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Bill Whelan Authors Article on Financial Covenants in U.S. High‑Yield Bonds

May 3, 2017

An article authored by Cravath partner William J. Whelan III, entitled “Shifting Sands: While U.S. Bond Issuers Would Tend To Favour Flexibility in Devising Their Covenant Packages, Investors Can Also Fight Back,” appeared in the April 2017 issue of International Financial Law Review. The article discusses trends in the covenant market, including issuers’ attempts to loosen covenants by weakening change of control provisions and mechanisms that investors can use to resist unduly flexible covenants.

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Name
William J. Whelan III
Title
Corporate
Title
Retired Partner
Email
wwhelan@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1999
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    Education

    • J.D., 1983, Fordham University School of Law
      cum laude
    • B.A., 1980, University of Virginia
      with Distinction

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