Sears is slashing 400 full-time jobs at its corporate offices, in Hoffman, Illinois, and from its support functions, the retailer announced Tuesday. Stephan Zoll, president of Sears’ online operations, is also stepping down from the company, effective June 15, Sears said Tuesday in a separate 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The 400…
DetailsAn attempt by the controversial businessman who bought BHS for £1 to keep his investment vehicle afloat has been dealt a further blow with the appointment of insolvency professionals to wind up his company. Sky News has learnt that Milner Boardman and Duff & Phelps have been appointed as joint liquidators to Retail Acquisitions Limited…
DetailsDana Gas PJSC plans to more than halve profit rates on $700 million of its Islamic bonds after they were found to be non-compliant with religious law, adding a new twist to a debt restructuring initiated in May. The United Arab Emirates-based energy producer said on Tuesday in a filing that it proposes exchanging $350 million…
DetailsBy Dominic Powell and Emma Koehn. Ten Network Holdings has been placed in a trading halt until Thursday. The company told the the market on Tuesday that two of the shareholders guaranteeing the TV networks loan facility have refused to extend support for it beyond December. The Australian reports financial advisors for Lachlan Murdoch and…
DetailsBy Reuters Published: 19:25 +10:00, 13 June 2017 | Updated: 19:25 +10:00, 13 June 2017 e-mail By Helen Reid LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) – British shares gained on Tuesday as a sell-off in the tech sector petered out worldwide, financials supported gains and outsourcing company Capita soared as its outlook brightened. Relief was palpable after…
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DetailsIt is difficult to see how Ten Network can escape the corporate undertaker after losing the support of the three billionaires, Lachlan Murdoch, James Packer and Bruce Gordon, who until last weekend had been keeping it afloat. The network has a $200 million loan with the Commonwealth Bank that falls due just before Christmas, which it…
DetailsA PITTSWORTH egg producer has gone into voluntary administration and the advisory firm appointed is concerned for the welfare of its hens. Insolvency service Cor Cordis announced yesterday it has been appointed voluntary administrators of Darling Downs Fresh Eggs. The family-owned business has provided farm-fresh eggs for more than 16 years. Cor Cordis partners Darryl Kirk…
DetailsMax Clifford, the disgraced former PR mogul, has declared bankruptcy owing £7.5 million, including to women who claim that he sexually abused them, The Times can reveal. Clifford, 74, is serving an eight-year jail sentence for indecent assaults on four women and teenage girls between 1966 and 1984. His financial downfall may scupper the claims…
DetailsA new committee set up to complement ASICs functions has released the names of lawyers appointed to its ministerial pool. The creation of the federal Insolvency Disciplinary Committee is part of a new Australian corporate insolvency regime that has been enacted in 2016. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly ODwyer announced last week nine…
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