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The PRC court registration system for bankruptcy petitions - latest developments and implication for the application of Automatic Early Termination in OTC financial derivative transactions

An insolvent enterprise incorporated in Mainland China (“PRC”) or its creditors (“Applicant”) may institute a bankruptcy proceeding against the insolvent enterprise under the PRC Enterprise Bankruptcy Law (“Bankruptcy Law”) by the filing of a bankruptcy petition. There have long been complaints by industry practitioners that PRC courts are reluctant to register bankruptcy petitions.

China, Derivatives, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, King & Wood Mallesons
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