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    Considerations for Brazilian Borrowers and Lenders of U.S. Syndicated Loans
    2019-01-18

    A mix of changing credit market conditions and political and economic factors in major economies may be opening up a window of opportunity for Brazilian borrowers to access cross-border lending. Given market dynamics in the United States, Brazilian borrowers may gain both covenant and pricing advantages by syndicating transactions in the U.S. rather than borrowing in the Brazilian loan or CCB markets. In some instances, this may allow Brazilian borrowers to optimize their capital structure with a multi-tiered composition of U.S.

    Filed under:
    USA, Banking, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insolvency & Restructuring, Securitization & Structured Finance, White Collar Crime, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Money laundering
    Authors:
    Sergio J. Galvis , Werner F. Ahlers , Ari B. Blaut
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
    Fifth Circuit Rejects “Futility” Defense in a State-Law Fraudulent Transfer Action
    2019-01-18

    Fraudulent transfer law allows creditors and bankruptcy trustees, under certain circumstances, to sue transferees to recover funds received where a debtor’s transfers to the transferees actually or constructively defrauded its creditors. Under both the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act adopted by most states and the fraudulent transfer action created by federal bankruptcy law, a transferee of an alleged fraudulent transfer may assert a defense from such liability by establishing that it received the transfer in good faith and for reasonably equivalent value. See 11 U.S.C.

    Filed under:
    USA, Texas, Banking, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, Good faith, Fifth Circuit
    Authors:
    Jonah Wacholder , Daniel A. Lowenthal
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
    Gymboree Files for Chapter 22 and Plans to Liquidate
    2019-01-22

    On January 16, 2019, Gymboree Group, Inc. and 10 affiliated debtors (collectively, “Debtors” or “Gymboree”) filed chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Richmond Division). On January 17, 2019, Gymboree, Inc. commenced a parallel proceeding in Canada under subsection 50.4(a) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada).

    Filed under:
    USA, Banking, Capital Markets, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, FisherBroyles LLP, Private equity, Initial public offerings, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 1985 (Canada), United States bankruptcy court
    Authors:
    H. Joseph Acosta
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    FisherBroyles LLP
    Illinois Court Holds Standby Clause Precludes Discovery by Subordinated Lender
    2019-01-14

    In In re Argon Credit, LLC, et al., Case No. 16-39654 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. Jan. 10, 2019), the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently held that a standby clause in a subordination agreement prevented a subordinated lender from conducting discovery on the senior lender’s claim, pursuant to section 510 of the Bankruptcy Code.

    Filed under:
    USA, Banking, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, FisherBroyles LLP, Limited liability company, United States bankruptcy court, US District Court for Northern District of Illinois
    Authors:
    H. Joseph Acosta
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    FisherBroyles LLP
    Ohio Supreme Court Holds Mortgagee May Use Parole Evidence to Show Intent of Mortgagor
    2019-01-15

    The Supreme Court of Ohio recently held that a mortgagee may enforce a mortgage against a mortgagor who signed, initialed, and acknowledged the mortgage even though the body of the mortgage agreement does not identify the mortgagor by name.

    In so ruling, the Supreme Court of Ohio allowed a mortgagee to use parole evidence to determine the mortgage signatory’s intent where there is an ambiguity.

    Filed under:
    USA, Ohio, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Real Estate, Maurice Wutscher LLP, Mortgage loan, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Maurice Wutscher LLP
    11th Cir. Rejects Argument That Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Discharged Mortgage Loan
    2019-01-04

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently held that a mortgage loan with a post-plan maturity date was not discharged in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy because the plan did not “provide for” the debt and modify the repayment terms of the mortgage.

    The Eleventh Circuit also held that the debt was not discharged because discharge would violate 11 U.S.C. § 1322(b)(2)’s anti-modification provision for mortgages secured by the debtor’s principal residence.

    Filed under:
    USA, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Maurice Wutscher LLP, Mortgage loan, Unsecured creditor, United States bankruptcy court
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Maurice Wutscher LLP
    Eleventh Circuit Holds Mortgages Not Dischargeable in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
    2019-01-08

    Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1322(b)(2), a Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan cannot modify the rights of a secured creditor whose claim is only secured by an “interest in real property that is the debtor’s principal residence.” On December 6, the Eleventh Circuit held that this provision prevents the discharge of a mortgage in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, regardless of whether the plan “provided for” the mortgage or whether the mortgagee filed a proof of claim.

    Filed under:
    USA, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Real Estate, Troutman Pepper, Secured creditor, United States bankruptcy court, Eleventh Circuit
    Authors:
    David N. Anthony
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Troutman Pepper
    District Court Holds That Receipt of Reorganized Stock Did Not Violate Turnover and Standstill Provisions in Intercreditor Agreement
    2018-12-21

    On November 30, 2018, Judge Nelson S. Román of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a decision affirming the dismissal of certain claims brought by senior secured creditors against junior secured creditors concerning the alleged breach of standstill and turnover provisions in an intercreditor agreement that governed the creditors’ relationship as creditors with recourse to common collateral. SeeIn re MPM Silicones, LLC, No. 15-CV-2280 (NSR), 2018 WL 6324842 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 30, 2018) (“Momentive”).

    Filed under:
    USA, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP, Bankruptcy, Secured creditor, United States bankruptcy court
    Authors:
    Michele C. Maman , Thomas Curtin
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP
    Fed and FDIC Issue Resolution Plan Guidance to US and non-US GSIBs
    2018-12-21

    Yesterday, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Board”) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Company (“FDIC”) (together, the “Agencies”) issued feedback and other guidance regarding the resolution plans (or living wills) of 12 global systemically important banks (“GSIBs”). Specifically, the Agencies finalized guidance (Final Guidance) to the eight US GSIBs regarding the firms’ resolution pl

    Filed under:
    USA, Banking, Capital Markets, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, White & Case, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010 (USA)
    Authors:
    Paul Saltzman , Kevin Petrasic
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    White & Case
    A Holiday Buffet of Banking News
    2018-12-28

    On December 27th, Jonathan and I returned to the studio to record the latest podcast for The Bank Account. We haven’t discussed New Year’s Resolutions, but we’ll try to return to a little more normalcy in 2019!

    Filed under:
    USA, Banking, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insolvency & Restructuring, BCLP, Google
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    BCLP

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