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Crown Jewels — Restoring the Luster to Creative Deal Lock-ups?

The “crown jewel” lock-up, a staple of high-stakes dealmaking technology in the 1980s M&A boom, has been showing some signs of life in the contemporary deal landscape, albeit often in creative new forms. As traditionally conceived, a crown jewel lock ...

Resource Article - abi_editor - 02/20/2013 - 17:49 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

The “Hindsight” Principle Does Not Apply to Client Money Claims in UK Broker Insolvencies

The High Court in London has held that clients of insolvent UK brokers are entitled to a claim based on the value of their open positions as at the date of entry into administration or liquidation, rather than based on the value actually realised when th ...

Resource Article - abi_editor - 02/20/2013 - 17:25 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Fourth-Quarter M&A Surge Spurs Optimism After 2012 Deals Decline

Global mergers and acquisitions rose to the highest level in four years this quarter, as a surge in U.S. deals provided ground for optimism and salvaged what had been the worst year for takeovers since the financial crisis, Bloomberg News reported today. ...

Daily Headline - abi_admin - 12/27/2012 - 13:14 - 0 comments

New Guidance on the U.K. Bribery Act and Self Reporting Issued by the Serious Fraud Office

New Guidance on the U.K. Bribery Act and Self Reporting Issued by the Serious Fraud Office The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) published its new guidance on ...

Resource Article - abi_editor - 10/16/2012 - 13:10 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Debtors’ Paradise A dangerous pitfall in Spanish bankruptcy law

In March 2008 the author wrote an article on a Spanish bankruptcy case in which a client of his was (and still is) involved, concerning a Spanish company and its liquidators who “took the money and ran”, at least with the money they should have paid to his ...

Resource Article - abi_editor - 09/24/2012 - 11:19 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

English Schemes of Arrangement: A Tool for European Restructuring

EUROPEAN UPDATE: English Schemes of Arrangement: A Tool for European Restructuring (citation: Adam Gallagher and Victoria Cromwell, English Schemes of Arrangement: A Tool for European Restructuring, XXXI ABI Journal 8, 38-39, 90-91, September 2012) - ...

Resource Article - abi_editor - 09/12/2012 - 13:05 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Academic Forum Report Nottingham

The Academic Forum’s Sixth Joint Conference was a collaboration with the Nottingham Law School, located within the City of Nottingham in the East Midlands. The conference had as its theme: “Too Big to Fail? Large National and International Failur ...

Resource Article - abi_editor - 09/13/2012 - 14:59 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

European Best Practice Principles for Insolvency Office Holder

Summer 2012 (Europe, London, United Kingdom) bankruptcy,insolvency,headlines,articles,legislatives,debt,resources,insol,Europe,London,United Kingdom ...

Resource Article - abi_editor - 08/20/2012 - 16:31 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

Legal Update on Insolvency Law - June 2012

BUDDLE FINDLAY   June 2012 Legal update on Insolvency Law.   IN THIS ISSUE   ·       Sub ...

Resource Article - abi_editor - 08/08/2012 - 11:21 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Chapter 11 Plan Ruled Unconfirmable Without a Confirmation Hearing

Bankruptcy Client Alert August 2, 2012 Chapter 11 Plan Ruled Unconfi ...

Resource Article - abi_editor - 08/07/2012 - 15:30 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

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