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 Entries tagged "bankruptcy"Insurance as a due diligence priorityThe existence, scope and possible availability of the seller's insurance policies may be a critical component of an asset deal that can impact valuation. CIT Group Inc.Troubled middle market lender CIT Group Inc. (NYSE:CIT) announced Sunday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Mezz dispenserRecent developments in the English restructuring market may leave mezzanine lenders in the cold. In the thick of thingsFocalPoint Partners carves out an investment banking niche. Originally focused on M&A and capital raisings, with the great recession, it now has turned to distressed and restructuring work. Research reduxA class action against bankrupt Charter Communications could reopen concerns about analyst-banking conflicts. Richard Cieri and the ubiquity of failureThe veteran Kirkland & Ellis bankruptcy lawyer says 'we've never seen a cycle like this before.' Miller Buckfire on restructuring's learning curveInvestment bankers Henry Miller and Kenneth Buckfire say preperation is the best way to avoid the worst-case scenario. Pulp fictionIn the wake of the last banking crisis, regulators won a tough-sounding power, but "prompt corrective action" hasn't lived up to its name. Airlines and bankruptcyThe latest headlines on airlines and bankruptcy. Hitting the wallTwo features of the 2005 bankruptcy reform act blunt its power to reduce defaults, and a third could make many future reorganizations extremely difficult to pull off. Out of registerA private equity solution for family-owned newspapers goes sour, and slumping secondaries. Mitigating fraudulent riskCompanies purchasing assets from distressed sellers face the possibility that the transaction may be challenged and set aside. Self-starter stopsAs Arcandor's self-administration unravels, does debtor-in-possession bankruptcy have a future in Germany? One expert says that because of the Arcandor failure, such cases will become even more rare. Money never sleepsA down market is often the best time to acquire a business, snap up strategic assets, or simply recapitalize or restructure for the future Who says what to whomThe role of corporate communications in Chapter 11 proceedings. Gift or graft?To smooth a reorganization, senior creditors may offer part of their recovery to out-of-the-money creditors. Is this like buying votes? Bankruptcy buyer bewareEnvironmental issues in Chapter 11 reorganizations. Up a down staircaseCrisis and recession tested buyout funds and turned our annual review of private equity highlights into a tableau of winners, losers and survivors. Stay of executionAn Irish developer admits it's busted. But it's wants the court to keep it temporary alive to limit further damage. Crossover appealHow noteholders of Paul Allen's bankrupt cabler recognized a mutual self-interest and agreed to a broad restructuring. Transactions from hellThree big newspaper company buyouts go bust. Maybe local ownership isn't that important. The risks of deriskingCovenant-lite structures did not prevent Aleris' slide into Chapter 11. Two other aluminum companies landed in bankruptcy this year, and more are on the brink. Fatal attractionCarlyle/Riverstone's unstinting faith in SemGroup proved remarkably ill-founded. The default optionGannett has enough problems battling recession and flagging newspaper fortunes. But on top of that, the chain must cope with credit default swaps and empty creditors. The result could be Chapter 11. Gerber at the wheelChrysler's ride through bankruptcy kept Judge Robert Gerber busy. Now he must drive the even larger, and possibly more contentious GM bankruptcy through court. He will have to draw upon prior experience overseeing the bankruptcy proceedings of Adelphia, Global Crossing and Lyondell Chemical. Scoreboard: Bankruptcy League TablesSee The Deal's lists of the top firms and practitioners with active bankruptcy cases. Caregivers now in need of careWhile the public was trained on the pending bankruptcies of the automakers, healthcare was an industry bleeding heavily. MagazinesAs Crain's New York tells us, 525 magazines died in 2008. What's in store for 2009? Bankruptcies and auctions amid a changing industry. Bankruptcy revisitedWhy the General Motors and Chrysler bankruptcies may be creative but illegal. When hedge funds go to bankruptcy courtLessons learned from the Chrysler case may help hedge funds maximize the value of their investments. Self-helpIn German bankruptcies, managers normally get fired and companies usually get liquidated. But SinnLeffers tried a more American approach. Donald TrumpTrump's worth is questioned. An extra DIPDespite a tough market, General Growth had lenders competing to finance it in bankruptcy. Lyondell lessonsLuxembourg-registered, Netherlands-based LyondellBasell filed for Chapter 11 in New York, betting that its chances to reorganize would be greater. Chrysler revs its engine with Jones DayChrysler might not have filed for bankruptcy protection until April 30, but the automaker's restructuring efforts have been generating work -- and fees -- for advisers for months. Transactions: May 18, 2009In the stress tests, the bank nationalizers again discovered the power of politics. Chained to the drawing boardCongoleum hasn't been able to convince a judge or its insurers that it has a confirmable plan for paying asbestos victims, and now it's fighting to keep its bankruptcy alive. Poisoned chalice?Creditors backed Belvedere into bankruptcy. The fine print of French law may be hard to swallow. Digging deeperHow to uncover an overlooked asset: life insurance policies. Rigors of rehabThe market for debtor-in-possession loans is alive, but it's expensive, picky and creditor-friendly -- yet DIPs are needed more than ever before. The sun doesn't always riseWays for PE-backed companies to weather the current economic storm. Mortal combatA Delaware bankruptcy court delves into the tangled relations among Sumner and Shari Redstone, a failing games company and an obscure buyer. Yellow and blueDirectory publisher Idearc's restructuring plan could serve competitor R.H. Donnelley equally well. But will either company's creditors go for it? Lyondell revisitedThe M&A bar cheers as the Delaware Supreme Court overturns a perplexing decision in the Lyondell case. Chapter IPProtecting your intellectual property when your licensee (or licensor) is bankrupt. A new CharterPaul Allen's cable company finally began to crumble under crushing debt. To the rescue: an unlikely gang of creditors, who used some fine print to ram home a prepack. Patchwork quiltChapter 11 has its virtues, but it's not about to replace the U.K.'s administration regime. Every man for himselfNo one definition of what a successful bankruptcy is binds lawyers and advisers, which may be one reason why there are so many repeat filings. Front end of a tsunamiLarge bankruptcies are coming in waves now, and the professionals working on them are in for the rides of their life. Not all that fail proofLeverage -- lots of it -- can bring down businesses in this recession, with or without covenants. | ||||||||||||||||
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