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CoinDesk Podcast NetworkUNCHAINED: How the Top One-Third of FTX Creditors Are Boosting the Payouts for Everyone ElseThe draft FTX bankruptcy plan is being lauded for paying out more—in dollar terms—to creditors than expected. But it’s at the cost of customers who hold the most valuable assets on the exchange.Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pods, Fountain, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.Thomas Braziel, managing partner at 117 Partners, dives into the draft FTX bankruptcy plan, which was praised for paying out at more than 100% in dollar terms, but has several intricacies that are drawing criticisms from c...2024-05-1045 min
UnchainedHow the Top One-Third of FTX Creditors Are Boosting the Payouts for Everyone ElseListen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pods, Fountain, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.Thomas Braziel, managing partner at 117 Partners, dives into the draft FTX bankruptcy plan, which was praised for paying out at more than 100% in dollar terms, but has a number of intricacies that are drawing criticisms from creditors—including a group that is urging creditors to vote not. The episode delves into the nuances of the proposed payout, explaining how the estate was able to pay back more than 100% than the...2024-05-1048 minUnchainedHow the Top One-Third of FTX Creditors Are Boosting the Payouts for Everyone ElseListen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pods, Fountain, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.Thomas Braziel, managing partner at 117 Partners, dives into the draft FTX bankruptcy plan, which was praised for paying out at more than 100% in dollar terms, but has a number of intricacies that are drawing criticisms from creditors—including a group that is urging creditors to vote not. The episode delves into the nuances of the proposed payout, explaining how the estate was able to pay back more than 100% than the...2024-05-1048 min
The Cover StoryWhy IMBs Don't Need A CRA CramdownListen to "Why IMBs Don't Need A CRA Cramdown," the cover story from the Mortgage Banker Magazine August 2023 Edition, "The Great Replacement Theory."2023-12-1828 minThe Cover StoryWhy IMBs Don't Need A CRA CramdownListen to "Why IMBs Don't Need A CRA Cramdown," the cover story from the Mortgage Banker Magazine August 2023 Edition, "The Great Replacement Theory."2023-12-1828 min
More or Less#17: How to Save Your Startup, Twitter/X, Threads (and Swift’s Stunt Romance)The couples unpack how to "Survive to 2025" and debate whether Threads had the right launch strategy. Plus, Yaccarino needs media training.
Show Notes
[00:01:18] Our first ever More or Less event.
[00:04:44] Startups shutting down in Q3.
[00:07:39] Seed investor and founder cramdown risk.
[00:10:38] Not so lifestyle businesses.
[00:13:37] Avoid debt at all costs.
[00:17:51] Normalizing shut downs.
[00:21:32] Will Twitter shut down?
[00:24:50] Should Linda stay as CEO?
[00:27:05] Twitter's debt negotiation strategy.
[00:31:05] Threads’ graph and growth.
[00:35:12] Growth hacks and social apps. 2023-10-2049 min
Dentons PodChat SeriesCross-border insolvency proceedings and cramdownThe PodChat cross-border series continues with colleagues from Berlin, London, Luxembourg, Paris and the US discussing the current status of the insolvency practice in these regions. As we experience an increase in insolvency proceedings, financial restructurings continue to rise and the various industries take a hit. What does the debtor need to file for insolvency proceedings in each jurisdiction? What about cross-class cramdown? Some regions are handling this quite similarly while others have different obstacles to overcome.2023-09-1238 min
Bankruptcy Answers with Reno FernandezVehicle Lien Release in Chapter 13 Plan Does Not Apply to Co-Debtor’s InterestsIn re Buttel, No. 22-40542 (Bankr. D.Kan. May 18, 2023)
TRANSCRIPT
Hello to all the lawyers, fiduciaries, students, and bankruptcy fans out there. Today we are talking about In re Buttel.
Specifically, on May 18, 2023, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas entered a memorandum opinion denying confirmation of a chapter 13 plan. The issue was whether a creditor is obligated to release a lien on a vehicle when one of two co-debtors completes a Chapter 13 plan and is granted a discharge. There was...2023-05-2902 min
Octus RadioReorg Radio Europe: What Next for Adler?The German real estate company Adler Group said it had agreed with most of its senior unsecured fixed-rate noteholders that will allow it to carry out an English law Part 26A plan to implement its #restructuring agreement.
In this special episode of Reorg Europe Podcast we discuss the events leading up to the plan announcement, what the restructuring hopes to achieve and finally what a plan might look like - considering class composition and cross-class cramdown.
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#highyieldbonds #leveragedfinance #highyield...2023-01-2522 min
Urbana Play NoticiasAudios del lunes 20 de junio por Urbana Play NoticiasAlberto Fernández defendió la segmentación de tarifas con quita de subsidios: “Ha llegado el momento de actuar como Robin Hood y de no ser Hood Robin. Que los ricos paguen lo que tengan que pagar y démosle a los más vulnerables lo que necesitan. Ese es el sentido de la segmentación” (...) "Fui al departamento de Puerto Madero a buscar las facturas y recibí la factura de luz $480 y la factura del cable $6500. ¡$6500 el cable y $480 la luz!". El Presidente se refirió a Vicentín, y afirmó: “Retrocedí en la estatización pero seguimos trabajando sobre el cramdown...2022-06-2013 min
Defending EmployersEpisode 241: The Powerful Consent Requirement in NY and Third-Party Settlement Consent Best PracticesSection 29(5) has an explicit written consent requirement. In this episode, we go over how to weaponize this powerful leverage in the context of your case. A good consent letter can drastically reduce your total exposure, but a bad consent letter can sink a case!
We discuss the following:
What Section 29(5) requires legally
The difference between a written consent agreement, a compromise order, and a nunc pro tunc motion (i.e., “cramdown motions”)
Using Matter of Stenson and Williams v. Lloyd Gunther Elevator Service to make an air-tight consent.
Navigate Kelly, Burns, and Bissell in one comprehensive writ...2022-06-1321 minDefending EmployersEpisode 241: The Powerful Consent Requirement in NY and Third-Party Settlement Consent Best PracticesSection 29(5) has an explicit written consent requirement. In this episode, we go over how to weaponize this powerful leverage in the context of your case. A good consent letter can drastically reduce your total exposure, but a bad consent letter can sink a case!
We discuss the following:
What Section 29(5) requires legally
The difference between a written consent agreement, a compromise order, and a nunc pro tunc motion (i.e., “cramdown motions”)
Using Matter of Stenson and Williams v. Lloyd Gunther Elevator Service to make an air-tight consent.
Navigate Kelly, Burns, and Bissell in one comprehensive writ...2022-06-1321 min
Yours, Mine, & TheirsPodcast 46: Found FeetTuesday, October 13, 2020
"We're recording this after the plague descended upon Mike Pence."
The Yours, Mine, & Theirs 2020 scarefest RETURNS with footage and their feet! Zo RETURNS. Our overblown talk at the beginning where we go over recent extra-curricular scary movie watchings RETURNS.Stick around after the credits! Roy and Jon rank EVERY Halloween mixtape/CD/playlist and it's record-breaking! Seriously it's long. We go on longer than the podcast itself. Most filibusters are shorter.0:00 -- Intro (house report, scary movie report)23:10 -- [REC]42:55 -- Lake Mungo1.06:02 -- Hell House LLC1.35:21 -- Awards and r...2022-06-084h 20
Yours, Mine, & TheirsPodcast 45: Conjughoul VisitsSaturday, October 3, 2020
"Ghost in the kitchen. Demon in bed."
The Yours, Mine, & Theirs 2020 scarefest BEGINS with ghosts and their ghost stories! Zo's back to celebrate hard. Too hard maybe.Stick around after the credits! We go over this year's Halloween mixtape/CD/playlist in great detail!0:00 -- Intro (house report, scary movie report, kid trauma)32:53 -- The Dead of Night46:55 -- Ugetsu1.02:34 -- Ouija: Origin of Evil1.23:38 -- Awards and rankings2.01:41 -- Spooky future business2.04:55 -- Outro and 2020 Halloween CD/playlist revelationHey! The Halloween cramdown continues! Be sure...2022-06-072h 34
Yours, Mine, & TheirsPodcast 44: Suddenly, Last DragonSaturday, September 19, 2020
"Most people were still alive; just the starfighters were dead."Strangely this is the only YM&T podcast where we don't mention The Last Jedi. Stay with us anyway while we talk about the final starfighters and dragons and also the previous summer. I suppose we should have defined the word "last" a bit better.0:00 -- Intro (zero initial guests, Robert Preston convention, housetalk, initial Halloween, Berry Gordy)19:07 -- Suddenly, Last Summer44:33 -- The Last Starfighter56:53 -- Surprise Zo call1.06:18 -- The Last Dragon1.25:06 -- Awards and rankings1.53:47 -- Spooky...2022-06-062h 06
The CramdownEpisode 9: Restructuring Challenges in a Pandemic WorldFrom remote hearings to changes in bankruptcy laws, companies that went through restructuring during the COVID-19 pandemic have had some challenges. In episode nine of The Cramdown, host Daniel Shamah talks with Dan Hugo, senior managing director with FTI Consulting, about how the restructuring practice has changed since the start of the pandemic and some valuable lessons professionals have learned and adapted to along the way.Guest Information: Dan HugoSenior Managing DirectorFTI Consulting2021-11-1732 minThe CramdownEpisode 8: Introducing O’Melveny’s Dallas-Based Bankruptcy & Restructuring PartnersVideo: Episode 8: Introducing O’Melveny’s Dallas-Based Bankruptcy & Restructuring Partners 2021-09-3025 minThe CramdownEpisode 7: Lessons Learned from Recent Restructurings by a Non-Restructuring ProfessionalRestructuring can be complex even for the most experienced professionals. In recent years, many lenders who are not traditional “distressed investors” found themselves in restructuring processes and received a crash course in bankruptcy and reorganization. In episode seven of the Cramdown podcast, host Daniel Shamah talks with Reema Agarwal, Senior Vice President and Director at Franklin Templeton’s Floating Rate Group, about the key lessons learned from some recent restructurings, from the perspective of a non-distressed investment professional. 2021-08-0336 minThe CramdownEpisode 6: 24-Hour Chapter 11s: The Ins and OutsIn recent years, numerous companies have filed for and emerged from chapter 11 in less than 24 hours, seemingly setting a new record for “shortest ever bankruptcy” each time. Daniel Shamah and Joe Zujkowski discuss what led to this trend, the ideal conditions for a 24-hour chapter 11, and whether the trend will continue in the future.2021-07-0828 min
The CramdownEpisode 5: Potential Changes to the Bankruptcy CodeTogether, the COVID crisis and a new Congress sparked fresh discussion around amending the Bankruptcy Code. In episode 5 of The Cramdown, O’Melveny Restructuring partners Daniel Shamah and Maria DiConza discuss potential changes to the Code, and the effects in three principal areas—treatment of employees and consumers, treatment of insiders, and treatment of private equity. 2021-06-0734 min
Octus RadioEMEA Covenants: The New Part 26A Tool in Practice; Increasing Scheme Challenges by CreditorsReorg’s Head of EMEA Covenants Shweta Rao speaks to Senior Legal Analyst Shan Qureshi about:
How the cross-class cramdown tool in the new Part 26A works in practice, with debtors able to bind whole classes of dissenting creditors to their plans;
How the usefulness of the Part 26A plan has been curtailed across Europe due to Brexit and English Courts’ interpretation of the tool’s application - local law recognition procedures across Europe will need to be examined on a case-by-base basis; and
How both schemes and part 26A plans are hard to successfully challenge.
If you are not a Reor...2021-04-1419 min
Defending EmployersEpisode 171: Year in Review: New York and New Jersey Civil LitigationIn this episode, “Year End Review : New York and New Jersey Civil Litigation,” Christopher Major provides an overview of the new case law developments that impact New York and New Jersey civil actions.
Major discusses the following:
New York “No Fault” Law update;
New York Loss Transfer;
New Jersey Verbal Threshold;
Settlement Consent and Cramdown Motions in New York
This audio is from a live webinar provided to clients on December 14, 2020.
How to attend these webinars live and ask questions
Join us for our monthly webinars on New York and New Jersey w...2020-12-1522 minDefending EmployersEpisode 171: Year in Review: New York and New Jersey Civil LitigationIn this episode, “Year End Review : New York and New Jersey Civil Litigation,” Christopher Major provides an overview of the new case law developments that impact New York and New Jersey civil actions.
Major discusses the following:
New York “No Fault” Law update;
New York Loss Transfer;
New Jersey Verbal Threshold;
Settlement Consent and Cramdown Motions in New York
This audio is from a live webinar provided to clients on December 14, 2020.
How to attend these webinars live and ask questions
Join us for our monthly webinars on New York and New Jersey w...2020-12-1522 min
The CramdownEpisode 4: Lender On Lender PrimingA growing number of non-pro rata and priming transactions in the financial markets are pitting corporate lenders against each other. In episode 4 of The Cramdown, O’Melveny partners Daniel Shamah and Jennifer Taylor join hosts Nancy Mitchell and John Rapisardi to discuss the practice of priming, its permissibility under existing law, and potential actions lenders can take to try and attack these transactions.2020-11-3037 minThe CramdownEpisode 3: Understanding Brazilian Bankruptcy Law—Opportunities, Innovations, and ImpactBrazil’s recently reformed bankruptcy law embraces more modern principles of corporate restructurings. Antonio Affonso Mac Dowell Leite de Castro and Marcos Leite de Castro of the leading Brazilian law firm Mac Dowell, Melo & Leite de Castro Advogados join O’Melveny partners John Rapisardi and Joe Zujkowski to discuss this recent shift. Antonio and Marcos offer insights on how Brazilian bankruptcy law compares to US law, why it should be important to investors outside Brazil, and how it will play a part in the recovery of Brazil’s economy in the wake of the global pandemic.2020-11-1543 min
The CramdownEpisode 2: Financial Distress in Higher EducationO’Melveny partners Maria DiConza and Denise Raytis join host Nancy Mitchell to assess how colleges and universities are responding to a range of financial pressures caused by COVID-19. Maria and Denise offer insights from a restructuring and project development perspective, respectively, in forecasting the pandemic’s long-term impact on higher education and what institutions can do to ensure their financial stability and future.2020-09-2832 min
The CramdownEpisode 1: The Commercial Real Estate Market—Ground Zero of the 2020 Pandemic RecessionO’Melveny partners Michael Hamilton and Steve Warren discuss landlord-tenant issues in light of the global pandemic, their impact on lease agreements, and how bankruptcy decisions could affect negotiations.2020-09-0730 minDefending EmployersEpisode 133: Liens, Consents, & "Cramdown Motions" in New YorkIn this podcast, “Understanding Verbal Threshold in New Jersey,” Christopher Major discusses what happens when the plaintiff and tortfeasor in a civil action attempt to resolve their case by settlement without the consent of the workers’ compensation carrier in New York. This audio is from a live presentation on March 9, 2020.
Major discusses the following:
What are the rights of the workers’ compensation carrier under Section 29 to the proceeds of a third-party lawsuit?
What happens when the parties to the civil action do not obtain consent to settlement.
The remedy available to the third parties when the workers’...2020-03-0924 minDefending EmployersEpisode 133: Liens, Consents, & "Cramdown Motions" in New YorkIn this podcast, “Understanding Verbal Threshold in New Jersey,” Christopher Major discusses what happens when the plaintiff and tortfeasor in a civil action attempt to resolve their case by settlement without the consent of the workers’ compensation carrier in New York. This audio is from a live presentation on March 9, 2020.
Major discusses the following:
What are the rights of the workers’ compensation carrier under Section 29 to the proceeds of a third-party lawsuit?
What happens when the parties to the civil action do not obtain consent to settlement.
The remedy available to the third parties when the workers’...2020-03-0924 min
SCOTUScastU.S. Bank National Association v. Village at LakeridgeOn March 5, 2018, the Supreme Court decided U.S. Bank National Association v. Village at Lakeridge, LLC, a case involving how appellate courts should review a lower court’s determination that a person related in some way to a bankruptcy debtor is an “insider”--and therefore subject to special restrictions that the federal Bankruptcy Code imposes on insiders. In 2011, the Village at Lakeridge (“Lakeridge”) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which seeks to facilitate a reorganization that allows the debtor to maintain viability while restructuring debts. At the time, Lakeridge owed millions of dollars to its owner MBP Equity Partners (“MBP”), as well as to U.S...2018-05-1814 min
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