February 16, 2018
Municipal bonds secured by pledged special revenue streams have long been prized as safe bets, but a recent ruling in Puerto Rico's restructuring cases that payment on those obligations is not required in bankruptcy has riled investors and left legal experts confounded over a largely untested Bankruptcy Code provision.
November 03, 2017
The government of Puerto Rico is pushing back against the installation of an emergency manager to run the island's beleaguered electric utility, saying Friday that the federal board overseeing the territory's finances is attempting to overstep the powers it was granted by Congress.
November 01, 2017
Puerto Rico has asked the federal judge overseeing its bankruptcy-like restructuring to deny one creditor's request to pause the massive case for 90 days in the wake of Hurricane Maria, saying a speedy resolution is essential to the island's recovery.
October 24, 2017
Puerto Rico on Monday asked the federal judge overseeing its bankruptcy-like restructuring to streamline the disbursement of federal disaster relief funds to help the island rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Maria’s devastation, and one creditor has even proposed pausing the massive case for 90 days to give the parties some breathing room.
October 10, 2017
The federal judge overseeing Puerto Rico's bankruptcy-like restructuring process has appointed a fee examiner to review many of the expense and fee requests submitted by attorneys working on the landmark $123 billion case.
September 29, 2017
Puerto Rico's beleaguered electric power company has rejected its bondholders' offer of a $1 billion debtor-in-possession loan, calling it a cynical and "unsolicited" ploy to boost debt prices and leapfrog other creditors even as the island struggles to rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Maria's devastation.
September 27, 2017
A group of bondholders with interests in Puerto Rico's insolvent and beleaguered electric power company are offering to lend the utility $1 billion in new cash to help address damage wrought by Hurricane Maria, potentially positioning themselves for an earlier payout in the public corporation's restructuring.
September 14, 2017
The oversight powers of the federally appointed board guiding Puerto Rico's historic restructuring were reaffirmed in a court ruling Thursday, finding that a group of bondholders could not move to appoint a receiver for the island's insolvent electric company without the panel's consent.
September 13, 2017
Units of Scotiabank and hedge fund Solus Alternative Asset Management have asked the court overseeing Puerto Rico’s restructuring to let them intervene in a suit between the island’s government-owned power company and its bondholders, saying they’re owed $696 million by the power company that must be paid back ahead of all other claims.
September 06, 2017
Puerto Rico's insolvent electric utility filed papers Tuesday to transfer a dispute over rate hikes to the federal court presiding over the island's historic bankruptcy-like proceedings, saying the matter challenges the authority of federal overseers and the law underpinning the territory's restructuring.