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Marblegate: what does it mean for European restructurings?

In a highly-anticipated decision on a long-running bondholder dispute, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its judgment last week in Marblegate Asset Management LLC v Education Management Corp. It concluded that “Section 316(b) [of the US Trust Indenture Act 1939] prohibits only non-consensual amendments to an indenture’s core payment terms”, i.e. the amount of principal and interest owed and the maturity date.

European Union, USA, Capital Markets, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Bankruptcy, Consideration, Second Circuit
What’s a Cure, Anyway? Ninth Circuit Holds Creditor Entitled to Post-Default Interest Rate

In early November, the Ninth Circuit held in In re New Investments, Inc. that a debtor was required to “cure” defaults to an agreement using a post-default interest rate, overturning its prior, decades-old decision In re Entz-White Lumber & Supply, Inc., which had held that a debtor could cure agreements at pre-default interest rates.

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USA, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
Keep Your Fights Out of Bankruptcy Court: Bad Faith Involuntary Petitions

Creditors seeking to file an involuntary petition against a debtor may want to consider doing their due diligence before using it as a tool in their ongoing disputes with a debtor.

USA, Delaware, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Due diligence, Bad faith, Collateralized debt obligation, United States bankruptcy court, US District Court for District of Delaware