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22 September 2017-28 September 2017
Court Spotlight
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Patriarch Partners’ Lynn Tilton won a major victory over the US Securities and Exchange Commission this week
when an SEC administrative judge threw out the commission’s fraud charges against her. Tilton was accused of
defrauding investors by concealing details of financial troubles at the companies behind her Zohar collateralized
loan obligation funds. The judge found that the investors knew the funds’ business model and could not expect the
distressed companies taking out loans to make all of their interest payments.
In Texas, Adeptus Health brought its complex and hotly contentious Chapter 11 case to a close this week,
obtaining confirmation of its reorganization plan at the conclusion of a two-day trial. The plan will allow lender
Deerfield Management Company to take over the reorganized equity, while providing some recoveries for general
unsecured creditors and equity holders. The plan was opposed by a few parties, including the US Trustee, who
contended that the plan violated the absolute priority rule.
Meanwhile, Ultra Petroleum opco noteholders won their battle for a hefty makewhole claim, Montco Offshore
filed its plan of reorganization, Breitburn Energy Partners’ exclusivity battle with creditors heated up and Belgian
diamond wholesaler Exelco NV filed for Chapter 11 protection to avoid debt collection attempts by lender KBC
Bank NV.
Next week, Debtwire subscribers can look forward to coverage of confirmation hearings in GulfMark Offshore,
GroupoAero, True Religion and Perfumania. Debtwire will also have coverage of Seadrill’s second-day hearing and
CST Industries’ bid procedures hearing, among many more.
Maria Chutchian
Associate Courts Editor, Debtwire
Court Spotlight:
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Court Events
NEW BANKRUPTCIES
26-Sep
Exelco North America Case: 17-12029 Bankr. Delaware
COURT CALENDAR
2-Oct 3-Oct 4-Oct 5-Oct 6-Oct
Southworth Paper: First--day hearing
TK Holdings (Takata): Hearing on customer accommodation agreement, special master retention
BPS US Holdings: Disclosure statement hearing
CST Industries: Bid procedures hearing
Energy Future Holdings: TCEH motion to enforce confirmation order
GenOn Energy: Exclusivity hearing
Montco Offshore: Conditional disclosure statement approval hearing
Seadrill Limited: Second-day hearing
American Apparel: Omnibus
Alliance Medical (Uplift Rx): Bid procedures hearing
GulfMark Offshore: Confirmation hearing
Rupari Holding: Motion to convert to Chapter 7
Ultra Petroleum: Motion for security for stay pending appeal of makewhole decision
Aerospace Holdings (GroupAero): Confirmation hearing
Ignite Restaurants: Status conference
Panda Temple Power: Twin Eagle Resources settlement hearing
Peabody Energy: Motion to enforce plan injunction/discharge
True Religion Apparel: Confirmation hearing
Model Reorg Acquisition (Perfumania): Confirmation/motion to appoint equity committee
Vitamin World: Second-day hearing
NEW BANKRUPTCY CASES OVER PAST SIX MONTHS
Source: US Court data. Note: Figures represent new significant cases filed by companies that Debtwire covers. “Prime” cases are companies with more than USD 150m in secured debt. “Midmarket” cases include companies with roughly USD 20m to USD 150m in secured debt.
Abengoa
Acadiana
Adeptus Health
Boersen Farms
Breitburn Energy Partners
CIBER
Constellation Enterprises
CST Industries
Denbury Resources
Exelco
Gawker Media
GenOn
Hampshire Group
Katy Industries
La Paloma
Lily Robotics
Lynn Tilton
Memorial Production Partners
Montco Offshore
National Bank of Anguilla
Optima Specialty Steel
Perfumania
Seadrill
SunEdison
Takata
Toys R Us
True Religion
Ultra Petroleum
ValuePart
Vitamin World
Walter Investment Management
Westinghouse Electric Company
COMPANIES IN THIS EDITION
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6
3 32
13
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Court Alerts
Abengoa |Case Profile Update|Docket|Live Event|Podcast|
Abengoa appeals judge issues 161-page ruling, finds creditors were forced to make 'disproportionate sacrifice'
25 Sep: The Spanish judge overseeing the appeal of Abengoa's restructuring agreement has issued a 161-page ruling in the dispute, argued this July in a Seville courtroom.
Abengoa Bioenergia bankruptcy protection filing motivated by insolvency request
26 Sep: Abengoa's Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer subsidiaries have filed for a bankruptcy protection in a Court of Santa Cruz das Palmeiras, in the state of Sao Paulo, after Banco Santander requested the insolvency of one of the five entities of the group, according to court documents.
Abengoa risks imminent insolvency as Seville judgment renders cEUR 170m of claims immediately payable
26 Sep: A judgment made public today (26 September) by the Commercial Court No.2 in Seville puts Abengoa SA is danger of potentially imminent insolvency.
Acadiana |Case Profile|Docket|
Acadiana Management Group UCC moves for Chapter 7 liquidation
28 Sep: Acadiana Management Group’s unsecured creditors’ committee (UCC) is asking a bankruptcy judge to convert the debtors’ Chapter 11 case to a Chapter 7 liquidation, saying the company is cash flow negative and has no hope of rehabilitation.
Adeptus Health |Case Profile|Docket|
Adeptus Health fights back against plan opposition ahead of tomorrow’s confirmation hearing
25 Sep: Adeptus Health today shot back at detractors to its proposed plan, including the US Trustee and plaintiffs
in a putative class action, ahead of a confirmation hearing scheduled to begin tomorrow morning in Texas.
Adeptus Health creditor questions ballots, debtor consolidation in first day of confirmation hearing
26 Sep: Adeptus Health kicked off a confirmation hearing for its proposed reorganization plan today, battling an unsecured creditor who challenged the debtors’ plan vote tabulation process and substantive consolidation of the 140 debtor entities.
Adeptus Health nets plan confirmation following two-day trial
27 Sep: Adeptus Health’s bankruptcy judge approved the debtors’ reorganization plan this afternoon over the objections of an unsecured creditor, securities class action plaintiffs and the US Trustee’s office.
Adeptus Health nets plan confirmation following two-day trial – Update
27 Sep: Adeptus Health’s bankruptcy judge approved the debtors’ reorganization this afternoon over the objections of an unsecured creditor, securities class action plaintiffs and the US Trustee’s office.
Boersen Farms District court judge grants receiver request to put Boersen Farms in Chapter 11
25 Sep: The receiver for Boersen Farms has received district court approval to place the company into Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Breitburn Energy Partners |Case Profile|Docket|Restructuring Roadmap|2019 Holdings Chart|April MOR|Appellate Tracker|
Breitburn requests 30-day exclusivity extension ahead of 28 September deadline
27 Sep: Breitburn Energy filed a motion this morning seeking a 30-day extension of its plan filing periods ahead of a 28 September exclusivity deadline.
Breitburn UCC, ad hoc unsecured group will object to exclusivity extension request
28 Sep: Two Breitburn Energy unsecured creditor groups announced at a status conference this morning that they plan to object to the company’s proposed exclusivity extension.
CIBER |Case Profile|Docket|
CIBER judge OKs disclosure statement, exclusivity extension as UCC ramps up plan challenge
25 Sep: CIBER today obtained court approval of its disclosure statement and additional three months of its exclusive period to file a plan, despite opposition from the unsecured creditors’ committee (UCC) over releases for top executives and indemnification agreements.
Constellation Enterprises |Case Profile|Docket|Tearsheet|
Constellation Enterprises judge converts case to Chapter 7, overruling UCC objection
27 Sep: Constellation Enterprises’ bankruptcy judge has converted the company’s Chapter 11 proceeding to Chapter 7, overruling an objection from the official committee of unsecured creditors (UCC).
CST Industries |Case Profile|Docket|
CST creditors Oaktree and Northwestern Mutual object to bid procedures, citing Jevic
27 Sep: CST Industries mezzanine lenders Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and OCM Mezzanine Fund II, an Oaktree fund, have filed an objection to the company’s proposed bid procedures ahead of a big hearing next week.
Exelco |Docket|
Exelco files Chapter 11 to block Belgian liquidation efforts by lender KBC Bank
27 Sep: Exelco NV, a Belgian diamond wholesaler, filed for
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Chapter 11 protection in Delaware late Tuesday (26 September) in its latest attempt to evade lender KBC Bank NV.
Exelco US bankruptcy judge signs temporary restraining order, blocking KBC attempts to seize assets
28 Sep: US Bankruptcy Judge Brendan Shannon signed a temporary restraining order (TRO) for Exelco NV today (28 September), blocking lender KBC Bank from further legal action to collect on its loan for the next 14 days.
Gawker Media |Docket|Appellate Tracker|
Gawker judge reserves decision on enjoining state court lawsuit from Pregame.com
28 Sep: Gawker’s bankruptcy judge this morning said he will reserve his decision on a request from Gizmodo Media Group (GMG), which bought the fallen media company’s assets, to stay a state court defamation lawsuit from Pregame.com.
Hampshire Group |Case Profile|Docket|
Hampshire Group scores court approval of liquidation plan
27 Sep: Hampshire Group today garnered court approval of its liquidation plan, which was unanimously approved by general unsecured creditors, the only class entitled to vote.
Hampshire Group scores court approval of liquidation plan – Update
27 Sep: Hampshire Group today garnered court approval of its liquidation plan, which a debtor attorney noted was unanimously approved by general unsecured creditors, the only class entitled to vote.
Katy Industries |Case Profile|Docket|
Katy Industries UCC says lawsuit to unwind asset sale to Victory Park and Highview must go on
28 Sep: Katy Industries’ unsecured creditors committee (UCC) says Victory Park Capital Managers and Highview Capital failed to meet the burden of proof required to dismiss their lawsuit against the funds.
La Paloma |Case Profile|Docket|
La Paloma files amended plan integrating first lien settlement with LNV Corp
25 Sep: La Paloma Generating Company filed an amended plan that incorporates a settlement with first lien lender LNV Corp to resolve “potentially costly” litigation. The deal also contemplates LNV credit bidding USD 150m of its debt for a private sale of La Paloma’s electric generating facility in California, as well as its other assets.
La Paloma UCC, second liens object to ‘unconfirmable’ disclosure statement
25 Sep: La Paloma Generating Company‘s proposed disclosure statement has drawn intense criticism from its creditors this week, ahead of a hearing to approve the document scheduled for Thursday (28 September), before Judge Christopher Sontchi in Delaware.
La Paloma judge approves contested disclosure statement
28 Sep: La Paloma Generating Company today scored court approval of its disclosure statement, with Judge Christopher Sontchi overruling remaining opposition from the company’s unsecured creditors committee (UCC) and an ad hoc group of second lien debt holders. Though there were outstanding objections, the debtors had managed to narrow the scope of the issues prior to a hearing this afternoon.
La Paloma judge approves contested disclosure statement–Update
28 Sep: La Paloma Generating Company today scored court approval of its disclosure statement, with Judge Christopher Sontchi overruling remaining opposition from the company’s unsecured creditors committee (UCC) and an ad hoc group of second lien debt holders. Though there were outstanding objections, the debtors managed to narrow the scope of the issues prior to a
hearing this afternoon.
Lily Robotics |Case Profile|Docket|
Lily Robotics requests exclusivity extension ‘out of abundance of caution’ while implementing confirmed plan
26 Sep: Lily Robotics has filed a motion to extend its exclusive plan filing periods as it works to put into effect its liquidation plan, confirmed at a hearing last week.
Lynn Tilton |Docket|
Lynn Tilton SEC fraud case dismissed by administrative judge
27 Sep: Securities and Exchange Commission Special Administrative Judge Carol Fox Foelak signed an order this afternoon dismissing the SEC's charges concerning Lynn Tilton's operation of three collateral loan obligation (CLO) funds.
Lynn Tilton SEC fraud case dismissed by administrative judge - Update
27 Sep: Securities and Exchange Commission Special Administrative Judge Carol Fox Foelak signed an order this afternoon dismissing the SEC's charges concerning Lynn Tilton's operation of her three Zohar collateral loan obligation (CLO) funds.
Memorial Production Partners |Case Profile|Docket|Judge Profile|2019 Holdings Chart|
Memorial Production Partners – Case Closed
25 Sep: In under four months in bankruptcy court, Memorial Production Partners (MPP) wiped out USD 1.1bn in unsecured notes from its balance sheet and amended a USD 455m revolver to provide liquidity upon exit.
Montco Offshore |Case Profile|Docket|Judge Profile|
Court Alerts
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Montco sues contractors over asserted maritime liens
25 Sep: Montco Offshore Inc has sued four contractors over their purported maritime liens against certain vessels, saying the services the defendants provided were not “necessaries” under the relevant contracts.
Montco Offshore files reorganization plan to set up SEACOR joint venture
27 Sep: Montco Offshore (MOI) filed its proposed reorganization plan – and liquidation plan for debtor affiliate Montco Oilfield Contractors (MOC) – that would establish a joint venture with SEACOR Liftboat Holdings to operate their assets.
National Bank of Anguilla |Case Profile|Docket|
National Bank of Anguilla receives final exclusivity extension ahead of October trial, Caribbean courts halted in wake of hurricanes
26 Sep: Judge Martin Glenn granted a final exclusivity extension for the National Bank of Anguilla in the debtor’s US bankruptcy proceedings this morning, even as court proceedings on the bank’s island home have come to a halt in the wake of Hurricane Irma.
Optima Specialty Steel |Case Profile|Docket|
Optima Specialty shareholders support plan process, deny failure to fulfill PSA obligations
27 Sep: Optima Specialty Steel’s shareholder entity, Optima Acquisitions LLC (OA), today filed a statement in support of the debtors’ attempts to execute a modified plan after missing the anticipated 31 August effective date under a previously confirmed plan. OA also disputed any notion that it failed to perform its obligations under a plan support agreement (PSA).
Perfumania |Case Profile|Docket|
Perfumania US trustee does not support equity committee request for official status
25 Sep: The US trustee for Perfumania has filed a response to shareholder CII Holdings’ motion to appoint an official committee of equity holders, stating that he does not support the move for official status.
Seadrill |Case Profile|Docket|Live Event|
Seadrill unsecured creditors’ committee appointed, including Nordic Trustee and Samsung
22 Sep: The US Trustee overseeing the Chapter 11 of Seadrill Limited has appointed an official committee of unsecured creditors in the case. The company filed its long-awaited Chapter 11 on 12 September, with a restructuring support agreement that envisions a USD 1bn capital contribution from an investment group led by billionaire CEO John Fredriksen and Centerbridge Credit Partners.
Seadrill UCC taps Kramer Levin as legal counsel
27 Sep: The Seadrill official committee of unsecured creditors entertained law firm pitches today and hired Kramer Levin to serve as its counsel, said three sources familiar with the matter.
Seadrill UCC taps advisor, counsel
28 Sep: The Seadrill official committee has retained legal counsel Kramer Levin and financial advisor FTI, said three sources familiar with the matter.
SunEdison |Case Profile Plus|Docket|Live Event|2019 Holdings Chart| |March MOR|Appellate Tracker|
SunEdison judge won’t approve D&O settlement today, orders further hearing for 3 October
28 Sep: SunEdison’s bankruptcy judge said he could not approve the company’s proposed settlement to allocate proceeds of directors and officers’ (D&O) insurance, telling the company to negotiate with two individual objectors and return for another hearing on 3 October.
Takata |Case Profile Plus|Docket|Live Event|
Personal injury plaintiffs object to Takata Chapter 15 recognition over lack of notice
25 Sep: Personal injury plaintiffs of Takata have filed an objection to the company’s request for Chapter 15 recognition of its Tokyo rehabilitation as a foreign main proceeding, saying the company has not given creditors adequate notice to assert their claims.
Toys R Us |Case Profile|Docket|Analyst Snapshot|Credit Report| |Podcast|
Toys R Us vendors begin making reclamation demands in Chapter 11 case
26 Sep: Four Toys R Us vendors so far have filed demands for reclamation of their goods provided to the debtor in the 45 days leading up to the company’s 18 September bankruptcy filing.
True Religion |Case Profile|Docket|
True Religion US Trustee opposes non-consensual releases, plan supplement control
28 Sep: The US Trustee overseeing True Religion’s Chapter 11 proceedings today filed an objection to what he says are “improper” third-party releases. US Trustee Andrew Vara also pushed back on a provision that would make a yet-to-be-filed plan supplement the controlling document should it ever conflict with the plan.
ValuePart |Docket|
ValuePart judge approves reorganization plan
27 Sep: ValuePart scored court approval of its reorganization plan in a brief hearing this afternoon. The hearing was supposed to begin this morning, but was postponed so the parties could settle outstanding issues
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related to the confirmation order.
ValuePart judge approves reorganization plan – Update
27 Sep: ValuePart scored court approval of its reorganization plan during a brief hearing this afternoon.
Vitamin World |Case Profile|Docket|
Vitamin World retains Mackinac, files lawsuit to compel performance under Robinson contract
26 Sep: Vitamin World filed a lawsuit on Monday (25 September) seeking to compel Robinson Pharma Inc to continue providing vitamin products under a 2016 contract.
Westinghouse Electric Company |Case Profile|Docket|Judge Profile|
Westinghouse judge won’t approve ‘half baked’ surety bond motion today
26 Sep: Westinghouse Electric Company failed to obtain court approval of a motion to continue and renew its surety bond program at a hearing this morning, with the company’s bankruptcy judge advising parties to go “back to the drawing board.”
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Breitburn Energy Partners |Case Profile|Docket|Restructuring Roadmap|2019 Holdings Chart|April MOR|Appellate Tracker|
LEGAL ANALYSIS: Breitburn unsecured noteholder group loses Ares and Fir Tree as joint proposal with rights offering emerges
28 Sep: Breitburn Energy Partners’ ad hoc group of unsecured noteholders disclosed significantly reduced cumulative debt ownership and a smaller constituency in its recent Rule 2019 filing. The disclosure comes amid significant case developments in the long-running Chapter 11 case. As Debtwire recently reported, the unsecured noteholder group is joining forces with a second lien group led by EIG Energy Partners to back an RSA featuring a USD 775m rights offering that would lead to unsecured noteholders owning the company’s Permian assets.
Denbury Resources |Tearsheet|
LEGAL ANALYSIS: Any Denbury follow-up exchange likely to offer second lien paper to all series of subordinated notes
25 Sep: Oil and natural gas company Denbury Resources Inc continues to face tough times, and since the end of May each of its three series of subordinated notes have traded down ~20 points. On the company’s 26 June earnings call, management stated that “we’re going to continue to opportunistically look at how we can reduce our debt or reduce our debt metrics, and that's something that we were very successful with last year and we'll continue to work that this year.” The reference to last year’s success was to the company’s May 2016 exchange of USD 1bn of subordinated notes into equity and USD 615m of second lien notes. Considering the recent pricing plummet, now could be the time to complete a follow-up exchange.
GenOn |Case Profile Plus|Docket|Distressed Tearsheet|Credit
Report|Live Event|Judge Profile|
LEGAL ANALYSIS: GenOn Energy noteholder group controls 75% of GenOn notes; led by Mackay Shields and Strategic Value Partners
28 Sep: An ad hoc group of GenOn Energy noteholders that have signed onto the restructuring support and lock-up agreement filed a Rule 2019 disclosure, showing debt holdings of approximately USD 1.47bn in total. The group collectively controls over USD 1.38bn of GenOn Energy unsecured notes and USD 89.2m of GenOn Americas Generation (GAG) unsecured notes, representing over 75% of the GenOn Energy unsecured notes and close to 13% of the GAG notes.
Ultra Petroleum |Case Profile Plus|Docket|Distressed Tearsheet|Analyst Snapshot|Podcast|Judge Profile|2019 Holdings Chart| |Appellate Tracker|
LEGAL ANALYSIS: Judge Isgur’s Ultra Petroleum decision breaks new make-whole ground
25 Sep: Judge Marvin Isgur issued last week a highly anticipated decision in the Ultra Petroleum bankruptcy case. He held that unsecured noteholders were entitled to payment of a make-whole premium and post-petition interest at the contractual default rate in connection with notes and a note agreement issued by Opco Ultra Resources, Inc. The decision is notable not only for the large sum at stake, approximately USD 201m in a make-whole premium and USD 186m in post-petition interest as of 3 March (per the debtors), but also for the legal issues addressed in the decision. It represents the latest in a series of important bankruptcy-related make-whole litigations, including Energy Future Holdings and Momentive Performance Materials. Below, the Debtwire legal analyst team provides a brief overview of the dispute, the decision and the reasoning behind Judge Isgur’s decision.
Walter Investment Management LEGAL ANALYSIS: Walter Investment may not prove to be a good investment for noteholders
26 Sep: Walter Investment Management Corp, an independent servicer and originator of mortgage loans and servicer of reverse mortgage loans, has entered into a restructuring support agreement with 92% its term loan lenders under a USD 1.4bn credit facility. But in order to complete its contemplated restructuring outside of Chapter 11, the company says that it needs holders of 95% of its unsecured notes to accept the deal—a high commitment threshold—and specifically needs a senior noteholder RSA executed by 30 September to avoid tripping an event of default in its first lien RSA. Has the company provided a sweet enough deal to dissuade potential holdouts? Is there leverage in a Chapter 11 for such a holdout, or is resistance futile for this toggle plan? The Debtwire legal analyst team reviews the restructuring support agreement and analyzes the leverage and positions of the parties in an effort to answer this question below.
Legal Analysis
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Podcasts
EPL Oil & Gas noteholder advisors address Energy XXI’s restructuring obstacles and strategies
Debtwire’s legal team tackles Caesars’ and EFH’s outstanding plan confirmation impediments, Ultra Petroleum’s classification contest and more
Shearman & Sterling roundtable returns to tackle Second Circuit Marblegate ruling
AlixPartners unpacks its 2017 restructuring survey, identifies factors contributing to continued O&G and retail restructuring cycles
Talking 2017 distressed outlook survey with Cortland Capital Market Services
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iHeart exchange transmits discussion on Debtwire Radio
Kramer Levin’s Adam Rogoff and Anupama Yerramalli discuss the ins and outs of healthcare restructurings
Debtwire’s legal team considers the future of structured dismissals, makewholes, third-party releases, midstream agreement rejections and more
M-III Partners and Cooley highlight key UCC retail restructuring strategies
Kramer Levin’s Adam Rogoff posits practical impact of Supreme Court’s Jevic decision
CR3 Partners on restaurant and healthcare restructurings, and PE investment opportunities
Sierra Club’s Peter Morgan on coal restructurings
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What Westinghouse’s bankruptcy means for municipal power partners
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McKinsey RTS and Hammond Hanlon Camp discuss potential upside in distressed healthcare
Gymboree roundtable tackles DIP rollups, lender support and unsecured noteholder wipeout
GenOn roundtable takes on restructuring support agreement, separation from NRG Energy and noteholder takeover
Bentham Capital and Morgan Lewis provide insight on distressed litigation financing
TK Holdings roundtable talks sale negotiations, airbag liabilities and restructuring of parent Takata
Hogan Lovells partners riff on redesigned Singapore insolvency law
Talking Hanjin Shipping’s contentious Chapter 15 with Cole Schotz restructuring partner Ilana Volkov
Kramer Levin-Debtwire retail event tackles distressed asset monetization strategies
Talking Buffett v Singer in the battle for Oncor
Latham & Watkins shines light on recent retiree tactics to recover underfunded pension and OPEB obligations
All-star cast tackles recent bankruptcy cases
Seadrill roundtable talks bondholder support, splinter groups and 11-month timeline
Toys R Us roundtable takes on USD 3.1bn DIP, vendor relations and other restructuring obstacles
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Industry Specific Legal Primers
Coal / E&P / Healthcare / Midstream O&G / Offshore Drilling / Maritime Law / Retail / Unitranche
Judge Profiles
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B. Schermer (E.D. Mo.) / L. Silverstein (D. Del.) / M. Vyskocil (S.D.N.Y.) / M. Wiles (S.D.N.Y.)
Watchlists
September 2017 Distressed Watchlist / September 2017 Distressed Middle Market Watchlist / Energy / Retail / Metals and Mining
Roulette Tables / Waiting Rooms
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Court Trackers
Appellate and Adversary Proceeding Tracker—May
Bankruptcy Tracker: E&P and Oilfield Servicers
Middle Market Energy & Mining Bankruptcy Tracker
Chapter 15 Global Casebook—September
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2016 Restructuring Year-End Review
Chapter 11 Debt Trading Report—2016
DIP Financing Report—1H 2017
DIP Financing Report—Year End 2016
Restructuring Advisory Mandate Report—July 2017
Primary Performance Bulletin 1Q17
Practitioner Views
Puerto Rico Court Watch
Professional Fees Report
Global Legal Analyst Report—1Q/2Q 2017
Rights Offering Report
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