cram down

cram 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 creditors or shareholders to push through a restructuring.

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