Australian governance imposes three sources of duties on directors—the Corporations Act, other statutory and common law, and equitable duties based. Anglo-Australasian jurisprudence and statutes have developed a series of good faith, skill, and diligence duties that directors must satisfy in making...
The next 1-3 years are going to be bumpy, with energy prices and high capital costs squeezing companies and causing a lot of problems. In this exciting session, you’ll hear from panelists who have experience in varying aspects of energy...
Join an esteemed group of panelists on our signature Mega Trends panel as they discuss economic factors and geopolitical trends that will impact what sectors and assets are likely to become distressed in the coming year. Topics will...
All eyes are on the largest property developer in China, the Evergrande Group, as offshore creditors holding bonds and notes are looking at billions of dollars in losses if they do not act to protect their interests in various jurisdictions. The preliminary...
As Europe prepared to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and navigate the resultant uncertain economic environment, Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, plunging the continent into disarray once again. The unprecedented pandemic followed on the heels of Brexit, which itself will have lasting...
The distressed market arguably always has a relatively small share of global capital markets. (Canada’s last recession, for instance, was in 2008-2009.) But in this recent environment characterized by strong M&A activity and easy access to debt and equity capital over the past five years or so...
U.S. District Court Judge Laura Swain on January 18, 2022, approved a landmark plan to restructure Puerto Rico’s debt, allowing the U.S. territory to exit bankruptcy after five years. Judge Swain’s pen stroke approving the island’s plan of adjustment (POA) was a historic moment in Puerto Rico’s...
The ongoing restructuring of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) is one of the largest ever in the electrical power generation industry within the jurisdiction of the United States. The goal is to transform the utility from a bankrupt, mismanaged public corporation into a privately...
The bankruptcy of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its instrumentalities is unprecedented in legal complexity and scale, with more than $120 billion of municipal liabilities subject to restructuring. To organize and facilitate this task, on June 30, 2016, President Barack Obama signed into law...
On January 18, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico entered an order under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, 48 U.S.C. §2101 et seq. (PROMESA), confirming a plan of adjustment for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and certain of its...
