The Vultures Fly East: The Creation and Globalisation of the Distressed Debt Market

Flood, John

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The Vultures Fly East: The Creation and Globalisation of the Distressed Debt Market

John Flood

University of Westminster; University of Miami - School of Law

ADAPTING LEGAL CULTURES, D. Nelken, ed., pp 257-278, Oxford: Hart, 2001

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Corporate insolvency and bankruptcy have given rise to new markets, including global ones, in which lawyers have been key players. This paper examines the role of lawyers in informal restructuring through an analysis of the London Approach and the rise of the distressed debt market.

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Keywords: bankruptcy, insolvency, law firms, lawyers, globalization, london approach, distressed debt, vulture funds

JEL Classification: J44, K33, L14

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Date posted: December 6, 2006

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Flood, John A., The Vultures Fly East: The Creation and Globalisation of the Distressed Debt Market. ADAPTING LEGAL CULTURES, D. Nelken, ed., pp 257-278, Oxford: Hart, 2001. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=949581

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John A. Flood (Contact Author) University of Westminster ( email ) School of Law 4 Little Titchfield Street London, England W1W 7UW United Kingdom +44(0)780 170 5669 (Phone) +44(0)20 7911 5821 (Fax) HOME PAGE: http://www.johnflood.com
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The Vultures Fly East: The Creation and Globalisation of the Distressed Debt Market

John Flood

Date posted: December 6, 2006

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John A. Flood (Contact Author)