provisions of the CARES Act is the introduction of a new Paycheck Protection Program, which makes significant...more
Small businesses adversely affected by COVID-19 may apply for special loans provided or guaranteed by the U.S. government. There are two types of loans: 1. Economic Injury Disaster Loans (“Disaster Loans”) directly from...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has begun to have an almost crippling effect on the short-term operations of virtually all commercial businesses of any size, as well as their long-term viability. Even businesses classified as...more
On March 25, 2020, the Senate voted 96-0 to approve the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The House is expected to vote on this bill on Friday, March 27....more
In our client alert entitled "Government-backed initiatives to support businesses impacted by the Coronavirus" we gave an overview of various measures announced by the UK Government to help UK business through the economic...more
The European Commission has now adopted a Framework of temporary State aid rules enabling Member States to adopt measures to support the growing number of businesses suffering because of the COVID-19 outbreak. This is the...more
We are sadly amid one of the most extraordinary times any of us can remember. The prevailing hope and expectation is that the current extraordinary times and related disruption is temporary. The rise in “cov-lite” and...more
On March 17, 2020 the Spanish Government approved Royal Decree-Law 8/2020 ("RDL") which contains a number of measures to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in Spain....more
In a proposal originally penned by the Treasury Department and taken up by Senate Republicans, the Trump Administration seeks passage of a nearly $1 trillion Novel Coronavirus/COVID-19 relief and economic stimulus plan that...more