Regional news: United Arab Emirates
“Open for business”: BVI court approves third party litigation funding
In the first written judgment of its kind, a British Virgin Islands court has approved third party funding agreements for litigation and other liquidation fees and expenses in relation to a multinational Ponzi scheme.
01 October 2020
Abu Dhabi court appoints Alvarez & Marsal as NMC Healthcare’s administrators
NMC Health’s UAE entities have been placed into administration in Abu Dhabi’s financial free zone, after successfully applying for protection against enforcement of debt claims this weekend.
28 September 2020
English court sanctions ED&F Man’s scheme
An English court has sanctioned a scheme of arrangement for international commodity trader ED&F Man, paving the way for it to restructure debts governed by English and New York law.
09 September 2020
Creditors approve ED&F Man’s UK scheme
International commodity trader ED&F Man has secured unanimous backing for its UK scheme of arrangement during two creditors’ meetings.
02 September 2020
Wirecard sells assets in UK, Brazil and Germany
Scandal-hit payment processor Wirecard has agreed to sell assets in the UK, Brazil and Germany, while a Munich court has accepted its parent’s administration filing and insolvency proceedings continue in Australia and New Zealand.
01 September 2020
Quinn Emanuel and Kirkland advising as NMC plans administration in Abu Dhabi
Scandal-hit UAE hospital operator NMC Healthcare is planning to file for administration in Abu Dhabi’s financial free zone, four months after its London-listed holding company entered administration in England.
20 August 2020
Travelex completes restructuring with pre-pack administration
London-headquartered foreign exchange company Travelex has completed its restructuring after joint administrators from PwC were brought in to sell some of the group’s UK entities to its senior secured noteholders.
07 August 2020
Hyflux banks prepare judicial management application
An unsecured group of Hyflux’s bank lenders are preparing an application to place it under judicial management, while the embattled Singaporean company has also received new proposals from US and UAE investors.
28 July 2020
Bermuda court extends injunction to prevent risk of Gupta asset claim dissipation
A Bermudian court has extended a Mareva injunction against a locally-registered commodities trader, finding there was a risk of dissipation of its only realisable asset – a claim in the South African restructuring of a coal mine formerly owned by the Gupta family.
27 July 2020
Duff & Phelps hires new restructuring head for the Middle East & Africa
Advisory firm Duff & Phelps has hired the former head of KPMG Middle East’s deal advisory group to lead its global restructuring practice in the Middle East and Africa.
21 July 2020