intercreditor-agreement

name	intercreditor-agreement
language	en
description	Drafts a first lien/second lien intercreditor agreement governing creditor priority, enforcement rights, and payment waterfalls over shared collateral. Follows LSTA and ABA market-standard conventions. Use when drafting intercreditor agreements, lien subordination agreements, first lien/second lien arrangements, or creditor priority documents in loan and financing transactions.

Intercreditor Agreement (Lien Priority)

Drafts an intercreditor agreement establishing absolute lien priority between first lien and second lien creditors over shared collateral, incorporating LSTA-standard subordination, standstill, waterfall, turnover, and bankruptcy provisions.

Prerequisites

Collect before drafting:

1. First lien credit agreement — loan amounts, maturity, rates, collateral descriptions
2. Second lien credit agreement — same for junior facility
3. Security agreements — perfection status, filing details, collateral schedules
4. Borrower organizational documents — entity type, jurisdiction
5. Existing intercreditor/subordination arrangements (if any)

Quick Start

Draft all articles in order. Extract obligation amounts, maturity dates, and collateral descriptions from uploaded transaction documents. Mark any statutory citations not independently verified with [VERIFY].

Output Structure

Article I — Recitals & Definitions

Establish context referencing both credit facilities and shared collateral. Required defined terms:

Term	Scope
First Lien Obligations	Principal, interest (including post-petition), fees, expenses, indemnities
Second Lien Obligations	Same scope for second lien docs
Collateral	All shared collateral securing both obligation sets
Lien Priority	Absolute first lien superiority regardless of attachment/perfection order
Standstill Period	Typically 180 days, triggered by payment default or EOD under first lien docs
Discharge of First Lien Obligations	Full payment; cash pay, L/C termination, hedge unwind conditions
Insolvency Proceeding	Bankruptcy Code proceedings, receivership, assignment for benefit of creditors, foreign equivalents

Article II — Lien Priority & Subordination

• Absolute first lien priority regardless of attachment/perfection order
• Subordination covers principal, pre/post-petition interest, fees, expenses, all amounts
• Priority applies to voluntary payments, enforcement, bankruptcy, collateral dispositions
• Continues until Discharge of First Lien Obligations
• Second lien holder may not contest priority or seek equitable subordination

Article III — Enforcement Rights & Standstill

First lien holders may (no second lien consent required):

• Enforce all remedies against collateral
• Accept/reject DIP financing proposals
• Vote on reorganization plans
• Exercise all secured creditor rights

Second lien holders may NOT during Standstill Period:

• Accelerate obligations or exercise collateral remedies
• Object to first lien enforcement actions
• Interfere with first lien rights
• Seek adequate protection for second lien interests

Post-standstill: Specify limited second lien actions available if first lien enforcement remains incomplete.

Article IV — Payment Waterfall & Turnover

Distribution priority (all collateral proceeds):

1. First Lien Obligations — pay in full
2. Second Lien Obligations — remainder

Turnover obligations:

• Immediate remittance of payments received in violation of priority (regardless of knowledge)
• Turned-over amounts treated as first lien collateral proceeds
• Covers borrower payments, collateral proceeds, bankruptcy distributions, all other sources

Address specifically: cash collateral use in bankruptcy, adequate protection payments, distributions under confirmed reorganization plans.

Article V — Representations & Warranties

Mutual representations from both lien holders:

• Due organization and authority
• No conflicts with organizational docs or other agreements
• Valid and perfected security interests
• All actions taken to establish and maintain lien priority
• No side agreements contradicting priority scheme
• Transaction-specific reps (verify against uploaded credit/security docs)

Article VI — Covenants

Notice requirements: Prompt notice of amendments affecting collateral, obligations, or relative rights.

Second lien amendment restrictions — may not:

• Increase principal or accelerate maturity
• Increase rates beyond specified thresholds
• Restrict borrower's ability to satisfy first lien obligations

Bankruptcy coordination: Proofs of claim, plan voting, DIP financing/asset sale consent.

Ongoing: Maintain perfection, cooperate on documentation, precise notice mechanics (addresses, methods, timing).

Article VII — Bankruptcy & Insolvency

• Agreement constitutes "subordination agreement" under Section 510(a) [VERIFY]
• Enforceable before, during, and after any bankruptcy case
• Second lien holders will not oppose first lien motions for stay relief, adequate protection, or cash collateral use
• First lien holders have exclusive DIP financing and cash collateral rights
• Second lien holders may not seek adequate protection unless first lien holders also receive it
• Address post-petition interest and Section 510(c) exception [VERIFY]
• Enforceable against trustee or debtor-in-possession

Article VIII — Miscellaneous

Provision	Standard
Governing law	Specify jurisdiction (typically NY)
Amendments	Written consent of all parties
Severability	Invalid provisions severable
Integration	Supersedes all prior understandings
Counterparts	Electronic delivery permitted
Successors & assigns	Binding; include assignment mechanics
Third-party beneficiaries	None (or specify borrower rights)
Jury trial waiver	Mutual waiver
Jurisdiction & service	Submission to specified courts
Borrower consent	Whether amendments require borrower consent
Termination	Conditions for agreement termination

Drafting Checks

• Follow LSTA Model First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement conventions
• Every defined term appears in operative provisions and vice versa
• Internal cross-references are accurate
• Consistent capitalization of defined terms throughout
• Jurisdiction-specific UCC or Bankruptcy Code variations flagged
• No enforceability opinions — present as drafted terms for counsel review
• If collateral includes real property, address mortgage subordination separately
• All unverified statutory citations marked [VERIFY]