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What to Do In the Event of a Customer Bankruptcy
You Still Have Options In the Event of a Customer Bankruptcy When a customer files for bankruptcy, vendors with debts owed by the customer/debtor that arose before the commencement of the case (the “Petition Date”) can be exposed to considerable losses. Once the case is filed, the vendor becomes a creditor with a claim against […]
When Your Borrower Files for Bankruptcy (DIP Financing, Cash Collateral, and Adequate Protection)
What you need to know as a secured lender to a borrower who goes into bankruptcy you should know already, well in advance. If your borrower’s bankruptcy filing has taken you by surprise, please refer to my next article in this series, in which I will discuss the tactics and strategies in the contested case […]
Dealing With Distress for Fun & Profit – Installment #17 – Overview of DIP Financing and Cash Collateral Motions
There is a seeming irony here in that a company that files for bankruptcy often does not have the cash to do so. That’s where DIP financing comes in.
Six Common Mistakes in Drafting Collateral Descriptions
Drafting can easily go awry. When collateral descriptions are drafted errantly in security agreements and financing statements, secured creditors may not get what they bargained for and expensive disputes can bloom. A valid security agreement executed by the owner of the collateral and the secured party creates a security interest. Such a security agreement grants […]
Dealing With Distress For Fun & Profit – Installment #9 – Secured Creditors & Chapter 11
A written tour of business bankruptcy and its alternatives Our prior installment discussed some of the basic things a secured creditor needs to know about Chapter 11. The automatic stay was one of them. But, since we like to keep these things short (on the presumption that others also have short attention spans) we didn’t […]
Dealing With Distress For Fun & Profit – Installment #8 – What Every Secured Creditor (And Its Lawyer) Should Know About Chapter 11
A written tour of business bankruptcy and its alternatives In our past few installments we’ve been approaching our topic in a more or less chronological manner, explaining what generally happens first, second, third, and so on. We think it useful to switch convention and spend this and the next few installments talking about things from […]
Dealing With Distress For Fun & Profit – Installment #5 – A Peek Into Some Basic Chapter 11 Concepts
A written tour of business bankruptcy and its alternatives Subsequent installments in this series will cover the concepts touched upon here in more detail. We think it prudent, if not necessary, to at least throw some basic chapter 11 concepts on the table now, however, since they are so fundamental to any Chapter 11 case- […]
KUNEY’S CORNER – The Many Fates of Intercreditor Agreements: Ignored in a Cramdown, Or Enforced Because Well-Drafted and Not Contrary to Bankruptcy Policy, or What?
Secured creditors often seek agreement among themselves in order to limit intercreditor conflict and expedite realization of their respective claims against a borrower in a chapter 11 case. One might call it a “strength through peace” approach. However, in chapter 11 cases, some courts have ignored intercreditor agreements in cramdown situations, refused to enforce certain […]