With increased distress in the mid-market we may well see lenders using different tools to keep a closer eye on a company’s financial performance. One of those tools is to appoint a board observer.

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On February 13, 2023, Ultra Petroleum Corporation (“Ultra”) filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the US Supreme Court seeking review of the Fifth Circuit’s October 2022 ruling that, in solvent-debtor cases, debtors must pay unsecured creditors applicable contractual make-whole premiums and postpetition interest at contractual default rates in order for such unsecured creditors to be considered unimpaired.

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An overview of Guernsey legislative and regulatory developments for the period 1 December 2022 to 28 February 2023 inclusive.

1 Corporate insolvency regime – update

The Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (Insolvency) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (the Amendment Ordinance) finally came into force on 1 January 2023.

Introduction

It seems like a week hasn't passed recently without some new global macro shock hitting our screens, resulting in the economic rollercoaster ride on which we find ourselves.

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