The Executive Guide to Corporate Bankruptcy Third Edition


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This resource-intensive guide -- updated in 2020 -- provides the business professional, including the troubled company executive, credit manager, workout professional and investor in distressed debt or equity, with a guided tour through the intricacies of the bankruptcy process in a concise and readily understood manner.The authors-all seasoned professionals- walk the reader through the stages of a Chapter 11 proceeding while addressing the business realities and dynamics affecting the diverse and often competing constituents involved in the restructuring process.To assist the reader in navigating through this new world, the book's forty page Glossary contains a detailed explanation of the terminology used in bankruptcy proceedings. The reader will readily become conversant with the vocabulary, rules, and sometimes arcane language of this unique process. Extensive endnotes accompany each chapter of this relatively compact book. In addition, the authors provide a real-life glimpse of the types of documents and pleadings commonly filed during the reorganization process through a series of Appendices containing sample documents.These documents are drawn from actual Chapter 11 cases and include explanatory material about what the documents are intended to accomplish. This book will be of interest to corporate executives, boards of directors, investors, creditors, bankruptcy professionals, and anyone contemplating entry into the business restructuring arena. As the authors say in the opening chapters: "Read on . . . the game is indeed afoot."




The Executive Guide to Corporate Bankruptcy


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A comprehensive yet easy-to-read guide through the intricacies of the Chapter 11 corporate bankruptcy process. Ideal for executives, management, board members, and other professionals who need to become conversant in the corporate bankruptcy process.




Corporate Bankruptcy


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No company should proceed toward a possible bankruptcy claim without a thorough understanding of the implications of all the available options. Corporate Bankruptcy provides CEOs, CFOs, controllers, and treasurers, as well as financial advisors and other professionals involved with bankruptcy filing, the tools they need to succeed. Order your copy today!




Bounce Back from Bankruptcy


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Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring


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An updated look at how corporate restructuring really works Stuart Gilson is one of the leading corporate restructuring experts in the United States, teaching thousands of students and consulting with numerous companies. Now, in the second edition of this bestselling book, Gilson returns to present new insight into corporate restructuring. Through real-world case studies that involve some of the most prominent restructurings of the last ten years, and highlighting the increased role of hedge funds in distressed investing, you'll develop a better sense of the restructuring process and how it can truly create value. In addition to "classic" buyout and structuring case studies, this second edition includes coverage of Delphi, General Motors, the Finova Group and Warren Buffett, Kmart and Sears, Adelphia Communications, Seagate Technology, Dupont-Conoco, and even the Eurotunnel debt restructuring. Covers corporate bankruptcy reorganization, debt workouts, "vulture" investing, equity spin-offs, asset divestitures, and much more Addresses the effect of employee layoffs and corporate downsizing Examines how companies allocate value and when a corporation should "pull the trigger" From hedge funds to financial fraud to subprime busts, this second edition offers a rare look at some of the most innovative and controversial restructurings ever.




Corporate Bankruptcy and Financial Reorganization


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The first edition of Corporate Reorganization in Bankruptcy is designed to teach students the legal and financial principles of business bankruptcy law. The casebook is ideal for second- and third-year law students who are considering a career in business bankruptcy specifically. Each chapter is comprised of case excerpts with questions to prompt discussion and analysis, short readings that summarize the relevant rules, doctrines, and financial concepts, and problems requiring students to apply the legal and financial principles learned from hypothetical fact patterns. With an emphasis on the principles of finance, Corporate Reorganization in Bankruptcy examines each of the major types of investors in a business corporation. In addition, it includes a thorough treatment of Section 363 sales, banking and systemic risk. The purchase of this Kindle edition does not entitle you to receive 1-year FREE digital access to the corresponding Examples & Explanations in your course area. In order to receive access to the hypothetical questions complemented by detailed explanations found in the Examples & Explanations, you will need to purchase a new print casebook.




Corporate Financial Distress and Bankruptcy


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A comprehensive look at the enormous growth and evolution of distressed debt, corporate bankruptcy, and credit risk default This Third Edition of the most authoritative finance book on the topic updates and expands its discussion of corporate distress and bankruptcy, as well as the related markets dealing with high-yield and distressed debt, and offers state-of-the-art analysis and research on the costs of bankruptcy, credit default prediction, the post-emergence period performance of bankrupt firms, and more.




Corporate Financial Distress and Bankruptcy


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Predict, Avoid, Manage—and Even Profit From—Bankruptcy With this new Second Edition of the first definitive guide This new edition of the premier business failure, insolvency, default, and bankruptcy guide provides financial professionals of every stripe with a master reference to the latest banking, credit, investment, legal, financial, and management thought and practice. To help readers combat corporate distress in the ’90s and beyond, distinguished author Edward I. Altman includes coverage of… Unique statistical tools—author-developed techniques for assessing firms’ distress potential, measuring debt price movements, benchmarking debt investor and market performance, establishing the present value of loans, and so much more. Junk bonds—Altman revisits this market to provide an in-depth analysis of the role and risk-return trade-offs of this controversial source of finance Emerging trends—complete explorations of debtor-in-possession lending, prepackaged bankruptcy, and the epidemic of fraudulent conveyance suits resulting from ill-conceived restructurings An evaluation of the Chapter 11 process, now under public scrutiny and criticism Bankruptcy reorganization case histories—real-world data to help readers carry out debtor valuation analyses and restructurings, featuring Duplan Corporation and Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corporation With this wealth of authoritative information and practical guidelines, bankruptcy creditors, debtors, investors, and third party professionals will have everything they need to predict, avoid, manage, and profit from corporate distress. "Corporate Financial Distress and Bankruptcy is an excellent analysis of an increasingly important topic. Professor Altman is the premier scholar in this area, and this book is a fitting reflection of that scholarship." —Ben Branch, Trustee Bank of New England Corporation Professor of Finance, University of Massachusetts "Corporate Financial Distress and Bankruptcy is an indispensable resource for all who are interested in bankruptcy. Ed Altman has collected, in a single volume, the history, legislative facts, statistics and analytic methods that I search for time and time again. This book is outstandingly comprehensive and up-to-date." —Martin S. Fridson, Managing Director Securities Research and Economics, High Yield Research Group Merrill Lynch




Business Bankruptcy


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The purchase of this ebook edition does not entitle you to receive access to the Connected eBook on CasebookConnect. You will need to purchase a new print book to get access to the full experience including: lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities, plus an outline tool and other helpful resources. Levitin’s Business Bankruptcy: Financial Restructuring and Modern Commercial Markets, Third Edition is a comprehensive textbook on business reorganization law, covering modern financing structures, out-of-court restructuring and Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Business Bankruptcy: Financial Restructuring and Modern Commercial Markets provides students with a contemporary stand-alone business bankruptcy text. Designed to teach financial restructuring law in a realistic twenty-first century commercial context, the book uses problem sets to explore not only Chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcy, but also out-of-court restructuring, modern financial products and transactions, and advanced in-court restructuring topics. New to the Third Edition: Coverage of Subchapter V small business reorganizations Expanded coverage of labor and pension issues Expanded coverage of sub rosa restructuring plans Expanded coverage of restructuring support agreements and rights offerings Revised coverage of fraudulent transfers Professors and students will benefit from: Unique coverage of out-of-court restructuring providing students with realistic view of contemporary restructuring practice and shows what Chapter 11 adds to the financial restructuring toolkit. Detailed coverage of modern financial products and markets— derivatives, securitization, loan syndications, and claims trading—familiarizing students with the dynamics of the modern restructuring landscape. Comprehensive expository text clearly explains the operation of the Bankruptcy Code and the policy issues involved. In-depth case-studies contextualizing judicial decisions within larger strategic picture. Incorporation of actual deal documents, including a bond indenture, a loan syndication agreement, ISDA Master Agreement, and a restructuring support agreement. Modular design enabling optional coverage of advanced topics.




Corporate Bankruptcy


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No company should proceed toward a possible bankruptcy claim without a thorough understanding of the implications of all the available options. Corporate Bankruptcy provides CEOs, CFOs, controllers, and treasurers, as well as financial advisors and other professionals involved with bankruptcy filing, the tools they need to succeed. Order your copy today!