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Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank Fallout - Legal Considerations for Borrowers, Syndicated Lenders and Trade Creditors

Highlights

Counterparties should continue to follow their current contractual obligations

Silicon Valley Bank’s parent company bankruptcy filing will not impact contractual rights

Counterparties should be vigilant and consider alternate financing arrangements

USA, Banking, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insolvency & Restructuring, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Venture capital, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (USA), Silicon Valley Bank
Third Circuit Permits Chapter 11 Debtor to Reject Expired CBA

It is a familiar scenario: a company is on the verge of bankruptcy, bound by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), and unable to negotiate a new agreement.  However, this time, an analysis of this distressed scenario prompted a new question: does it matter if the CBA is already expired, i.e., does the Bankruptcy Code distinguish between a CBA that expires pre-petition versus one that has not lapsed?

USA, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Mintz, Debtor, Third Circuit
Third Circuit Court of Appeals Permits Chapter 11 Debtor to Reject Expired CBA

It is a familiar scenario: a company is on the verge of bankruptcy, bound by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), and unable to negotiate a new agreement.  However, this time, an analysis of this distressed scenario prompted a new question: does it matter if the CBA is already expired, i.e., does the Bankruptcy Code distinguish between a CBA that expires pre-petition versus one that has not lapsed?

USA, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Mintz, Debtor, Third Circuit