May 2010 - ABFJournal

Views From the Bench: Insights From Bankruptcy Judges & Attorneys on Bankruptcy Rule 2019

On April 8, 2010, ABF Journal in partnership with the New York Institute of Credit and the Philadelphia Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association, held an Education & Networking Conference in Villanova, PA. In Session 4, bankruptcy judges, bankruptcy attorneys led by moderator Mark Indelicato discussed a variety of topics, one of them being Bankruptcy […]

May 3, 2010 Judge Walrath ABF Journal

May/June 2010

May/June 2010 Issue
Vol. 8, No. 4
ABL Marketplace Issue

May 1, 2010 ABF Journal

Secured Bridge Loans to Emerging Companies

This article highlights certain legal and practical issues related to making secured bridge loans to emerging companies. In particular, this article focuses on issues related to subordination of VC-provided bridge loans to existing and future senior debt and to appropriately structuring security agreements.

The Pendulum Swings Again: The Assault on Secured Creditors (Part 1 of 2)

Recent court decisions may have seriously eroded secured creditors’ rights. In this two-part article, a leading restructuring attorney has teamed up with a well-known turnaround professional to describe in Part I new challenges facing lenders, and in Part II to suggest strategies and tactics to help lenders protect themselves.

May 1, 2010 Bankruptcy Court | secured creditor ABF Journal

Past CFA Chairman Makes ‘Point’ on Arrow Trucking

A letter from William F. Plein, Past Chairman, Commercial Finance Association

May 1, 2010 Accounts Receivable Financing | Arrow Trucking | Transportation Alliance Bank ABF Journal

Restructuring on the Horizon? You’d Better Start Talking

In the panic-ridden days following the 2008 financial meltdown, the threatened companies that fared the best were most often those that communicated whatever hard facts they had at hand … even if incomplete or unflattering. When a company’s survival is at stake, honest intentions and even a small amount of clarity can go a long way.

May 1, 2010 balance sheet ABF Journal

Wells Fargo Capital Finance … The Building of an ABL Powerhouse

In this issue, we explore the “new” world of Wells Fargo Capital Finance in a roundtable discussion with seven of its senior-most executives. Here we learn how the acquisition of the former Wachovia Capital Finance group has resulted in an ABL powerhouse that’s certain to prove the whole can indeed be greater than the sum of its parts.

May 1, 2010 wells fargo | Wells Fargo Capital Finance ABF Journal

Iconic Name Survives Thanks to a Well-Executed §363 Sale

Given the long list of costly, contentious and ultimately unsuccessful retail bankruptcies, much attention has been given to the particulars surrounding Filene’s Basement’s Chapter 11 proceedings that culminated with a §363 sale to Syms Corp. What follows is a behind-the-scenes look at these events that bucked a trend in more ways than one.

May 1, 2010 Alan Cohen | Laura Davis Jones | Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones | Terrence Corrigan ABF Journal

What It Takes to Get the Deal Done

In late March, Cole Taylor’s Michael Sharkey participated in a panel of M&A experts at the Association for Corporate Growth’s Capital Connection in Atlanta. The panel spoke to the challenges of getting deals done in the current marketplace. We asked Sharkey to bring the essential points of this panel to ABF Journal readers.

May 1, 2010 financing | gross domestic product | recession ABF Journal

Month: May 2010