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Lehman reorganisation plan not “equitable” – LBIE
Plans by Lehman Brothers Holding Inc (LBHI) to disregard guarantee claims from its affiliates are not fair, according to one of the joint administrators of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (LBIE)....
Lehman Brothers Holding Inc (LBHI) confirmed yesterday in its bankruptcy disclosure statement that there are doubts over the validity of third-party and affiliate guarantee claims that cite a pledge by...
An apparent guarantee from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc (LBHI) to its subsidiaries pledging to undertake their liabilities and obligations might be subject to a challenge from the parent company, say lawyers....
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The Lehman flip clause flap
The decision of a US bankruptcy court to void contractual provisions that shield investors from the credit risk of swap counterparties in structured finance deals has put the legal systems of England and the US on a collision course. It also has potential...
LBIE unsecured creditor scheme to be unveiled by end of June
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the administrator for Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (LBIE), aims to unveil a scheme of arrangement for unsecured creditors by the end of June. The move could see unsecured LBIE creditors begin to receive cash payments...
Lehman SPV trustee trapped by contrasting rulings
The trustee for a string of Lehman Brothers structured finance transactions has been left in legal no-man's land following a US bankruptcy court ruling last week that directly contradicts a ruling handed down by UK courts in July 2009. The rulings focus...
Dubai: The legal issues highlighted by the crisis
Dubai World’s emergency debt restructure last year and the continuing debate over the integrity of sukuk products have rocked investor confidence in the Dubai International Financial Centre. Tricky structural work is needed to strengthen its legal framework...
Winding down Lehman
In an exclusive interview with Risk, the administrators of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) discuss their role in handling the largest bankruptcy in corporate history, revealing how the process has raised questions about prime brokerage agreements,...
Staking a claim: A guide to Europe’s insolvency regimes
High levels of unemployment and sluggish economic growth mean default risk will be a feature of the European bond markets for the foreseeable future. Are the region’s insolvency regimes sufficiently robust to comfort investors? Back in October 2004,...
US and English courts on potential collision course over Lehman structures...
Legal battles over a series of collapsed structured finance transactions in which a subsidiary of Lehman Brothers was the swap counterparty could produce divergent opinions from US and English courts, causing far-reaching consequences for trustees and...
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