Laundering Picasso: British dealer among accused in $50m case – Financial Times

Melanie Gerlis March 9, 2018 Potential shenanigans involving art in the spotlight once again. London art dealer Matthew Green is among the defendants in the case against Beaufort Securities, three other corporations and five other individuals, accused by the US Department of Justice of a multiyear $50m-plus securities fraud and scheme to launder money, partly…

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Aberdeen Services Company Enters Restructuring Agreement – Rigzone

by  Rigzone Staff | Friday, March 09, 2018 Aberdeen-headquartered energy services firm Proserv enters into a restructuring agreement with its principal lenders, which it says will ‘strengthen the long term financial structure of the company’. Aberdeen-headquartered energy services firm Proserv has entered into a restructuring agreement with its principal lenders, which it says will strengthen…

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Steelworks administrator flunks exam, has license pulled – Eng.Lsm.lv

The endless trials and tragic tribulations of Liepja’s shuttered KVV Liepajas Metalurgs steelworks are continuing with news that the insolvency administrator supposed to be taking care of the company’s assets has lost his license after flunking a re-certification exam, the LETA news agency reported March 9. Guntars Koris told LETA that he lost his license on March 1 because…

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Our experience with insolvency code has been encouraging: IFCI – Business Line

IFCI, a government company, is enthused over the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) process, stating that its experience so far has been “encouraging”. This company is now making “judicious use” of the IBC to address corporate restructuring issues, which includes recovery, V Satya Ventakata Rao, Executive Director, IFCI told BusinessLine here. As on date, IFCI…

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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…

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