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

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The CARES Act special bankruptcy relief increased the debt limit under the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA) from about $2.7 The increased debt limit, which became effective February 20, 2020, includes a one-year sunset. First, the total amount of secured plus unsecured debt may not exceed $7.5

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The Long Road Ahead? Puerto Rico Oversight Board Files Proposed Plan To Restructure The Commonwealth’s Debt And Other Claims

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The Plan, combined with the completed COFINA debt restructuring, reduces the maximum annual amount of government net-tax supported debt service from $4.2 The combined debt service of the Commonwealth and COFINA debt falls from $82 billion to $44 billion over a 30-year period. billion to $1.5