Cram Up Under Chapter 11: Overcoming Objections From Dissenting Secured Lenders

Cram up is an approach to deal with dissenting secured lenders who prefer a quick sale of assets, sometimes at the expense of most other stakeholders. It usually involves restructuring and reinstating the debt under Bankruptcy Code Section 1124 or providing the "indubitable equivalent" of the lender's claim under Section 1129(b).

Strategies to pursue and timing depend on many factors, such as the general economic environment, interest rates, the debtor/borrower's covenant package, and what type of defaults exist. The parties often vigorously litigate the existence of any non-curable defaults unrelated to the borrower's financial conditions.

Listen as this panel of experienced bankruptcy attorneys discusses the strategies and the mechanics of cram up in Chapter 11 cases and recent cases using this strategy.