Irish drinks company C&C buys Conviviality’s wholesale business – Financial Times

Irish drinks company C&C has bought the wholesale business of Conviviality, after the ailing alcoholic drinks retailer and supplier appointed administrators on Wednesday. Following advanced discussions with Conviviality, which owns brands such as Wine Rack and Bargain Booze, C&C said it had agreed to buy Conviviality brands Matthew Clark, Bibendum, Catalyst, Peppermint, Elastic and Walker…

Numetal, Arcelor seek to cancel each other’s Essar Steel bid – Livemint

Section 29 (A) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code bars defaulting promoters from participating in the corporate insolvency process, and the IRP had last month disqualified bids by ArcelorMittal India and Numetal Mauritius for Essar Steel. Ahmedabad: The battle for Indias biggest asset under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code intensified with Numetal Mauritius and ArcelorMittal,…

Fletcher Building debt holders not getting extra info after UK Carillion collapse – The Australian Financial Review

Ailing Fletcher Building is adamant its banking syndicate and US-based private noteholders owed a combined NZ$2.4 billion ($2.27 billion) aren’t being given any special insights into the future plans of the company, ahead of normal shareholders. Some of the US-based private noteholders are battle-scarred in the construction sector and demanded extra due diligence before signing…