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Lenders Beware: Make Sure Your Borrower’s Organizational Documents’ Blocking Director Provisions Comply With State Law

The Creditors Rights

Many lenders attempt to render their borrower bankruptcy remote by requiring the borrower to have on its board a director, known as a “blocking director,” whose consent is required for any bankruptcy filing. This harsh lesson was learned by the lender in In re: Lake Michigan Beach Pottawattamie Resort, LLC , 547 B.R. 899 (Bankr.

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Analysis: Money market woes cast shadow over $1.6 trln UK commercial property sector

Collection Industry News

LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Owners of Britain’s largest malls, skyscrapers and industrial hubs face hikes in borrowing costs and a recession that could depress prices by up to a fifth, forcing lenders and investors to reassess their appetite for commercial property. But the government’s Sept. HSBC (HSBA.L)

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Delaware Bankruptcy Court Holds LLC Operating Agreement Provisions Placing Sole Power in the Company’s Lender to Prevent a Bankruptcy Filing are Void as Against Public Policy

The Creditors Rights

In an important decision for debtors and creditors alike, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has ruled that provisions in a limited liability company operating agreement, granting the company’s lender absolute power to prevent the company from filing a bankruptcy petition are unenforceable as against public policy.