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True sales: a refresher

By Matthew Lippa (Toronto) on May 18, 2017 Posted in Finance, M&A

Securitization remains an important tool for companies to realize value from future payment streams and raise financing, typically at a better cost of funds than the interest expense associated with a corporate loan or bond. While there are many different ways to structure a securitization transaction, it is of paramount importance to isolate the relevant … Continue reading

Behind the perfection certificate (Part II): the asset purchase transaction certification

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on June 25, 2015 Posted in Corporate finance

In our previous post on March 31, 2015, we considered perfection certificates in the context of a share purchase transaction/ amalgamation/ name change certification. In this post, we continue to explore perfection certifications but in the context of a post-M&A or leveraged finance acquisition debtor. Perfection certification: the debtor has acquired all its assets in … Continue reading

The “bitter bidder”: late bids in insolvency sales processes

By Evan Cobb on May 28, 2015 Posted in Corporate finance

An insolvent entity will often have one or more businesses that, once separated from the insolvent organization or cleansed of their existing liabilities, is quite attractive acquisition targets. For this reason, insolvency of a commercial enterprise will often lead to a court-supervised process for the sale of attractive business lines in order to maximize recoveries … Continue reading

Behind the perfection certificate (Part I): the share purchase transaction certification

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on March 31, 2015 Posted in Corporate finance

Over the next few weeks, we will go in depth into a few certifications contained in most perfection certificates in the context of a post-M&A or leveraged finance acquisition debtor. A perfection certificate is the first step in any secured lending transaction and a time consuming task for debtors (and their counsel) to complete. Lenders … Continue reading