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Investing In Distressed Italian Companies Under The Reformed Italian Bankruptcy Law - A Comparison With The Us Bankruptcy Code, Pierantonio Musso Nov 2011

Investing In Distressed Italian Companies Under The Reformed Italian Bankruptcy Law - A Comparison With The Us Bankruptcy Code, Pierantonio Musso

Pierantonio Musso

This article presents a scheme to profitably invest in distressed Italian companies by taking advantage of the Italian Bankruptcy Law in comparison with the US Bankruptcy Code. The risks connected to the insolvency proceeding are analyzed under their economic effects and foreseen in their general appearance. Specific remedies to avoid or mitigate the potential risks are provided. Singular advantages, available only in the proposed investment scheme under the Italian Law, are described. As a result the investment produces a less risky and more profitable outcome than an investment in a non-distressed and non-Italian target company.


Delaware’S Relevance In Chapter 22: Who Is “Courting Failure” Now?, Ruth S. Lee Sep 2011

Delaware’S Relevance In Chapter 22: Who Is “Courting Failure” Now?, Ruth S. Lee

Ruth S Lee

This study presents surprising new statistical evidence that contributes to the current “over-heated” academic debate about the Delaware courts’ role in Chapter 11 failure. In 2001, Professor LoPucki published an influential article suggesting that when large corporations file for bankruptcy under Chapter 11, they fail at a dramatically higher rate in Delaware courts than in other jurisdictions. He attributed this to corruption. His article enraged many academics and practitioners, and ignited many articles in the past two decades. This study presents startling evidence that while Chapter 11s filed in Delaware courts did have much higher failure rates from 1991-1996, after …


The Potential Value Of Dynamic Tension In Restructuring Negotiations, Michelle M. Harner, Jamie Marincic Mar 2011

The Potential Value Of Dynamic Tension In Restructuring Negotiations, Michelle M. Harner, Jamie Marincic

Michelle M. Harner

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Dip Lending And The Death Of Emergence: Reorganization Outcomes Post-Crisis, Aditya Habbu, Nikhil Abraham Mar 2011

Dip Lending And The Death Of Emergence: Reorganization Outcomes Post-Crisis, Aditya Habbu, Nikhil Abraham

Nikhil Abraham

We examine bankruptcy successes and failures before and after the credit crisis for those debtors that sought DIP loans. We found that post-crisis, for companies that filed for bankruptcy stand alone emergences decreased (percentage-wise), while sales increased. Additionally, we found that post-crisis private equity fund involvement in debtor in possession (“DIP”) loans increased, and DIP loan interest rates increased as well. To supplement the analysis we surveyed practitioners, interviewing two Federal bankruptcy judges, a restructuring investment bank managing director, as well as DIP lenders. These interviews and our data support the view that while DIP loans were once a path …