Three more Tory councils slip into bankruptcy danger zone – The Times

Henry Zeffman, Political Reporter | Gareth Davies Somerset county council has announced plans to close two thirds of its childrens centres in a bid to save cash Three Conservative-run counties have been added to the list of those showing signs of financial stress because of funding cuts. Somerset, Norfolk and Lancashire county councils are exhibiting some of the…

Tata Steel closes in on Bhushan Steel after emerging as the highest bidder – Business Today

One of the country’s biggest bankruptcies to go under the hammer is finally moving towards closure. Yesterday, Tata Steel said that “it has received a formal communication from the resolution professional [RP] of Bhushan Steel Ltd that it has been identified as the highest evaluated compliant resolution applicant to acquire controlling stake” of the beleaguered…

Stressed power generations firms face tough insolvency journey in court – Business Standard

The chances of stressed power generation units landing in the insolvency court have increased after the Reserve Bank of India revised last month its framework for the resolution of non-performing assets. A more worrying aspect, according to sector analysts, is that these assets totalling more than 80,000 megawatts across operational and under-construction projects may…

Insolvency row: Liberty House highest preferred bidder for Amtek Auto India – Business Standard

Liberty House, part of Sanjeev Gupta’s global industrial group GFG Alliance, has been chosen as highest preferred bidder for Amtek Auto’s assets, which include 35 automotive component plants across India, Japan, Thailand and Spain, employing 6,000 people. The announcement of Liberty House as the successful preferred bidder was made in the committee of creditors…

Bulgarian Parliament overturns presidential veto on amendments to bank insolvency law – The Sofia Globe

Bulgarian MPs voted on March 7 to overturn President Roumen Radevs veto on the bill of amendments to the Bank Insolvency Act. The motion carried with 129 MPs in favour, 40 opposed and no abstentions. The two parties in the government coalition, Prime Minister Boiko Borissovs GERB and the United Patriots group of nationalist parties, were…