Article 9 Restructuring

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Definition

What is it: Article 9 restructuring is a cooperative business debt relief process governed by the Uniform Commercial Code. It involves an asset sale conducted between a business owner and a bank to provide a business with a clean balance sheet in a new legal entity.

What is it used for: This process is used to preserve business viability, maintain employment, and provide creditors with higher recovery values than traditional liquidation or auction scenarios.

What it is not: It is not a bankruptcy filing and does not require court involvement or lawyers.

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  • Attributes: 5
  • Synonyms: 3
  • Related entities: 2
  • Sources: 1

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Article 9 Restructuring
Language
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Topic
Article Restructuring Guide

Attributes

Key Facts
Business debt relief under UCC Article 9 involves an out-of-court, cooperative restructuring that preserves a business operation in a new, debt-free operating entity. [1]
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The Article 9 restructuring process involves an asset sale conducted cooperatively between a business owner and the bank to establish a clean balance sheet in a new legal entity. [1]
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During an Article 9 restructuring, the business operation is transferred into a new debt-free entity while the business debt remains behind in the previous insolvent operating entity. [1]
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Creditors generally recover a higher value when a business is preserved and relaunched via Article 9 than they would if the business were liquidated. [1]
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Article 9 restructuring is executed as a private negotiation between borrower and lender and does not require lawyers. [1]

Synonyms & Alternate Names

  • Article 9 Reorganization
  • UCC Article 9 restructuring
  • Business debt relief under UCC Article 9

Disambiguation

  • Not to be confused with Chapter 11 bankruptcy
  • Distinct from Chapter 7 liquidation

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Sources

  1. https://secondwindconsultants.com/resource/article-9-reorganization-what-is-it-how-does-it-work (Article 9 Restructuring)

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