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Lease Accounting Project Update
December 20, 2011
The previously stated goal of the FASB/IASB Boards was to release a new exposure draft by year-end 2011 followed by a 120-day comment period.
Leasing Growth Stalls in Latin America
December 20, 2011
After six years of outstanding growth in Latin America's equipment leasing and finance industry, the most recent data from the region come as a bit of a surprise. The annual Alta LAR 100 report by The Alta Group Latin American Region reveals a 6% decrease in Latin American leasing portfolios in 2010, as measured in U.S. dollars.
Growing an International Presence
November 28, 2011
The idea of growing internationally seems counterintuitive to what's going on in the current economy. Many organizations have scaled back or halted growth activities completely. While other companies are on the sideline, now is the right time to consider global growth and put yourself ahead of your competition.
Secured Creditors' Credit Bid Rights Under Cramdown Plan
November 28, 2011
On June 28, 2011, in a decision of great significance to secured creditors, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that secured creditors have a statutory right to credit bid their debt at an asset sale conducted under a so-called "cramdown" plan. This decision is directly at odds with recent decisions in the Third and Fifth Circuits regarding a secured creditor's right to credit bid under a plan.
A Lessor's Guide to Workouts
November 28, 2011
Last month's installment of this article discussed preliminary issues to address in workouts and key provisions to include in workout agreements. This second installment discusses addressing potential future bankruptcy issues.
Thinking Small: Creating a Small-Ticket Leasing Company
November 28, 2011
This article discusses both the creation of small-ticket leasing companies by existing leasing businesses and what is needed for startup operations.
In the Marketplace
October 28, 2011
Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.
Lending to an LLC? Think Twice and Draft Carefully
October 28, 2011
As it stands right now, under Delaware law, present creditors of insolvent LLCs have one less avenue to be made whole.
A Lessor's Guide to Workouts
October 28, 2011
Every workout should be structured to anticipate a future default and enhance procedural, substantive, and collateral positions. This first installment of a two-part article discusses preliminary issues to address in workouts and key provisions to include in the workout agreement.
'Bad Boy' Guaranties: Does the Punishment Fit the Crime?
October 28, 2011
While the "bad boy" guaranty has the practical effect of reducing the number of bankruptcy filings, this inability to file troubled companies for bankruptcy may prevent the efficient restructuring of distressed debt. Whether this is a positive development for either lenders or debtors remains to be seen.

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    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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