Topic: Multinational corporate groups
Steinhoff seeks UK scheme sanction as US investor files rival Dutch action
On the first day of a sanction hearing for Steinhoff’s latest English scheme it has emerged that an opposing party affiliated with distressed investor Centerbridge Partners has filed rival proceedings under the new Dutch WHOA process.
26 January 2021
McDermott adds new restructuring head in London
Proskauer Rose’s former European head of restructuring Mark Fennessy has moved to McDermott Will & Emery in London, telling GRR his new firm's strong finance, corporate and litigation offering will be important in the post-Brexit world.
22 January 2021
Ashurst advising as Norwegian oil services group secures scheme meeting
The holding company for a Norwegian seismic imaging group has secured a single meeting for some of its creditors to vote on an English scheme restructuring US$872 million of debt.
21 December 2020
Swissport enters pre-pack administration as English court accepts COMI shift
AlixPartners directors have been appointed as administrators of Swissport’s Luxembourg-incorporated parent company, after the High Court in London accepted it had shifted its centre of main interests to England and Wales.
18 December 2020
Dutch subsea services provider wins UK restructuring plan meetings
Netherlands-registered subsea services provider DeepOcean Group has secured meetings for four classes of creditors to vote on its UK restructuring plans, which could lead to the first cross-class cram down challenge at a sanction hearing next month.
15 December 2020
Opposing creditors withdraw objections as Swissport seeks scheme sanctioning
An ad hoc group of Swissport’s senior unsecured noteholders has dropped its challenges to the Chinese-owned aviation group’s English scheme, just as the sanction hearing was due to start.
10 December 2020
IWIRC launches Korea network
The International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation has launched a new network in Korea, led by AlixPartners director Jungmin Lee and Alvarez & Marsal manager Jiwon Nam.
08 December 2020
Kirkland, Jackson Walker and Sheppard Mullin advising on Seadrill Ch11s
London-based offshore driller Seadrill Partners and 28 of its international subsidiaries have filed Chapter 11 proceedings in Texas, citing Bermuda-incorporated Seadrill Ltd, which itself went through bankruptcy two years ago, as their largest unsecured creditor.
03 December 2020
TIM, Telefónica and Claro make US$3 billion bid for Oi’s mobile division
A slew of Brazilian law firms and one Spanish outfit have helped telecoms operators TIM, Telefónica and Claro make a US$3 billion binding stalking-horse bid to jointly buy Oi’s mobile services business, as part of the latter’s reorganisation.
25 September 2020
Europe Column: the future of cross-border insolvency protocols
Bob Wessels and Ilya Kokorin discuss their recent detailed study on the role of insolvency protocols in restructuring and insolvency law.
09 September 2020