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The rapid escalation in uninsured deposit runs in March 2023 led to chaotic intervention with potentially severe fiscal implications. The runs spotlighted once again the limit on prudential norms. Since the collapse of SVB, Credit Suisse, and other smaller banks …
Credit Suisse (CS) was sold to UBS on March 19, 2023, to avoid its further deterioration from long-lasting distress and widespread distrust, especially after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. The most contentious point of the deal may have been …
A key principle of Chapter 11 corporate reorganizations is the “absolute priority rule.” It requires that the claims of a dissenting class of creditors be paid in full before any stakeholders in a class junior to such dissenting …
Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, UBS, and other foreign banks played an outsized role in the 2008 financial crisis that cost U.S. households trillions of dollars of wealth. As credit markets froze, foreign banks’ U.S. offices experienced extreme stress and …