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True Lease or Secured Financing?

In the Chapter 11 context, it is common for interested parties to challenge the characterization of a Chapter 11 debtor's obligations under an agreement styled as a lease. A Bankruptcy Court's determination as to whether a transaction is a "true" lease or a secured financing can have far-reaching consequences on the administration of a debtor's Chapter 11 case and the respective rights of each party to the agreement. As the recent decision by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in <i>Duke Energy Royal, LLC v. Pillowtex Corp. (In re Pillowtex, Inc.)</i>, 349 F.3d 711 (3d Cir. 2003) illustrates, when faced with the question of whether a transaction constitutes a "true" lease or a secured financing, bankruptcy courts will look beyond the form to the substance of the parties' agreement.

26 minute read April 26, 2004 at 10:08 AM
By
Michelle Raftery and Kenneth Epstein
True Lease or Secured Financing?

In the Chapter 11 context, it is common for interested parties to challenge the characterization of a Chapter 11 debtor's obligations under an agreement styled as a lease. See In re APB Online, Inc., 259 B.R. 812, 815 (Bankr.

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