In the world of private equity, vast sums of money are raised by private investors who pool their money into collective funds in order to acquire companies, i.e., a “portfolio company”, with the goal of eventually flipping the portfolio company at a significant profit. Sometimes, however, that bet goes wrong, and the portfolio company is sold at a loss or, worse, liquidated in bankruptcy.
USA, Corporate Finance/M&A, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Mintz, Private equity, Angel investor, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act 1988 (USA)
At long last, amendments to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) and theCompanies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) have come into force, providing licensees of intellectual property (IP) with some additional level of protection.
Canada, Insolvency & Restructuring, Intellectual Property, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Confidentiality, Royalty payment, Bankruptcy, Debtor