Seventh Circuit: Transfers of Nonpublic Securities Are Protected by the 546(e) Safe Harbor
The Seventh Circuit adopted a broad reading of the Section 546(e) safe harbor to dismiss a fraudulent transfer suit attacking a sale of nonpublic securities.
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District Judge Reads the Safe Harbor Broadly to Immunize a Leveraged Buyout
Although a stock purchase and a loan payoff were one month apart, a district judge in Indiana found a sufficient nexus to invoke the safe harbor and dismiss a fraudulent transfer suit.
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Indiana Bankruptcy Judge Narrowly Reads the Section 546(e) Safe Harbor
Although a stock purchase and a loan payoff were only one month apart, the two transactions lacked a sufficient nexus to invoke the safe harbor, Bankruptcy Judge James Carr said.