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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Distressed M&A Considerations

With continued headwinds that include rising interest rates, high inflation and the general sentiment of a recission that is always right around the corner, the outlook for merger and acquisition activity generally – and for...more

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Too little too latte: Challenge to Caffé Nero CVA fails at its final hearing

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The High Court has dismissed an application by a landlord creditor to overturn a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) implemented by coffee shop chain Caffé Nero. The CVA, previously approved by its creditors, compromised...more

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Landlords win victory in latest CVA challenge case

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In the latest High Court decision relating to Company Voluntary Arrangements in the UK, the judge held that the Regis hairdressing group CVA should be revoked on the basis that it favoured shareholders at the expense of...more

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Financial Daily Dose 3.4.2021 | Top Story: Google Shakes Up Digital Ad Industry by Phasing Out Web Tracking

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Digging deeper into Google’s announcement that “its ad tools would no longer support individual tracking of users across websites starting in 2022,” a move that—with the site’s previously unveiled plans  to stop supporting...more

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Hotel contracts - Deferred or suspended rent due to Corona

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Does the owner bear the risk in case of bankruptcy? Due to the tense situation in the hotel industry, various lessees are currently approaching their lessors asking for deferral or abatement of rent payments for the...more

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BCLP Retail Insight: The Week That Was, Vol 10

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This week, the BCLP Retail team look at the impact of the four week lockdown for England and extension of furlough, review the scale of shop closures and key findings in LDC’s latest retail market analysis report, and discuss...more

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CVAs – retail’s flexible friendship continues

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On 19 September 2019, Norris J handed down judgment in the challenge brought by six landlords against the Debenhams Retail Limited (Debenhams) company voluntary arrangement (CVA) which was approved by 94.71% of Debenham’s...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Retail Insolvencies in Canada Series, #4: Lender Perspectives

This is the fourth and final instalment in a series examining large retail insolvencies in Canada from the perspective of various stakeholders. This article discusses retail insolvencies from the perspective of lenders to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

BHS: A CVA Unwound

The financial distress in the UK high street has brought with it a resurgence of the use of company voluntary arrangements (“CVAs”)....more

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BHS Company Voluntary Arrangement – Landlords Win on Penalties

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The English High Court has decided that collapsed retailer British Home Stores cannot challenge its own company voluntary arrangement as an unenforceable contractual penalty and must repay rental discounts to its landlords...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Retail Insolvencies in Canada Series, #3: Parent Perspectives

This is the third instalment in a series examining large retail insolvencies in Canada from the perspective of various stakeholders. This article discusses insolvencies from the perspective of corporate parents of distressed...more

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Toys “R” Us Files for Chapter 11

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On September 18, 2017, the iconic US-based retailer Toys “R” Us filed for Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in front of Judge Keith L. Phillips. The company filed twenty-five entities,...more

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Legal Trends: Restructuring & Insolvency

Amid the protracted drop in oil prices and the decline of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar, capitalizing on distressed opportunities in the oil and gas sector in a low-risk jurisdiction, such as Canada, has...more

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