Corporate restructuring: debt equity swaps

Resource type: Practice note

Status: Maintained

Jurisdiction: United Kingdom

This note considers how debt equity swaps may be used in corporate restructuring. It examines the nature of debts and the different ways they can be structured. The note focuses on the approach of the company's bank or other creditors to debt equity swaps, as they usually drive the structure.

Richard Barham, SNR Denton, maintained by PLC Restructuring and Insolvency

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Resource ID: 4-201-6276
Products: PLC Cross-border, PLC UK Corporate, PLC UK Finance, PLC UK Law Department, PLC UK Public Sector, PLC UK Restructuring and Insolvency
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