
The Law and Practice of Restructuring in the UK and US
Oxford University Press
1st Edition
Published on 22. March 2011
Book
Hardback
536 pages
978-0-19-958377-5 (ISBN)
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Description
The Law and Practice of Restructuring in the UK and US is a practical guide to the restructuring of corporate debt and associated restructuring issues such as employees and pensions, from the perspective of both UK and New York law, the dominant systems of law in the world commercial and financial markets. At a time when many companies are looking at renegotiating and restructuring their debt agreements, this book provides a timely analysis of current techniques and likely developments in the field of corporate restructuring. An expert contributor team from both the US and UK combine their practical experience to cover all aspects of corporate restructuring.
Through vivid exposure of the differences between the two jurisdictions, this book considers likely developments in the corporate restructuring landscape, for example the US Chapter 11 paradigm, as well as addressing lessons learned from past issues which are likely to feed into future develompents With coverage of techniques available to both stressed and distressed companies, as well as looking at specialist markets and key stakeholders, The Law and Practice of Restructuring in the UK and US is an invaluable guide for banking, finance and insolvency practitioners and their clients, both financial institutions and companies looking to restructure debt, as well as global accountancy firms and law and business schools worldwide.
Through vivid exposure of the differences between the two jurisdictions, this book considers likely developments in the corporate restructuring landscape, for example the US Chapter 11 paradigm, as well as addressing lessons learned from past issues which are likely to feed into future develompents With coverage of techniques available to both stressed and distressed companies, as well as looking at specialist markets and key stakeholders, The Law and Practice of Restructuring in the UK and US is an invaluable guide for banking, finance and insolvency practitioners and their clients, both financial institutions and companies looking to restructure debt, as well as global accountancy firms and law and business schools worldwide.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
The primary market is law firms with an international finance, banking, insolvency or financial services regulation practice, as well as their clients, both financial institutions and recipients of finance; global accountancy firms and consultancies; law schools and business schools worldwide.
Illustrations
black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 252 mm
Width: 181 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
1052 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-958377-5 (9780199583775)
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Persons
Shai Waisman is a Partner in the Business Finance and Restructuring team at Weil Gotshal & Manges in New York. He regularly contributes articles to various US bankruptcy bulletins and reviews. Mr. Waisman's practice incorporates crisis management, complex multi-national restructurings and acquiring troubled companies.
Content
1. Introduction ; 2. Emergency Share and Assets Sales ; 3. Tender and Exchange Offers ; 4. Debt Buy-Backs ; 5. Duties of Directors and Management of Distressed Companies ; 6. Waivers, Standstills and Amendments ; 7. Giving Effect to Debt Compromise Arrangements - Binding the Minority or Out of the Money Classes of Creditors ; 8. Restructuring through US Chapter 11 and UK Pre-Pack Administration ; 9. Tax Issues in Restructuring ; 10. Restructuring in Structured Finance Markets and Vehicles ; 11. Compromising Shareholder Claims Both Generally and in Listed Companies ; 12. Employees and Trade Unions ; 13. Pension Trustees and Regulators ; 14. Cross-Border Insolvency