In Germany, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) have agreed to a continuation of the grand coaltion, and a majority in favour of this appears to be forming at grassroots level in the SPD. It is therefore useful to take an initial look at the insolvency law provisions of the Coalition Agreement, given that the potential new government has made it clear that a key objective is unrestricted compliance with the principle of equal treatment of all creditors.

Pre-insolvency restructuring proceedings

Filing claims under senior facilities agreements with parallel debt structure