Steinhoff Europe blocked from going into voluntary administration – Inside Retail

South African furniture conglomerate Steinhoff International Holdings has seen the voluntary administration of its European arm blocked by a company claiming to be a creditor, according to a release sent to investors. The company known as LSW GmbH an entity reportedly related to Andreas Seifert, who,according to BusinessDay, currently has a dispute in the Austrian…

WSJ Investigation: China Offered to Bail Out Troubled Malaysian Fund in Return for Deals – WSJ – The Wall Street Journal

Senior Chinese leaders offered in 2016 to help bail out a Malaysian government fund at the center of a swelling, multibillion-dollar graft scandal, according to minutes from a series of previously undisclosed meetings reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Chinese officials told visiting Malaysians that China would use its influence to try to get the…

NCLT helped creditors recover Rs 80k cr, Rs 70k cr more to be realised by March-end: Arun Jaitley – Moneycontrol.com

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday said Rs 80,000 crore has been recovered by creditors in 66 cases resolved by NCLT and around Rs 70,000 crore more is likely to be realised by March-end. Accusing the Congress of leaving behind a legacy of an “anachronic system” of resolving commercial insolvency, Jaitley said the NDA government acted…