With commercial property companies’ debt burdens reaching pre-2008 levels and warnings being issued this month by the European Central Bank, in this article we outline some of the key issues to be considered and steps which may be taken by BVI real estate holding companies to protect their position in the face of rising financing costs and other inflationary pressures.

A "double-dip" structure is considered a way to allow some creditors to have multiple claims against key obligors arising out of the same underlying transactions. These additional claims could improve their position relative to other creditors in a bankruptcy or liquidation.

Introduction

A recent Commercial Court decision has raised an intriguing question of private international law: can a foreign judgment be enforced in England and Wales if it is not enforceable in the country where it was given?

Nach der Implementierung des StaRUG-Verfahrens in 2021 zeichnet sich abermalig die Einführung eines neuen sanierungsrechtlichen Verfahrens ab. Auch wenn der europäische Gesetzgebungsprozess sich noch in einem frühen Stadium befindet, verspricht die bisher angedachte Art und Weise der Umsetzung der gesetzlichen Änderungen sowohl für (potentielle) Schuldner als auch für die übrigen Beteiligten im insolvenznahen Umfeld weitreichende Folgen zu haben.

The EU Reorganisation Act (EU UmgrG) came into force on 1 August 2023. However, the EU Reorganisation Act does not fundamentally change Austrian reorganisation law. The previous legal system was only changed to the extent necessary to implement Directive (EU) 2019/2121 ("Mobility Directive").

Area of application

This case relates to the principle that creditors with the benefit of a third-party debt order, are ostensibly in a better position than other unsecured creditors of an insolvent estate.

Restructuring plans under Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006 are a powerful tool for restructuring the debts of a company.

Il decreto-legge 13 giugno 2023, n. 69 (in Gazzetta Ufficiale – Serie generale – n. 136 del 13 giugno 2023), coordinato con la legge di conversione 10 agosto 2023, n. 103 recante: «Disposizioni urgenti per l’attuazione di obblighi derivanti da atti dell’Unione europea e da procedure di infrazione e pre-infrazione pendenti nei confronti dello Stato italiano» ha introdotto alcune modifiche alla disciplina della crisi d’impresa

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Un regime transitorio

The law of 7 August 2023 on business preservation and modernisation of bankruptcy law (the Law) will enter into force on 1 November 2023.

In addition to introducing certain amendments to the existing insolvency framework, the Law implements EU Directive 2019/1023 of the European Parliament and the Council of 20 June 2019 on preventive restructuring frameworks.

Scope

The Law applies to all types of commercial companies and traders (commerçants), including special limited partnerships.

1. SOLVENCY II 1.1 Solvency II Directive review: ECON agrees position on Solvency II Directive review On 27 July 2023, the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) published a report on its agreed position on the Proposal for a Directive amending the Solvency II Directive1 (Proposed Directive).