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From 2005 through 2007, over 5000 leveraged buyouts occurred with a combined estimated enterprise value of over $1.6 trillion. This brief period accounted for approximately 30% of the total number of leveraged buyout transactions from 1984 to 2007 and 43% of the total real dollar value of all leveraged buyouts during the same period. In fact, in 2006, leveraged buyouts accounted for nearly 25% of the dollar value of all mergers and acquisitions in the US. These figures are impressive but not surprising. When credit is cheap and the economy is growing, highly leveraged buyouts represent the optimal means by which private equity firms acquire target companies. However, leveraged buyouts often burden target companies with staggering debt obligations. In the event that revenues stop growi...
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On May 15, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a decision1 in the much-watched litigation involving the residenti...
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This article originally appeared in The Legal Intelligencer and is republished here with permission from law.com.
In its Jan. 11 opinion in In re D...
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In a thorough appellate decision, a United States District Court in Florida has reversed the portion of a Bankruptcy Court's determination that the re...
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While signals about the pace of economic recovery continue to be mixed, a new study released by Navigant Consulting Inc, and the Economist Intelligence Unit shows a dramatic uptick in the number of fraudulent transfer claims filed as a result of last year's financial crisis. In the wake of the increase in fraudulent transfer claims, the study found that many financial institutions are taking steps to manage their risks. In one high-profile fraudulent transfer, Florida-based homebuilder Tousa Inc and its subsidiaries were found by a Bankruptcy Court to have been insolvent both before and after engaging in a secured loan transaction.
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On May 15, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a decision1 in the much-watched litigation involving the residenti...
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Article by Brian Trust , Howard S. Beltzer , Sean T. Scott and Andrew D. Shaffer
Originally published February 14, 2011
Keywords: TOUSA, bankruptc...
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In a thorough appellate decision, a United States District Court in Florida has reversed the portion of a Bankruptcy Court's determination that the re...
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It is a common arrangement for chapter S corporations, which pass business profits through to the shareholders for tax purposes, to reimburse the shar...
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It is a common arrangement for chapter S corporations, which pass business profits through to the shareholders for tax purposes, to reimburse the shar...