Air Berlin Says Grounding Looms Unless Pilots Return to Work – Bloomberg

A sick-out by Air Berlin Plc pilots is threatening an immediate grounding of the insolvent airline. What happened today massively jeopardizes the entire insolvency proceedings, Frank Kebekus, the airlines general representative appointed by a court, said in a statement Tuesday. Unless the situation changes in the short term, we will have to end operations and all…

Wal-Mart restructures US operations to speed change – Business Insider

A family shops at the Wal-Mart Supercenter in SpringdaleThomson Reuters CHICAGO (Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc is restructuring its U.S. store operations and will consolidate its business divisions from six to four, the company said on Tuesday. “Our last field restructure was several years ago and our business has changed over that time,” the company…

Turnbull Government hopes to claw back cash from 180000 South Australians have debts totalling a more than $600 … – NEWS.com.au

JUST 10 South Australians owe taxpayers almost $2 million in combined university debts, new analysis reveals. The Advertiser can reveal the South Australian most in the red needs to pay back $224,218 equivalent to the cost of about eight four-year nursing or teaching degrees. Education Department figures also show almost 180,000 South Australians have debts…

CT tells relocating Alexion to give back $26M in incentives – Hartford Business

September 12, 2017 In the wake of Alexion Pharmaceutical’s announcement it will move its New Haven headquarters to Boston, state officials said Tuesday they want back more than $26 million in incentives Alexion received from Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s First Five Plus economic incentive program. The incentives included a $20 million loan and $6 million…

Calls to scrap Centrelink’s automated “robo-debt” system after 1700 SA clients reduce their debts – NEWS.com.au

MORE than 1700 South Australians have successfully taken on Centrelinks automated robo-debt system and been cleared of owing money or had their debts reduced. Nationally, almost 20,000 Centrelink clients who were advised the could owe the Government money due to welfare-overpayments had subsequently had their debts reduced or scapped, figures released in federal Parliament reveal.…

Kobre & Kim Continues to Expand Global Insolvency Practice With Senior Hire – Markets Insider

NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Kobre & Kim, the premier law firm for global disputes and investigations, welcomes Daniel Saval to its cross-border insolvency litigation practice in New York. Mr. Saval represents clients in multijurisdictional insolvency and corporate restructuring disputes, and has particular experience in contentious proceedings involving funds in liquidation triggered by fraud…

Alexion Announces Restructuring to Advance Corporate Strategy – Business Wire (press release)

NEW HAVEN, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) today announced an operational plan to re-align the global organization with its refocused corporate strategy. The plan is expected to deliver approximately $270 million in GAAP and approximately $250 million in non-GAAP pre-tax savings annually by 2019. The restructuring will reduce the Companys global workforce by approximately 20%.…

Jaypee case: SC order exposes lacuna in insolvency code, necessitates amendment – Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court order in the Jaypee insolvency case is a clear indication that the government must amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) and give adequate representation to homebuyers interest. Enacted last August, the IBC aims to first restructure the debt of a company, failing which, it goes into liquidation. The Code has made…