Regional news: Europe
Quantuma sold to UK advisory firm
UK advisory firm K3 Capital has acquired corporate recovery specialist Quantuma, which has offices in the UK, Cyprus and Mauritius.
03 August 2020
“Good forum shopping”: English court sanctions Flint Group schemes
An English court has sanctioned schemes for seven international subsidiaries of Luxembourg-headquartered Flint Group, finding a change of governing law in their debt agreements gave the companies sufficient connection to England.
30 July 2020
Brown Rudnick attorney negligence claim to go ahead in New York
The litigation trustee for bankrupt Dutch petrochemicals group LyondellBasell may pursue negligence claims against Brown Rudnick for the loss of a preference claim, a New York court has ruled.
30 July 2020
UK retailer Matalan seeks US recognition of English scheme
Guernsey-owned British fashion and homeware retailer Matalan has filed for Chapter 15 recognition of its English scheme, two days after it was approved by the High Court in London.
30 July 2020
English court grants Dutch Hema single class scheme meeting
An English court has let Dutch retailer Hema hold a creditors’ vote on the English scheme that is key to its planned multi-jurisdictional restructuring in the UK, the US and the Netherlands.
29 July 2020
European digital technologies group seeks recognition in New York
The CEO of Paris-registered digital technologies specialist Ymagis has applied for recognition of its French insolvency proceedings in New York, just months after it agreed a €52 million restructuring.
29 July 2020
UK mini-bond seller wound-up by scandal-hit parent LC&F
An English court has ordered the winding-up of a UK mini-bond seller, following a petition by the administrators of its scandal-hit parent, London Capital & Finance.
28 July 2020
Texan trustee seeks UK’s help in suspected brotherly bankruptcy fraud
The Texan trustee of a discharged bankrupt now suspected of possible bankruptcy fraud with his brother, is using the UK’s cross-border insolvency law to try to access a London Thameside property.
28 July 2020
English court sanctions scheme for British retailer Matalan
An English judge has approved Guernsey-owned British fashion and homeware retailer Matalan’s scheme of arrangement, for which it will seek US recognition in the coming days.
27 July 2020
Roland Berger makes three hires in DACH region
Munich-headquartered management consultancy Roland Berger has hired a new principal and two new partners as it seeks to handle the challenges facing companies dealing with covid-19.
27 July 2020
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