Former Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer has been declared bankrupt by the Federal Circuit Court. The liquidator of his failed company SM Project Developments launched legal action against him in November over a $200,000 debt. The bankruptcy application was supported by a range of creditors, including the Australian Tax Office and Prime Marble…
Controversial former Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer has been declared bankrupt by a Federal Circuit Court judge, ratcheting up the pressure on the property developer as he faces a string of criminal charges. The liquidator appointed to Mehajer’s failed company, SM Project Developments, served a bankruptcy notice on Mehajer in September last year and kicked…
BHS collapsed in 2016, leaving the companys pension scheme with a £571 million deficitDANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/PRESS ASSOCIATION The government has unveiled plans to introduce an overhaul of Britains insolvency framework designed to prevent a repeat of scandals such as the failures of BHS and Carillion. New laws would make it easier to bring criminal proceedings against…
Controversial former Auburn Deputy Mayor Salim Mehajer has been declared bankrupt by a Federal Circuit Court judge, as he faces a string of criminal charges. The liquidator appointed to Mehajer’s failed company, SM Project Developments, served a bankruptcy notice on Mehajer in September last year and kicked off bankruptcy proceedings in November over a debt…
Controversial Sydney businessman Salim Mehajer has been declared bankrupt by a Federal Circuit Court judge. On Tuesday, Judge Justin Smith rejected his lawyer’s argument that the bankruptcy notice was invalid. The order means the estate of the former Auburn deputy mayor will be managed by a trustee who will take control of his property and…
The employees of Bhushan Steel have moved the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) against Tata Steels bid. Tata Steel has been the highest bidder for the steel company that is undergoing insolvency proceedings. The Delhi bench of the NCLT has asked the committee of creditors (CoC) to consider the objections raised by the employees…
Lenders to Binani Cement Ltd. are not enthused with UltraTech Cement Ltd.s latest bid, a banker with direct knowledge of the matter said. The Birla group company would have to pay over Rs 8,000 crore including admitted claims worth Rs 7,600 and interest accumulated since initiation of insolvency worth Rs 400 crore to be considered…
Americas teens may have to find somewhere else to get their ears pierced. Claires, the chainstore known for its tween jewelry and ear piercing, declared bankruptcy on Monday, the latest retailer to succumb to the online shopping revolution. Claires made the move as it announced it was looking to restructure $1.9bn in debts it built…
UltraTech Cement Ltd. has signed an in-principle pact with Binani Industries Ltd. to buy its holdings of a distressed unit as Indias largest cement maker attempts to beat out a Bain-backed consortium, which earlier made the winning bid in ongoing bankruptcy proceedings. UltraTech, controlled by billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla, said it had agreed to pay…
UltraTech Cement today said it has entered into an agreement with Binani Industries to buy 98 per cent stake in its debt ridden subsidiary Binani Cement Ltd (BCL) which is going through insolvency proceedings. In a filing to the stock exchange, UltraTech said it will issue a comfort letter to provide Rs 7,266 crore to…