Public Companies and Claims Trading

This panel will present views from the perspectives of management, debtor’s counsel and creditors' committee’s counsel on hot-button and common issues in public company bankruptcies. These large and interesting cases are not filed every day, but their frequency has been on the rise because of the role of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). The panelists will discuss the nuances of what makes public company bankruptcies different.

Sponsored by SRS Acquiom Rising U.S. interest rates, a tightening money supply, continued inflation and geopolitical uncertainty are all contributing to uncertain market conditions. How can lenders help protect borrowers and safeguard their portfolios? Join SRS Acquiom and ABI as this panel of experts shares their views on these events, as well as strategies for meeting the risk of loan defaults head-on. Hear more about market-drivers, strategies for debt-restructuring, and the long-term outlook for financing. This webinar will draw from a recently released SRS Acquiom study, Smarter Navigation: Loan Restructuring 2022, co-produced with Debtwire.

This session will discuss hot-button issues relating to claims trading, including the Supreme Court’s ruling of nonstatutory insider status as clear error, as opposed to de novo (In re The Village at Lakeridge LLC); eligibility to vote an assigned claim (In re ASHINC Corp. and In re LightSquared Inc.); disallowance of a transferred claim subject to preference challenge (In re K-B Toys); and other legal issues common to claims trading and litigation finance in bankruptcy.

Public Securities and the Bankruptcy Plan Process: What Not to Do