Foreign investors in Chinese groups that have gone bankrupt could be given powers to liquidate assets on the mainland in a deal with Hong Kong that aims to boost business confidence in the countrys legal system. The mechanism will obligate courts in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Xiamen to recognise insolvency orders filed by company creditors in…
The Volkswagen Group has fielded an offer for its supercar brand, Lamborghini, from a Swiss-based … [+] consortium. Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images A consortium connected to the family of the late Volkswagen Group strongman Ferdinand Piech has made a stunning 7.5 billion unsolicited bid to buy…
Katie Price is heading back to court in a bid to get out of paying off her 3.2million debt, it’s claimed. The former glamour model, 42, was declared bankrupt in 2019 and was meant to pay off 12,000 a month to her creditors after taking out an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA), but failed to do…
Eleanor Temple, Chair of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 The insolvency and restructuring profession rescued 297,000 jobs and returned 1.82bn to creditors in insolvency cases in 2019 the equivalent of around 800 jobs and 5m a day, according to a new report from R3, the insolvency and restructuring trade body. The report, The value…
25 May 2021 Consultancy.uk 3 min. read Many companies across the UK are emerging from lockdown with a sense of cautious optimism. While the majority expect top-line revenues to return to pre-pandemic rates within the next two years, more than half also expect to encounter a liquidity shortfall in the next 12 months. The last…
Black women were hit the hardest with income loss this year. Whether you lost a job or had to close down your business or downsize your clientele, collectively, the pandemic hit our pockets the hardest. According to U.S. News, Black women had a 6% drop in employment in 2020. That income loss affects how we…