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Beyond the Balance Sheet: Factoring Facility Primer + First Brands Case Study
LockSimple

Oct 24, 2025

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41 min read

Beyond the Balance Sheet: Factoring Facility Primer + First Brands Case Study

Inside the growing use of receivables factoring, and how First Brands’ collapse is testing it

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Cross-Class Cram-Down, a US and UK Primer
LockSimple

Sep 5, 2025

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11 min read

Cross-Class Cram-Down, a US and UK Primer

The world’s two principal Cross-Class Cram-Down restructuring tools, broken down and simplified

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ABL-Induced Distress: When Minor Headwinds Turn Into Serious Issues

Aug 22, 2025

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24 min read

ABL-Induced Distress: When Minor Headwinds Turn Into Serious Issues

From retailers to manufacturers, ABL can unlock capital, or trigger a downward spiral

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A ‘New Look’ at fairness: Company Voluntary Arrangement Primer

Jul 18, 2025

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4 min read

A ‘New Look’ at fairness: Company Voluntary Arrangement Primer

An overview of an English restructuring tool and a comparative discussion on fairness in restructuring

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Disqualified Lender List Primer and Clearlake’s Blacklist

Jun 20, 2025

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8 min read

Disqualified Lender List Primer and Clearlake’s Blacklist

Overview, Legal Foundations, Mechanics, Challenges and Applications in Liability Management

Industrials

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What is the Hunter-gatherer LMT and analysis of the Ardagh-Apollo deal
LockSimple

Jun 10, 2025

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4 min read

What is the Hunter-gatherer LMT and analysis of the Ardagh-Apollo deal

Primer, Simplified Example, Case Study Deep Dive, Uptier Comparison

Industrials

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Overview of Section 363, Credit Bidding, and Fisker Case Study
LockSimple

Jun 6, 2025

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11 min read

Overview of Section 363, Credit Bidding, and Fisker Case Study

Technical Explanation, Offensive vs. Defensive Bids, and a Perfect Chapter 11 Example

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Section 365 Primer and Express Chapter 11 Case Study

May 16, 2025

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7 min read

Section 365 Primer and Express Chapter 11 Case Study

Executory Contracts, Unexpired Leases, Considerations, Store Economics

Tech, Media & Telecom

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Equitable Subordination Primer and LightSquared Case Study
LockSimple

Apr 25, 2025

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10 min read

Equitable Subordination Primer and LightSquared Case Study

Billionaires Fighting in Bankruptcy Court

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The Evolution of CLOs and their Role in Restructuring Scenarios
LockSimple

Apr 11, 2025

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9 min read

The Evolution of CLOs and their Role in Restructuring Scenarios

Not to be confused with Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs)!

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Management Compensation: Primer on Aligning Incentives in Bankruptcy
LockSimple

Feb 7, 2025

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5 min read

Management Compensation: Primer on Aligning Incentives in Bankruptcy

The Role of Managers, Retaining Key Talent in Bankruptcy + Exactech: A Case Study in Zero-Sum Bankruptcy

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Cooperation Agreements, Overview and Effectiveness in Restructuring Situations
LockSimple

Oct 25, 2024

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23 min read

Cooperation Agreements, Overview and Effectiveness in Restructuring Situations

Today, we will shift focus to how creditors have responded to LMEs. Until now, creditors had no choice but to watch sophisticated sponsors handpick a select few who would receive preferential treatment. Distrust ran through messy, unorganized capital structures. But what if creditors could defend themselves as a unified group?

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Double-Dip Explained Simple
LockSimple

Aug 16, 2024

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8 min read

Double-Dip Explained Simple

Today’s restructuring world is highly complex. Uptier and Dropdown were the first versions of liability management transactions we saw. In the past few years, we have seen a new breakthrough in liability management transactions: double-dips.

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Special Purpose Entities
LockSimple

Jul 12, 2024

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5 min read

Special Purpose Entities

A simple walkthrough of SPEs to help you better understand non-debtor entities and corporate structures more generally

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What is Synthetic PIK?
LockSimple

Jun 14, 2024

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14 min read

What is Synthetic PIK?

The evolution of the private credit industry, the creation of the synthetic PIK, and the implications of this “creative” financing structure

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Forum Shopping
LockSimple

Apr 12, 2024

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2 min read

Forum Shopping

A technical explanation of this peculiar but must-know restructuring topic

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Class Gerrymandering
LockSimple

Mar 15, 2024

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3 min read

Class Gerrymandering

Understanding the concept and various cases that have set a precedent for class gerrymandering in bankruptcy courts

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A Simple Overview of FILO and FOLO Loans
LockSimple

Feb 23, 2024

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1 min read

A Simple Overview of FILO and FOLO Loans

Covering the advantages and disadvantages of both loan types and walking through a case study

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Bankruptcy Gifting
LockSimple

Dec 15, 2023

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2 min read

Bankruptcy Gifting

To solve the recovery disputes and the issues associated with valuations, creditors may utilize 'bankruptcy gifts.' These gifts can be broken into two categories: gift carve-outs in section 363 sales and gifting in chapter 11 plans.

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Contingent Convertible Capital Instruments (CoCos)
LockSimple

Nov 17, 2023

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3 min read

Contingent Convertible Capital Instruments (CoCos)

And their role in Credit Suisse's default

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