McDonald Hopkins names David Agay managing member in Chicago – Markets Insider

CHICAGO, Oct. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — McDonald Hopkins LLC, a business advisory and advocacy law firm, has announced that David A. Agay has been named the new Managing Member of the Chicago office. Agay is an accomplished corporate restructuring attorney who previously served as the office’s assistant managing member. He succeeds Richard N. Kessler, who…

Human Services to use private contractor Serco as Centrelink call centre provider – The Canberra Times

Private contractors will answer calls from Centrelink’s welfare recipients after the Department of Human Services outsourced call centre work to multinational services company Serco. In an unprecedented move for the welfare agency, 250 of the company’s Australian subsidiary staff in Melbourne will take calls about payments in a three-year pilot program costing the government $51.7…

LeEco’s Listed Arm Extends Trading Halt for Restructuring Plan – Caixin Global

Leshi Internet Information & Technology Corp., the listed arm of embattled tech giant LeEco, extended its share-trading halt after a six-month suspension, citing uncertainties in a restructuring plan. Shenzhen-listed Leshi said in a filing Monday that trading of its stock would remain suspended after Oct. 17 because of significant and unprecedented issues related to the…

Sears Canada to Seek Court Approval for Liquidation – Canada NewsWire (press release)

Sears Canada was granted an Initial Order and protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (“CCAA”) on June 22, 2017. It subsequently received the Court’s approval of a sale and investment solicitation process (SISP) to seek out proposals for the acquisition of, or investment in, the Sears Canada Group’s business, assets and/or leases, and to implement one…