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Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Whose right is it? Impact of bankruptcy on lender's prepetition exercise of proxy rights

In In re CII Parent, Inc., the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware affirmed a secured lender’s prepetition exercise of its proxy rights and its subsequent removal and replacement of the directors/managers of the...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

And Another Lender Blocking Provision Bites the Dust, Texas Bankruptcy Court Rules

One feature commonly seen in commercial lending transactions is a waiver of the borrower’s authority to file for bankruptcy without the consent of the lender. While such “blocking” provisions are generally upheld where the...more

Opportune LLP

Overriding Royalty Interest: A Viable Alternative To Conventional Debt-for-equity Restructuring

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By Glenn Sniezek When an oil and gas company is over-leveraged and needs to restructure its debt, the typical option that most companies look at is converting all or a portion of its debt to equity via an in-court or...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Supreme Court To Hear Dispute Over Debt Recharacterization

One critical issue affecting complex restructuring cases are efforts by the estate or creditors to recharacterize debt into equity. This can happen in a variety of factual contexts, including where an existing equity...more

Mintz - Bankruptcy & Restructuring Viewpoints

SCOTUS to Settle Circuit Split on Rule Applicable to Recharacterization of Debt to Equity Disputes

The Supreme Court has granted certiorari to decide the question of whether bankruptcy courts should apply state law or a federal rule of decision when determining whether to recharacterize a debt claim as a capital...more

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