Sears Chairman Edward Lampert bids $4.6 billion to rescue iconic retailer from bankruptcy – Chicago Tribune

The hedge fund run by Sears Chairman Edward Lampert is offering to buy many of the bankrupt retailers remaining assets for about $4.6 billion with hopes of keeping the chain in business and continuing to employ about 50,000 of its workers. The bid from Lamperts ESL Investments includes about 500 Sears and Kmart stores, headquarters…

NCLT dismisses HDFC plea for initiating insolvency proceedings against RHC Holding – Economic Times

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Thursday dismissed the plea of HDFC Ltd to initiate insolvency proceedings against RHC Holding, a non-banking financial company promoted by Singh Brothers — Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh. A two-member principal bench headed by NCLT President Justice M M Kumar dismissed the plea of HDFC Ltd, which…

Cheshire West and Chester Council accused of forcing debt-ridden families into bankruptcy – The Chester Standard

THE council has defended itself against accusations it is forcing people into bankruptcy. An investigation by Creditfix, a national personal insolvency practice, found that Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWaC) is one of 55 local authorities in England and Wales that are said to reject Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs). IVAs offer an alternative to bankruptcy…

Convector Grain liquidation process questioned by unsecured creditors – Farm Weekly

UNSECURED creditors of failed grain business Convector Grain have criticised the administration and liquidation process, which left nothing for them in the final distribution of assets in spite of payments for liquidation, administration and legal fees totaling around $1.5 million. It is probably what we expected, we never thought we would get a big payment,…