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Oct 10, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Joshua Klein |Dawn Grocock |Arthur Almeida |Ryan Patwell
Report Mediation has become a fairly standard feature of Chapter 11 cases over recent years, with some high-profile cases providing notable examples of successful mediations. As the UK in-court restructuring landscape becomes increasingly contentious since the introduction of the new restructuring plan tool some four years ago, lessons can be learned from the US approach.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Arthur Almeida |Ryan Patwell |Ben Miller
Data Insight In 1H24, restructuring situations in Latin America maintained the pace seen in 2023, with 12 new in-court and out-of-court cases, compared to 13 in 1H23 (and 25 in the full year).
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Mar 11, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Jayjeet Sharma |Ryan Patwell |Ben Miller
Debtwire’s Weekly US Restructuring Insights Report uses data from our Restructuring Database (RDB) (click here for access) to provide an overview of in-court restructurings in the country. The RDB covers bankruptcy cases with funded debt of USD 10m or more, however, exceptions to that threshold are made for a small number of select and otherwise notable cases.
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Nov 29, 2023 | 
ionanalytics.com | Ben Miller |Sara M. Tapinekis |Ryan Patwell
Intelligence Purdue Pharma is set to appear before the US Supreme Court on 4 December to battle with the US Trustee over what the District Court for the Southern District of New York has dubbed “the great unsettled question” – whether bankruptcy courts are authorized to approve non-consensual releases of claims held by non-debtors against other non-debtors.
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Nov 2, 2023 | 
info.debtwire.com | Sara M. Tapinekis |Catherine G. Corey |Ryan Patwell |Arora Vishal
Legal Analysis By Sara Tapinekis, Catherine Corey and Ryan Patwell Allegations that Judge David R Jones of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas had an undisclosed romantic relationship with Elizabeth Freeman while she was an attorney at Jackson Walker, where she frequently appeared before Jones as counsel to debtors and other parties, is beginning to have consequences beyond Judge Jones’ resignation from the bench. For one, as the Debtwire legal analyst team discussed...
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
community.ionanalytics.com | Sara M. Tapinekis |Catherine G. Corey |Ryan Patwell
Allegations that Judge David R Jones of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas had an undisclosed romantic relationship with Elizabeth Freeman while she was an attorney at Jackson Walker, where she frequently appeared before Jones as counsel to debtors and other parties, is beginning to have consequences beyond Judge Jones’ resignation from the bench.
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Oct 17, 2023 | 
info.debtwire.com | Sara M. Tapinekis |Pat Holohan |Ryan Patwell |Arora Vishal
Legal Analysis By Sara Tapinekis, Pat Holohan and Ryan Patwell David R. Jones resigned from his post as chief judge at the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (SDTX), leaving behind nearly two dozen active bankruptcy cases and a legacy of work.
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Aug 29, 2023 | 
info.debtwire.com | Ryan Patwell |Derek Li
News Analysis By Ryan Patwell and Derek Li While the issuance of USD high-yield bonds has been lethargic globally since early 2022 amid rising rates, the decline in APAC (ex-Japan) has been very much caused locally, and very much by one specific sector: mainland China property.
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Aug 28, 2023 | 
community.ionanalytics.com | Ryan Patwell |Derek Li
While the issuance of USD high-yield bonds has been lethargic globally since early 2022 amid rising rates, the decline in APAC (ex-Japan) has been very much caused locally, and very much by one specific sector: mainland China property. Conversely, that has been a boon for restructuring advisory work.
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Jul 27, 2023 | 
info.debtwire.com | Derek Li |Ryan Patwell
The number of debt-restructuring-advisor appointments in APAC (ex-Japan) mushroomed in 2Q23 compared to the previous quarter, though this sharp increase wasn’t due to a spike in new distressed situations, but rather to additional appointments being made on restructuring processes that had begun before the quarter. A total of 72 mandates were awarded in APAC (ex-Japan) in 2Q23 compared with 40 in 1Q23 and 70 in 2Q22.
