In a much-anticipated decision issued on October 26, the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas awarded make-whole premiums[1] and post-petition interest (i.e., interest accruing after the bankruptcy filing) to certain noteholders in the Ultra Petroleum bankruptcy case.
On June 19, 2019, the U.S.
On June 19, 2019, the U.S.
On June 14, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion[i] affirming bankruptcy and district court decisions finding that, under the terms of the confirmed chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, the debtor’s lenders were not entitled to receive over thirty million dollars of post-petition default interest even though the lenders were fully secured.
The High Court of Hong Kong refused to allow a Chapter 11 Trustee to disclose a Decision from Hong Kong winding up proceedings in the US bankruptcy court. The US proceedings were commenced to prevent a creditor from taking action following a breach of undertakings given to the Hong Kong court in circumstances where the company had no jurisdictional connection with the US.
Following our previous article, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal following the High Court deciding that a moratorium in relation to restructuring proceedings in Azerbaijan could not be extended in breach of the Gibbs rule, allowing two significant creditors to proceed with their claims in the English Courts.
On January 17, 2019, the U.S.
On January 29th, PG&E Corporation and its regulated utility subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electricity Company (collectively, “PG&E”), commenced bankruptcy cases in the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California. Here are nine things to watch for in the PG&E bankruptcy.
On January 29th, PG&E Corporation and its regulated utility subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electricity Company (collectively, “PG&E”), commenced bankruptcy cases in the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California. Here are nine things to watch for in the PG&E bankruptcy.
1. REPLACE THE BOARD? In the wake of PG&E’s announcement to file bankruptcy, certain equity holders are pushing to replace the board of directors at the upcoming annual shareholder meeting.