The Arcapita Group Bankruptcy: A Restructuring Case Study

Global Trends in Islamic Commercial Law: International Shari'ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance and Thomson Reuters Report, 2015

13 Pages Posted: 8 Nov 2015

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Michael J. T. McMillen

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP; University of Pennsylvania Law School; Columbia Law School

Date Written: November 6, 2015

Abstract

An abbreviated case study of the second formal bankruptcy in the Islamic finance realm, involving the U.S. bankruptcy proceeding for Arcapita Bank and its debtor and non-debtor affiliates.

Keywords: bankruptcy, insolvency, Shari'ah, Islamic finance, iflas, taflis

JEL Classification: G33, F34, K23, K30, K33, K39

Suggested Citation

McMillen, Michael J. T., The Arcapita Group Bankruptcy: A Restructuring Case Study (November 6, 2015). Global Trends in Islamic Commercial Law: International Shari'ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance and Thomson Reuters Report, 2015, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2687239

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