Sir Philip Green appoints restructuring experts | News – Drapers

Jamie Drummond-Smith, chairman of finance group Cattles, has been appointed interimchairman of Topshop, Topman, Arcadia Group, and its parent company Taveta. Peter Bloxham, former head of restructuring and insolvency at law firm Freshfields, has been appointed to the same boards as interim non-executive director. Both have been working closely with the boards in an advisory…

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ASIC bans former directors of failed online search firm Uglii Group – CRN Australia

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned two execs of the now-defunct Uglii Group from running any company. Former Uglii Group directors Heather Knorr and Ge Zhu were disqualified by ASIC from managing corporations for four years for their roles in the insolvency of six companies within the group. Uglii Group, whose core business…

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DoT forms committee to examine issues arising out of telcos insolvency – BusinessLine

In a first, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has constituted an Insolvency Issues Committee to examine how it can protect its interest in cases where telecom operators are undergoing insolvency proceedings. The moves comes as two operators Aircel and Reliance Communications (RCom) are undergoing bankruptcy proceedings. As per rules under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code…

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Punj Lloyd Ltd. – Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP)-Intimation of meeting of Committee of Creditors – The Hindu BusinessLine

Subject: Disclosure under Regulation 30(2) read with Schedule III of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 – Post – facto intimation of the First Meeting of Committee of Creditors of Punj Lloyd Limited Dear Sir/Madam, Pursuant to Regulation 30 (2) of Securities and Exchange Board Of India (Listing…

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Sports Direct issues legal threat to remove Debenhams administrators – The Guardian

The Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley has threatened legal action to remove Debenhams administrators after his stake in the department store group was wiped out and the company put into the hands of its lenders. Debenhams listed holding company entered pre-pack administration on Tuesday, rendering shareholders investments, including Sports Directs near-30% stake, worthless. The retailers…

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Ailing Wind Turbine Maker Senvion Takes Step Toward Insolvency – Greentech Media News

Shares in Senvion were in free fall Wednesday after the embattled German wind turbine maker announced it was entering a process called self-administration in a last-ditch turnaround attempt. The Hamburg-based manufacturer said the move was to safeguard an ongoing transformation program after refinancing discussions with lenders have so far not come to a positive conclusion.…

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Credit Agricole investment bank needs to cut costs, deputy CEO says – Reuters

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Credit Agricole needs to reduce costs at its investment bank but will stop short of restructuring, a senior official said as the industry faces slowing revenue. FILE PHOTO: A Credit Agricole logo is seen outside a bank office in Vertou near Nantes, France, February 11, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo Xavier Musca, deputy…

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