Regional news: Europe
Bremen court says it lacks jurisdiction to hear German Property Group insolvency
A Bremen court has found it lacks jurisdiction to oversee the insolvency of a German property investment group that targeted foreign pensioners, after the group’s founder challenged its relocation from Hanover and accused its Bremen administrator of sneaking onto the case.
30 September 2020
Pizza Express to hold UK plan meetings and seek Chapter 15
British casual dining chain Pizza Express is set to hold three creditors’ meetings on its UK restructuring plan and apply for Chapter 15 recognition in the US, following an English court ruling.
30 September 2020
New Look heads to Irish and US courts for restructuring
UK retailer New Look is facing opposition from landlords in its attempts to enter examinership in Ireland, as it seeks recognition of its English scheme of arrangement in New York.
30 September 2020
Creditors back Codere’s English scheme
Spanish gaming company Codere has secured creditor approval of its English scheme of arrangement, after overcoming opposition to its voting plans at a convening hearing earlier this month.
30 September 2020
Wachtell helps travel tech company restructure after settling IP dispute
UK-based travel technology company Travelport Worldwide has completed a debt restructuring that sparked litigation with its lenders in New York, after settling a dispute over the transfer of its intellectual property.
29 September 2020
White & Case, Latham and Carey Olsen advise as lenders take over Britain’s FatFace
Lawyers in London and Jersey have helped British fashion and lifestyle brand FatFace in a consensual debt-for-equity swap that has seen bank lenders and debt funds take control.
29 September 2020
Community roundup: Winston & Strawn hires in New York, CMS and Goodwin expand in London
Winston & Strawn has hired a new restructuring partner in New York, while CMS has expanded its finance offering and Goodwin has strengthened its private equity group in London.
25 September 2020
Germany announces draft restructuring law in line with EU directive
German lawyers have cautiously welcomed a preventative restructuring regime outlined in a long-awaited draft bill that they hope will enable company rescues outside of insolvency and stymie the flow of companies who have headed abroad.
24 September 2020
Should Jersey have a corporate rescue regime?
Partner Stephen Alexander and associate Max Galt at Mourant in Jersey set out why a traditionally creditor-friendly offshore jurisdiction like Jersey, with its commercially minded and flexible Royal Court, would still benefit from introducing a statutory reorganisation process.
24 September 2020
New Look to hold creditor vote on latest English scheme
A week after creditors backed its latest CVA, an English court has given UK retailer New Look permission to convene a single-class creditors’ meeting on an inter-conditional scheme of arrangement and seek recognition in the US.
23 September 2020
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