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No Safe Harbor for “Overarching Transfer”: Trustee Can Avoid Payments Passing Through Financial Institutions

On February 27, 2018, the Supreme Court issued a significant decision that will increase the exposure of debt and equity investors that receive payments from all kinds of highly leveraged transactions, including leveraged buy-outs and dividend recapitalizations. The unanimous opinion in Merit Management Group, LP v.

USA, Capital Markets, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, K&L Gates LLP, Safe harbor (law), Supreme Court of the United States
Chancery Court Defines De Novo Standard of Review for Appeals of Receiver’s Decisions Disallowing Claims

In B.E. Capital Management Fund LP v. Fund.Com Inc., C.A. No. 12843-VCL (Del. Ch. October 4, 2017), the Delaware Court of Chancery denied an appeal from a receiver’s decision disallowing a claim for breach of contract against a company in receivership. The Court held that the appropriate standard of review for an appeal of a receiver’s decision was de novo as to both law and facts, and in particular, that the Court had discretion to consider additional evidence not presented on record to the receiver.

USA, Delaware, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, K&L Gates LLP, Breach of contract, Statute of limitations, Standard of review, Delaware General Corporation Law, Delaware Court of Chancery