In In re 301 W North Avenue, LLC, 2025 WL 37897 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2025), a bankruptcy court recently addressed provisions in a loan agreement and limited liability company (“LLC”) operating agreement as to their effect on permitting the filing of a bankruptcy petition. The loan agreement provided that a bankruptcy petition can be filed with the unanimous consent of all members and the consent of the independent director. The agreement further provided that there must be at least one independent director reasonably satisfactory to the lender.

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