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UK Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill: A Creditor’s Perspective

In an effort to alleviate the impact of COVID-19 on UK businesses and encourage the supply of essential goods and services during the pandemic, the UK Government announced plans earlier this year to temporarily suspend wrongful trading laws and to fast track proposed permanent reforms to the existing insolvency regime (these reforms were developed in 2016 and consulted on in 2018).

United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Projects & Procurement, King & Wood Mallesons, Due diligence, Coronavirus, UK House of Commons
District Court dismisses insider preference claim despite affiliates holding equity and board seats

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed an insider preference complaint by Capmark Financial Group Inc. and its affiliates ("Capmark") seeking to recover a $145 million pre-bankruptcy payment from a lender group. Capmark Financial Group Inc. v. Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., __ F. Supp. 2d __, 2013 WL 1420243 (S.D.N.Y. Apr.

USA, New York, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, Bankruptcy, Board of directors, Limited liability company, Ally Financial, Second Circuit, US District Court for the Southern District of New York