Buying Assets in Bankruptcy – To Be or Not to Be . . . a Stalking Horse?!
With both the global and regional Southern California economies showing early signs of life –...
With both the global and regional Southern California economies showing early signs of life –...
While some global economic indicators suggest an economic recovery is getting underway in earnest, research released...
A brief update on Stanford (earlier posts are available here): Evidentiary hearings scheduled for late January...
Image via Wikipedia JSC BTA Bank (BTA), reportedly the second largest bank in Khazakstan, sought protection for...
The market collapse of 2008 and resulting financial crisis have led to significant reflection on...
From New York's Southern District comes the strange tale of the Canadian asset backed commercial...
Recent federal assistance to the banking sector has focused attention on how failing banks are...
When a foreign business entity commences a bankruptcy proceeding, US courts' recognition of that proceeding...
Evidentiary hearings are scheduled for later this month in the ongoing struggle for control over...
A significant amount of ink has been spilled in recent months over the state of...
Several posts this year - the most recent one here - have noted the general buyers'...
An update regarding Peter Wastell and Nigel Hamilton-Smith's dispute with federal Receiver Ralph Janvey over control of Stanford International...
Prior to the economic downturn - when sales were rising and debt was cheap -...
The purchase of debt on the cheap and subsequent use of activist litigation to seize...
A brief but important update regarding Antiguan liquidators Peter Wastell and Nigel Hamitlon-Smith's pending request...
As readers of this blog are aware, Antiguan liquidators Peter Wastell and Nigel Hamilton-Smith and...
The fiduciary duty of directors and officers to the shareholders of their corporation is a...
In an age of globalized business, US-based firms commonly find themselves dealing with foreign creditors...
A recent study conducted by risk management solutions provider PayNet, Inc. highlights an interesting trend...
Postings on this blog have focused on the cross-border battle between Antiguan liquidators Peter Wastell and...
Business bankruptcies in the US can be big business for hedge funds trading in distressed...
After a blazing start during the first half of 2009, it was a longer, slower summer for...
The bankruptcy blogosphere is replete with commentary on Chrysler LLC's sale, through Section 363 of...
A brief update in the ongoing struggle between Antiguan liquidators Peter Wastell and Nigel Hamilton-Smith...
Unintended consequences. Unfortunately, life is full of them . . . and so is the 2005...
Several weeks have passed since Antiguan liquidators Peter Wastell and Nigel Hamilton-Smith and federal receiver...
Chrysler's and GM's recent sales through the Bankruptcy Courts of New York's Southern District have raised...
One of the little-emphasized features of the 2005 Bankruptcy Code is a series of amendments designed to...
"There's a cement slab on Ridge Lane, topped with a few pipes, an electrical box...
Since mid-July, Antiguan liquidators Peter Wastell and Nigel Hamilton-Smith and federal receiver Ralph Janvey have...
On Tuesday, Industry Week reported results of a recent study by Miami-based Hackett Group, Inc....
July 15's "Deal Book" (hosted by the New York Times) offered a fresh prediction by...
A couple of earlier posts on this blog (here and here) have periodically discussed the state...
A flurry of pleadings this week precede Judge David Godbey's anticipated ruling on Peter Wastell's...
2009 is shaping up to be an extraordinary year for business bankruptcy. Headlines and hoopla aside,...
Last Monday's "Credit Slips" blog features a brief piece by Seton Hall's Steve Lubben, who...
This blog has intermittently followed the Texas-sized contest for control over now-defunct financial and investment...
Since late January, California's state assembly has considered legislation designed to impose additional hurdles on cities,...