Overview: The Fifth Circuit’s highly anticipated decision on December 31, 2024, in the Serta Simmons case has significant implications for borrowers and lenders in financial distress situations. The issue on appeal concerned an uptier transaction, a liability management exercise sometimes referred to as “lender-on-lender violence.” The Fifth Circuit’s opinion addresses the contractual viability of uptier transactions and the enforceability of related indemnities in bankruptcy plans, potentially reshaping the landscape for future financial restructurings.
Two-years prospective relief from the automatic bankruptcy stay is a remedy granted for serial bankruptcy filings, under § 362(d)(4)(B), in In re Karpuleon, Case No. 24-80647 in Central Illinois Bankruptcy Court (entered 12/6/2024; Doc. 48).
Facts
Here’s what happened.
Debtor files a Chapter 13 petition on August 22, 2024—this is Debtor’s fourth such petition in the past four years.
目前对于陷入困境但仍具备重整价值及重整可行性的企业而言，破产重整是其实现风险出清和企业重生的重要方式。在破产重整中，投资人参与的主要方式包括股权投资、资产投资和债权投资等，其中股权投资为较为重要的投资方式（其基本流程如下图），本文将结合实践，从投资人视角，浅析破产重整中股权投资的机遇和风险防范，以期为投资人参与重整投资提供帮助。
图1：破产重整中股权投资基本流程图
一、重整投资的机遇
现阶段，重整投资作为“新一轮招商引资”处于重要机遇期。以上市公司重整为例，2023年7月底的数据显示其中超90%的产业投资人和财务投资人账面呈现浮盈[1]；2024年以来，截至11月，有44家上市公司被申请重整及预重整，较前一年同期增加超四成[2]。由此可见，破产重整蕴含着较多投资机会，其在目前政策环境、价值发掘、成本控制和业务整合等方面均展现出投资“机遇”。
The recent judgment by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in NCC Ltd. v. Golden Jubilee Hotels Pvt. Ltd.[i] sheds light on the treatment of operational creditors under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). This ruling emphasizes the evolving judicial perspective regarding the categorization and sub-classification of operational creditors, highlighting the need for flexibility based on objective considerations.
In diesem Beitrag haben wir uns für Sie mit den wichtigsten Updates und der aktuellen Rechtsprechung im Bereich des Schuldbetreibungs- und Konkursrechts von diesem Jahr auseinandergesetzt. Welche Auswirkungen dies für Sie haben kann, erfahren Sie in diesem Beitrag.
Eintragungen in ausländischen Handelsregistern sind keine notorischen Tatsachen
Im BGE 150 III 209 vom 3. April 2024 hatte das Bundesgericht zu beurteilen, ob eine Eintragung eines ausländischen Handelsregisters als eine notorische Tatsache zu qualifizieren ist.
When a company enters liquidation, the appointed liquidator steps into a pivotal role – one that requires navigating complex challenges to recover assets and maximize returns for creditors. This task entails conducting detailed investigations and pursuing legal actions, processes that demand a careful balance of inquiry, judgment, and responsibility.
The National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”) is an adjudicating authority in India responsible for deciding matters related to amalgamations, mergers, insolvency and restructuring processes. In deciding such matters, one critical function of the NCLT is to balance the commercial objectives of companies with the interests of public stakeholders and regulators, ensuring that corporate restructurings do not compromise public interest.
With the rising popularity of alternative dispute resolution globally (including in insolvency related cases), it is important to take stock of where the Cayman Islands currently stands (as a leading jurisdiction in cross-border insolvency and restructuring) on the use of mediation in this context.
引言
2018年10月，最高人民法院向全国人大常委会建议推动建立个人破产制度，完善现行破产法。2021年3月1日，深圳出台我国首部个人破产法规《深圳经济特区个人破产条例》；2023年，厦门中院开展具备个人破产部分功能的个人信用重塑工作的实践探索，出台《关于个人信用重塑工作指引（试行）》，推动个人信用重塑机制落地，让诚实而“不幸”的债务人“有路可走”。本文结合个人信用重整相关司法实践，以探明个人信用修复路径，为诚信债务人特别是民营企业经营者提供债务纾缓的制度化途径和法治化救济渠道。
一、我国个人信用修复法律渊源
二、个人信用重整司法案例
1. 全国首例个人破产重整案
深圳市民梁某某自2018年起开始与同事、朋友创业，因受市场及疫情影响，经营困难，无以为继。为继续生产经营，梁某某向银行、网贷公司陆续借贷以解决资金问题，债务总额累计达75万元。2021年3月10日梁某某因无力偿还全部债务向法院申请个人破产，同年5月法院受理本案，并指定破产管理人。