Two recent judicial decisions, Sanchez Energy and Tribune Media, highlight the challenges faced by indenture trustees and their professionals in chapter 11 cases where there are no recoveries to noteholders. Federal law requires that public debt be issued under
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New York Court of Appeals Splits From Second Circuit on Minority Bondholders’ Rights in Out of Court Restructurings
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The New York Court of Appeals recently handed down an important opinion on out of court restructurings involving bond debt. In CNH Diversified Opportunities Master Account, L.P., v. Cleveland Unlimited, Inc., the Court of Appeals, in a 4–3 ruling,…
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Delaware Judge Rejects Challenge to Payment of Fees for Indenture Trustee in Southeastern Grocers Chapter 11 Case
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Southeastern Grocers (operator of the Winn-Dixie, Bi Lo and Harvey’s supermarket chains) recently completed a successful restructuring of its balance sheet through a “prepackaged” chapter 11 case in the District of Delaware. As part of the deal with the holders…
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Energy Future Holdings – More Bad News for Bondholders on Make-Whole Premiums
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For the second time in the past few months, Judge Christopher Sontchi has dashed the hopes of certain creditors in the Energy Future Holdings (“EFH”) chapter 11 case that they would be paid a make-whole premium worth over …
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Energy Future Holdings Make-Whole Ruling Extends Rationale of Important SDNY Decisions to Delaware
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Judge Christopher Sontchi issued a notable opinion last week in the bankruptcy case of Energy Future Holdings Corp., et al. (“EFH”), Case No. 14-10979 (D. Del.), ruling that the repayment in full of certain senior secured notes did…
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We’ve Seen This Movie Before – The Return of Covenant Lite and PIK-Toggle Debt
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Even as the financial crisis of 2008-09 began to ebb, the so-called “wall of debt” loomed large. Hundreds of billions of dollars of leveraged and high yield debt issued during the irrational exuberance era was coming due by 2014, threatening
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