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The former long-time chair of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom’s global restructuring group Jay Goffman has joined advisory firm Teneo in New York – two weeks after it acquired KPMG’s Cayman and BVI restructuring groups.

18 January 2022

Indonesian garment manufacturer Pan Brothers has had its pre-packaged scheme sanctioned in Singapore, months after an Indonesian court recognised its moratorium in the city state.

17 January 2022

Chinese menswear retailer Evergreen International has been wound up in the Cayman Islands after a court found it had failed to offer “even the outline of a restructuring proposal” despite hiring advisers in April last year.

17 January 2022

There are just two weeks left to help GRR identify the next generation of rising stars within the cross-border restructuring community, as nominations for the GRR 40 under 40 2022 will close at the end of January.

17 January 2022

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Weil Gotshal & Manges’ London restructuring co-heads Andrew Wilkinson and Neil Devaney tell GRR why restructuring skills will have to develop to address environmental issues in future, and why a move from CVAs to Part 26A restructuring plans is desirable.

14 January 2022

The liquidators of a Hong Kong-incorporated paper company have secured the historic recognition of their appointments in mainland China following a first-of-its kind ruling by the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court.

14 January 2022

In what is thought to be the first application for recognition of an Isle of Man voluntary liquidation in the US, an Africa-focused private jet operator's liquidator has filed a Chapter 15 in Oklahoma to stall a local litigation and try to access escrow funds.

14 January 2022

Offshore rig operator Seadrill has come a step closer to completing its restructuring, after a group of its subsidiaries received court approval for a Chapter 11 pre-pack plan in just 24 hours, despite objections from the US trustee.

13 January 2022

FRP Advisory has expanded its restructuring team in London with a partner hire from the UK’s financial regulator and a new director who worked on the Thomas Cook and HMV insolvencies.

13 January 2022

Energy supplier Scottish Power will have to cover debts that arose after it inherited more than 200,000 customers from insolvent rival Extra Energy via the UK’s supplier of last resort mechanism, following a judgment upholding regulator Ofgem’s decision-making processes.

13 January 2022