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Payment Blockage in Intercreditor Agreements

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In a senior lender/junior lender scenario, the lenders will customarily enter into an intercreditor agreement to establish their respective rights when dealing with a common borrower. The intercreditor agreement will usually provide a restriction on the payments that the borrower can make to the junior lenders upon the occurrence of certain events of default under… Continue Reading

Standstill Periods in Intercreditor Agreements – What Factors Can Determine Their Length?

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Intercreditor agreements often include a provision which prevents the junior creditor from taking enforcement action against collateral upon default under the junior debt for a specified period of time after notice of the default has been given to the senior creditor – this is described as the “standstill period”. The purpose of the standstill period… Continue Reading

Intercreditor Agreements – Ontario Court of Appeal Considers Circular Priorities

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A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal illustrates that secured creditors should address their priority position relative to all other creditors of their borrower in order to achieve a complete subordination of competing security. Failure to do so in this case resulted in circular priorities that the Court was left to resolve. In… Continue Reading