Legal Opinion
Mellon Bank, N.A. v. Metro Communications, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 25, 1991No. Nos. 91-3105 and 91-3160PublishedCited by 206 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal, arising in the context of a failed leveraged buyout, had its roots in the congenial climate of mergers and acquisitions that beguiled corporate America during the decade of the nineteen-eighties. The appeal raises important questions regarding a bankruptcy trustee’s avoidance *638powers under 11 U.S.C. §§ 547(b) and 548(a)(2) of the bankruptcy code. The debt- or is Metro Communications (Metro), the corporation acquired in the leveraged buyout. Mellon Bank, N.A. (Mellon or Bank) financed the acquisition; Mellon lent the acquiror 1.85 million…
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