Regional news: Singapore
Alita DOCA temporarily blocked over mine sale
The administrators of Singapore-listed lithium miner Alita Resources have been blocked from effectuating a deed of company arrangement, pending a dispute over a sale process they oversaw for a mothballed mine in Western Australia.
07 January 2021
First “persons unknown” injunction granted in Malaysia
In the first reported judgment of its kind in Southeast Asia, a Malaysian court has granted a Mareva injunction to help a German chemical company recover funds from an unknown international fraudster.
06 January 2021
Creditors block global oil group’s Singapore scheme
A global oil group has failed to secure creditor approval for a scheme of arrangement in Singapore, which would have helped it restructure over US$200 million of debt.
05 January 2021
Singapore Mareva injunction upheld against Cayman holding company
A Singapore court has upheld a Mareva injunction issued against a Cayman holding company and its Canadian director, rejecting challenges to its jurisdiction over a foreign law dispute.
04 January 2021
Century Sunshine’s Cayman JPLs secure Singapore recognition
BlackOak is advising the “light-touch” provisional liquidators of Chinese fertiliser company Century Sunshine Group, who have won recognition in Singapore to seek a restructuring of locally-listed notes.
15 December 2020
Rock International scheme sanctioned in BVI and recognised in US
A Texas court has recognised a British Virgin Islands scheme of arrangement for special purpose vehicle Rock International Investments, a day after it was sanctioned.
14 December 2020
Baker McKenzie’s Singapore office hires new principal
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow has hired a new local principal from oil major Chevron, to handle restructuring and insolvency disputes with rights of audience before the Singapore courts.
11 December 2020
KrisEnergy settles after failing to block Cayman winding-up petition
An oil and gas group pursuing a Singaporean scheme, KrisEnergy, has reached a settlement with a creditor that brought a Cayman winding-up petition against its Thai subsidiary, after failing to secure an injunction on the petition.
30 November 2020
Alvarez & Marsal, Mayer Brown and Chapman Tripp announce promotions
Mayer Brown has promoted partners in London and Singapore, while Alvarez & Marsal has appointed a new restructuring co-head in North America and New Zealand firm Chapman Tripp has announced a new special counsel.
20 November 2020
Hong Kong miner’s winding-up hearing adjourned amid share dispute
A Hong Kong court has adjourned a winding-up petition against an international mining company for a second time, raising concerns over shareholders’ attempts to convert an equity contribution into a debt claim.
17 November 2020
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