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Debt Restructuring
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Restructuring Globalview
Promociones Habitat, S.A. agrees to reschedule its debts
Promociones Habitat SA, the Spanish residential homebuilder, has completed a €1.45 billion restructuring which was the first refinancing of an existing composition agreement to use the provisions in a debt/equity swap…
ContractsProf Blog
Weekly Top Ten SSRN Contracts Downloads (March 24, 2016)
By Mark Burge
SSRN Top Downloads For Contracts & Commercial Law eJournal RankDownloadsPaper Title 1 364 Contract Law and Ukraine's $3 Billion Debt to Russia Mark C. Weidemaier University of North Carolina (UNC)…
Bankruptcy Report
Puerto Rico’s Restructuring Outlook Remains Hazy
A request for unanimous consent made on Wednesday, December 9th in the Senate to a bill that would allow Puerto Rico to declare bankruptcy was unsuccessful. This prevents prompt passage…
Business Litigation Blog
The Supreme Court Will Rule on Puerto Rican Government’s Authority to Restructure Debt
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to consider Puerto Rico’s appeal regarding the Puerto Rico Public Corporation Debt Enforcement & Recovery Act (the “Recovery Act”), which was passed by…
Cov Africa
Zimbabwe (Re-)Opens to the West
By Cov Africa
Zimbabwe has begun to implement economic reforms that, if continued, could help the struggling nation improve the quality of life for the vast majority of its citizens. The nascent reform…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
File Bankruptcy and Buy a New Car!
By Bryan Fears
It may sound funny, but a new car purchase and a bankruptcy filing often go hand-in-hand. Bankruptcy reorganizes personal finances, and sometimes purchasing a new car is part of that…
Bankruptcy Law Insights
Energy Future Holdings Make-Whole Ruling Extends Rationale of Important SDNY Decisions to Delaware
By Ben Feder
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…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
How Bankruptcy Can Help if You are Behind on Your Mortgage Payments
By Bryan Fears
If you happen to fall behind on your mortgage payments, then filing Bankruptcy may provide an option to help you catch up and get current on your mortgage. Specifically, a…
Restructuring Globalview
Puerto Rico Municipal Restructurings: Back to The Negotiating Table
On February 6th, Federal District Judge Francisco Besosa ruled that Puerto Rico’s municipal debt-restructuring law, the “Recovery Act”, was unconstitutional stating that: "The Recovery Act is pre-empted by the federal…
The Faculty Lounge
Thomas Jefferson’s Agreement with Bondholders
A reader has sent along this important news on Thomas Jefferson Law School's agreement regarding its obligations with its Bondholders. Cribbing now from the story: [T]he bonds will be cancelled.…