Claims trading has become increasingly commonplace in today’s bankruptcy cases, typically with little need for policing by the courts.

Here’s an aggregation of some of my Twitter posts from May 25-31, 2018, with links to important cases, articles, and news briefs that restructuring professionals will find of interest. Don’t hesitate to reach out and contact me to discuss any posts. Thanks for reading!

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Here’s an aggregation of my daily Twitter posts from April 13-22, 2018, linking to important cases, articles, and news briefs that restructuring professionals will find of interest. Don’t hesitate to reach out and contact me to discuss any posts.

April 13 – 22, 2018

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This case should sufficiently concern private equity investors who extend secured credit, appoint a board member, are granted an option to purchase the business, and then foreclose and take over the business when the debtor–predictably–defaults.

The current decline in oil prices, which continues to show no signs of a long-term reversal, is having unexpected and unwanted consequences, many of which may turn into long-lasting troubles for the oil and gas industry, especially for its investors.

In Bankruptcy Code Section 363 sales of assets, there are winners and losers. 

Chapter 11 is known as a forum for reorganizing or selling a financially distressed business. If a Chapter 11 reorganization is not possible, a sale of assets may create investment opportunities for strategic buyers, investment banks, and private equity to take advantage of the “distress” normally associated with Chapter 11 to acquire assets at a discount, exemplifying Warren Buffet’s “value” buying.

The chapter 11 case of Energy Future Holdings (“EFH” or “Debtors”) roared back to life this month.

In a recent case, BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA & others, the High Court was asked to consider the circumstances in which the directors of a company are required to consider the interests of creditors and the extent to which the payment of a dividend by a company can be susceptible to challenge under section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986).

The English Court refused an application by Liquidators to stay English proceedings pending the outcome of similar proceedings in the US.

The Joint Liquidators of a Luxembourg company ("the Company") applied to stay English proceedings that they had brought against private equity investors ("the Defendants") until similar proceedings in the US had been resolved, or for three months to enable the Liquidators to raise finance for the litigation.

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