cram down

  • 1cram down — England, Wales Occurs when a minority group of creditors or shareholders becomes bound by a restructuring which they have rejected but which the majority of creditors or shareholders have approved. A scheme of arrangement can be used to cram down …

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  • 2Cram down — A cram down or cramdown is the involuntary imposition by a court of a reorganization plan over the objection of some classes of creditors.[1] Contents 1 Home mortgage loans 2 Informal use 3 References …

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  • 3Cram-Down Deal — 1. A situation in which a creditor is forced to accept undesirable terms imposed by a court during a bankruptcy or reorganization. 2. A merger or acquisition with unfavorable terms, in which shareholders or debtors of the target company are… …

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  • 4cram down — An informal name for a settlement or terms that a debtor forces creditors to accept. For example, a debtor in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings can, subject to some restrictions, have a plan to resolve the bankruptcy approved by the court even… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 5cram down — In bankruptcy, colloquial expression that describes court confirmation of a Bankruptcy Code Chapter 11, 12 or 13 plan, notwithstanding creditor opposition. Matter of U.S. Truck Co., Inc., Bkrtcy.Mich., 47 B.R. 932, 935 …

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  • 6cram down — In bankruptcy, colloquial expression that describes court confirmation of a Bankruptcy Code Chapter 11, 12 or 13 plan, notwithstanding creditor opposition. Matter of U.S. Truck Co., Inc., Bkrtcy.Mich., 47 B.R. 932, 935 …

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  • 7cram-down deal — A merger in which stockholders are forced to accept undesirable terms, such as junk bonds instead of cash or equity, due to the absence of any better alternatives. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …

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  • 8cram down one's throat — stuff or force in one s mouth …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 9Cram-Up — A situation in which junior classes of creditors impose a cram down on senior classes of creditors during a bankruptcy or reorganization. In a cram up a company facing bankruptcy cannot force creditors to accept compromises to their claims… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 10cram´mer — cram «kram», verb, crammed, cram|ming, noun. –v.t. 1. to force into; force down; stuff: »He crammed as many candy bars into his pockets as they would hold. I crammed all my clothes quickly into the bag. SYNONYM(S …

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