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The Effective Use of Section 363 Sales

When a company is not likely to survive a restructuring, its assets may have value to a third-party buyer. Absent legal protection, a buyer of a financially distressed business will usually be concerned that the company’s creditors could pursue the acquired business on various legal theories, including “successor liability,&rdquo...
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Webinar Replay: Distressed Transactions

A Panel Discussion at ACG Los Angeles Virtual Conference
Brian Davidoff, Chair of the firm's Bankruptcy Group, moderated the panel "Distressed Transactions" during the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) - Los Angeles' Annual Business Conference. In addition to Brian, the panel featured: Paul L. Kessler, who is the Principal at Bristol Capital Advisors and Cynthia Nelson, who is a Senior...
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When Things Do Not Go As Planned In A Bankruptcy Sale

Editor’s note: this post originally appeared in Law360 . Buying distressed assets is big business.  Many distressed assets are acquired through the seller’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.   In those instances, a buyer will enter into a purchase and sale agreement with the seller/debtor and the agreement is generally subject to notice...
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What’s Up for Restructuring Professionals in 2014?

Filings are Down Commercial bankruptcy filings were down by 28% in 2013 over the prior period in 2012, and overall bankruptcy filings dropped 15%, putting the country on the lowest level of petitions since 2007 according to figures released by the American Bankruptcy Institute.  The data, compiled by Epiq Systems...
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To Stalk Or Not To Stalk? — That is the Question in a 363 Sale

The biggest trend in Chapter 11 bankruptcies over the past 10 years is to sell assets through a “Section 363 sale,” named for Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, which describes the standards for sales in bankruptcy court.   Previously, in most Chapter 11 cases, the debtor would propose a...
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