Topic: Multinational corporate groups
Pacific Andes wins Ch11 plan confirmations
Two groups of companies that sit within industrial fishing conglomerate Pacific Andes have secured Chapter 11 plan confirmations in New York, after agreeing to remove third-party releases.
17 February 2022
Mallinckrodt to enter Irish examinership after US plan approved
American-Irish pharmaceuticals manufacturer Mallinckrodt will file examinership proceedings in Dublin in the coming days, after the Delaware bankruptcy court approved its Chapter 11 plan to slash about US$1.3 billion in debt.
04 February 2022
Paul Weiss hires “incredible asset” from Lazard in New York
Lazard managing director Ken Ziman has joined Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison as a partner in New York, bringing with him experience working on the debtor side of the PG&E and Takata mass tort bankruptcies.
28 January 2022
Sontchi talks Singapore on new III podcast
Judge Christopher Sontchi, who in November announced plans to step down from the Delaware bankruptcy bench to take up a new position on the Singapore International Commercial Court, has described how he is hoping to help the city-state attract more international insolvencies.
25 January 2022
Steinhoff's global settlement approved
South African retail conglomerate Steinhoff can begin to finally make payments to investors that lost out when its share price collapsed in 2017, after a court in Cape Town sanctioned its former holding company’s scheme.
24 January 2022
M3 adds former hedge fund manager in New York
New York-headquartered corporate advisory firm M3 Partners has hired a former hedge fund manager who worked on the Nortel Networks and Caesars Entertainment bankruptcies.
23 December 2021
AHAB loses “complex and arduous” Cayman fraud appeal
Saudi conglomerate Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Brothers has lost its appeal against a Cayman Islands court ruling that found it conspired with its former head of investment to “perpetrate one of the largest Ponzi schemes in history” – bringing an end to over 12 years of litigation.
22 December 2021
US court approves Luckin Coffee restructuring
China’s Luckin Coffee has secured approval of its scheme of arrangement in the Cayman Islands and a New York court has given the restructuring full force and effect in the US.
17 December 2021
FTI Consulting marks first Dutch venture with Bold acquisition
US-headquartered advisory firm FTI Consulting has announced plans to enter the Dutch market with the acquisition of management consultancy Bold Capital Management.
15 December 2021
Stephenson Harwood launches Paris restructuring group
Stephenson Harwood has launched a new restructuring practice in Paris, hot on the heels of its hire of Wedlake Bell partner Tal Goldmith in London.
10 December 2021