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<b><i>In the Spotlight:</i></b> Relocation Clauses
January 31, 2016
Many landlords are faced with a dilemma when signing a deal with a small tenant. What if a larger tenant wants to lease a large block of space and a smaller tenant is already leasing some of the space that the larger tenant needs? To cover this situation, many landlords require a relocation provision to be inserted into the leases it enters into with small tenants.
The Limits of Liens in Proceeds Under Article 9
January 31, 2016
This is the first in a series of articles on liens in proceeds under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC).
Turnkey Build-Outs
January 31, 2016
A tenant's ability to finance its leasehold improvements is an important negotiated term of a retail lease. In an arrangement often referred to as a "turnkey" build-out, the landlord delivers the keys for a completed premises to the tenant when the construction of both the base building and the tenant-specific improvements are complete.
A Cure By Any Other Name
January 31, 2016
Section 1123 (a)(5)(G) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that, "[n]otwithstanding any otherwise applicable nonbankruptcy law, a plan shall ' provide adequate means for the plan's implementation, such as ' curing or waiving of any default." But what, exactly, does it mean to cure a default?
Trans-Jurisdictional Transactions
January 31, 2016
In this three-part series, we are examining the highly complex dispute resolution issues that companies face when engaging in cross-border transactions. The unique nature of these multi-jurisdictional litigation issues can stymie even the most experienced counsel, and a keen understanding of the laws and issues behind such matters is vital to a successful result.
Chapter 11 Plans of Reorganization and Equipment Lessors
December 31, 2015
Filing Chapter 11 is a very expensive proposition these days. The filing fees, coupled with the astronomical attorneys' and special litigation counsels' fees, plus the accountants' fees, are just a few of the expenses for a debtor-in-possession ("DIP"). So what does this mean for us as equipment lessors?
Leasing and Finance Industry Economic Outlook
December 31, 2015
The Equipment Leasing &amp; Finance Foundation's 2016 Equipment Leasing &amp; Finance U.S. Economic Outlook reports that investment in equipment and software is expected to grow by a modest 4.4% in 2016.
What's New in the Law
December 31, 2015
True Lease Versus Security Interest
New FASB/IASB Lease Accounting Rules to Be Issued Soon
December 31, 2015
The IASB and the FASB have completed decision-making meetings and the respective staffs are drafting the final rules, which will be signed and issued this month. The IASB and FASB will issue separate rules as they have chosen two different models for lessee accounting. They both have adopted the same lessor model with a few minor differences.
Equipment Lessors, Beware
November 30, 2015
On Dec. 31, 2015, amendments to the conflict of laws provisions under the Ontario Personal Property Security Act (PPSA) will be active. Lessors should ensure that they search in the right jurisdictions and register their security interests in accordance with the new rules.

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  • Private Equity Valuation: A Significant Decision
    Insiders (and others) in the private equity business are accustomed to seeing a good deal of discussion ' academic and trade ' on the question of the appropriate methods of valuing private equity positions and securities which are otherwise illiquid. An interesting recent decision in the Southern District has been brought to our attention. The case is <i>In Re Allied Capital Corp.</i>, CCH Fed. SEC L. Rep. 92411 (US DC, S.D.N.Y., Apr. 25, 2003). Judge Lynch's decision is well written, the Judge reviewing a motion to dismiss by a business development company, Allied Capital, against a strike suit claiming that Allied's method of valuing its portfolio failed adequately to account for i) conditions at the companies themselves and ii) market conditions. The complaint appears to be, as is often the case, slap dash, content to point out that Allied revalued some of its positions, marking them down for a variety of reasons, and the stock price went down - all this, in the view of plaintiff's counsel, amounting to violations of Rule 10b-5.
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