Nate the Great
One of the birlliant points of Nate, I thought about it and many here may have wondered too, was a mathematical conclusion that subtly but amazingly imply the deficiency of debtor's plan and by extension its intentions.
He said basically that I can not figure this out and I do not think anyone here (in the court) has any idea to counter this mathematical fact.
It is like this- Before November hearing (Sept-oct 2010), Debtors could have presented a more global plan including equity, it could have saved (40x12=480 million) and plan had a greater chance of approval.
Since the money available (Waterfall) has not, for all practical purposes)changed in the amended plan after rejection and burn rate continued, It is easy to conclude mathematically that in Sept 2010 there were 480 million more available to include equity in the waterfall.
The man is a genius as he then underlines that WMB noteholders were being given more than 360 million dollars to settle. The subtle hint was there were about close to 800 million avaialble at that time and move to settle with WMB noteholders was an attempt to get rid of half of that available money. And rest of it was squandered on burn rate that benefited the creditors.
If you think about it is a birlliant argument- Debtor purposefully presented a plan that was unapprovable and caused delay which removed the money that could fall to equity and went to creditors, lawyers and management.
Mathematical conclusion- They had about 800 million dollars more about a year ago and could have included equity in the plan but chose to delay the plan and misappropriate the extra
money in creditors and WMB noteholders favor.
Bigger conclusion- Somehow they do not want Equity to own the reorganized entity at any cost.