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Today's Approach to Distressed Situations: A Lessor's Guide

Back in 1985, one of us contributed to an industry publication an article titled <i>Strategies for Recovery in Lessee Bankruptcy</i>. Twenty-two years later, the landscape of bankruptcy law and the leasing industry have changed dramatically, and issues and problems faced by the equipment lessor today have much different priorities. As the equipment leasing community contemplates the landscape today, some new approaches and decision drivers face the leasing executive when his lessee files Chapter 11, or threatens to do so.

12 minute read August 29, 2007 at 04:53 PM
By
Alexander Terras And Jason N. Kaplan
Today's Approach to Distressed Situations: A Lessor's Guide

Back in 1985, one of us contributed to an industry publication an article titled Strategies for Recovery in Lessee Bankruptcy. Twenty-two years later, the landscape of bankruptcy law and the leasing industry have changed dramatically, and issues and problems faced by the equipment lessor today have much different priorities.

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