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Brexit and the end of the transition period: insolvency and pre-insolvency impacts from December 31, 2020 onwards

On February 28 last the European Commission published the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (“EU”).

European Union, Spain, United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Public, Garrigues, Brexit, European Commission
'Cram ups' of below market secured debt: a transformative restructuring strategy?

© 2011 Bloomberg Finance L.P. All rights reserved. Originally published by Bloomberg Finance L.P. in the Vol. 5, No. 13 edition of the Bloomberg Law Reports—Bankruptcy Law. Reprinted with permission. Bloomberg Law Reports® is a registered trademark and service mark of Bloomberg Finance L.P.

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Troutman Pepper, Bond market, Bankruptcy, Debtor, Interest, Debt, Holding company, Balance sheet, Default (finance), Leverage (finance), Secured loan, Title 11 of the US Code, United States bankruptcy court
State bankruptcy filings – the pros and cons of allowing states to file for bankruptcy (like municipalities) or 'speak softly and carry a big stick'

© 2011 Bloomberg Finance L.P. All rights reserved. Originally published by Bloomberg Finance L.P. in the Vol. 5, No. 12 edition of the Bloomberg Law Reports—Bankruptcy Law. Reprinted with permission. Bloomberg Law Reports® is a registered trademark and service mark of Bloomberg Finance L.P.

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Public, Troutman Pepper, Bond (finance), Bankruptcy, Debtor, Option (finance), Debt, Credit rating, Municipal bond, US Constitution, United States bankruptcy court
Bankruptcy court validates sale process in Lehman’s multi-billion-dollar ‘windfall’ suit against Barclays Capital - decision highlights extraordinary burden required to overturn a section 363 bankruptcy sale

In a long-awaited decision released on February 22, 2011, Judge James M. Peck of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York ruled in favor of Barclays Capital in Lehman Brothers Holding Inc.’s multi-billion-dollar lawsuit arising out of the sale of Lehman’s investment banking and brokerage assets, which occurred in September of 2008.

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Troutman Pepper, Bankruptcy, Security (finance), Board of directors, Investment banking, Systemic risk, Brokerage firm, Barclays, Federal Reserve Bank, Lehman Brothers, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Title 11 of the US Code, United States bankruptcy court