Originally published May 29, 2012
The Supreme Court held 8-0 that section 1129(b)(2) of the bankruptcy code requires that if a debtor proposes to sell property under a plan of reorganization it must permit secured lenders to submit credit bids in the sale process. The outcome is consistent with our views of the rights of secured lenders under appropriate bankruptcy practice – however, the Supreme Court's analysis eschews policy concerns and focuses almost exclusively on the plain language of the statute and applicable canons of statutory construction.
The Restructuring Review will provided an in depth analysis of the Supreme Court's opinion shortly. Please click here to review our prior posts on this case.
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