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Recent Decision on Derivative Standing by a Creditors’ Committee to Challenge a Lender’s Liens

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Post-petition, the debtor operated as a debtor-in-possession and, with the consent of one its largest pre-petition lenders, used cash collateral from its retail locations to continue operating. The debtor encountered financial problems related to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a chapter 11 filing in April 2021.

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How Businesses Use Corporate Debt Restructuring for Liquidity

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Debt can also be secured using intellectual property, equity, and other soft debt. Missing payments on secured debt causes the creditor to repossess the property as recourse. If collateral is seized, it often occurs in court, leaving a record for other partners and vendors to dig up. Secured Creditors.

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JUST IN TIME: NEW BANKRUPTCY RELIEF FOR SMALL BUSINESSES – NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL

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million in light of the unprecedented financial distress being experienced by small businesses all across the county, including especially by small retailers and manufacturers, restaurants and services providers. million to $7.5 The increased debt limit, which became effective February 20, 2020, includes a one-year sunset.