Restructuring & Distressed
Why can an out-of-the-money junior class still extract a recovery despite the absolute priority rule?
Model answer
Strict APR only binds in a contested cramdown; real cases are negotiated. Junior classes hold leverage: they can vote as a class, object to valuation, threaten litigation that delays emergence and…
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