Goldman Sachs published a research report suggesting that recently implemented social distancing measures will result in declines in services consumption, manufacturing activity, and building investment that will lower the level of GDP in April by nearly 10%. [Goldman Sachs; Mar. 20, 2020]
The Eight Circuit Court of Appeals Bankruptcy Appellate Panel recently released its decision
Recent oil price drops may accelerate the pace of oil and gas bankruptcies in the United States, reports Law360. In light of such drops, the industry appears to be facing a situation similar to one it faced in 2016 and 2017, when many drilling companies sought bankruptcy protection. [Law 360; Mar. 11, 2020]
Law360 reports that Purdue Pharma LP is seeking a 180-day extension of a preliminary injunction put in place earlier in the bankruptcy process that halted litigation relating to Purdue’s role in the national opioid crisis not only against the debtors themselves but also against the debtors’ current and former owners, officers, directors, employees, and associated
Mayer Brown strengthens its restructuring practice with the additions of Adam Paul and Louis-Chiappetta [Mayer Brown; Aug. 2, 2019/Aug. 26, 2019]
The Wall Street Journal reports on a new uptick in oil and gas bankruptcies as new concerns arise in the industry [WSJ; August 30, 2019]
U.S. economy adds only 130,000 jobs in August,
Brazil’s Odebrecht Files for Bankruptcy in U.S. [WSJ; August 26, 2019]
Ditech plan rejected as judge finds that company can’t sell mortgage-servicing rights and reverse-mortgage business free and clear of consumer claims [Bloomberg; August 28, 2019]
Bloomberg reports on slowing U.S. growth as trade wars weigh on businesses [Yahoo News, Bloomberg; July 26, 2019]
Windstream’s dispute with its REIT spinoff Uniti heats up, as Windstream seeks to recharacterize its $650 million-per-year lease agreement with Uniti as a disguised financing [Law360; July 25, 2019]
Virginia congressman’s bill on small business bankruptcy reform
Could the US already be in a recession? [USA Today; June 25, 2019]
Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board proposes bankruptcy plan framework that would cut debt payments by half over the next 30 years [CNBC; June 16, 2019]
As part of proposed agreement between CFPB, attorneys general from 43 states and defunct for-profit
Bipartisan proposal for new small business provisions in Bankruptcy Code [American Bankruptcy Institute Journal; May 2019]
Latest memo from Oaktree’s Howard Marks on why this time market cycle isn’t different [OakTree; June 12, 2019]
Is the “vast” liquidity in the market a mirage? Bloomberg chimes in [Bloomberg; June 13, 2019]
Over the past several years in the US, commentators have noted the resurgence of covenant lite deals, including increasingly in the middle market and direct lending space. When (as?) the credit cycle turns, naysayers worry that these structures may impact lender recoveries, as borrowers lack incentive to start restructuring discussions with their lenders until it