Boutique PJ Solomon doubling down on M&A hires as it considers opening new U.S. office – eFinancialCareers

Boutique investment bank PJ Solomon is starting to push the boundaries of the word boutique, at least in terms of its size. The private U.S. advisory firm has been rapidly adding headcount after entering an agreement with Natixis in 2016 that made the French investment bank a majority owner. Nearly three years after inking the…

Building company Martin Building Services has gone into liquidation – The Maitland Mercury

Martin Building Services, liquidation ONE of the Hunters best-known homegrownbuilders, Martin Building Services, has foldedwith debts of almost $10 million. The company, which began in Maitland almost 20 years ago, was placed in the hands of insolvency expertsin December at the request of director and owner Denis Martin. James Shaw, a partner of Shaw Gidley…

US companies turning to term loans for acquisition debt – Reuters

NEW YORK, Jan 25 (LPC) – US high-grade companies, including Bristol-Myers Squibb, are boosting the loan element of multibillion dollar acquisition financings in a move that could stretch some banks balance sheets. Loans are currently cheaper than bonds, which is prompting companies to increase Term Loan A paper and potentially postpone tapping volatile and expensive…

Performance security a must for corporate resolution, says IBBI – The Hindu BusinessLine

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has mandated resolution applicants to furnish performance security in corporate insolvency process. This has been stipulated to ensure that corporate resolution plans, once approved, are not withdrawn on a whim. The idea is to encourage only those resolution applicants who are genuine, credible, and capable of submitting…

Insolvency Regulations: IBBI tightens noose around default by winning bidders – The Financial Express

The resolution professional would also have to attach the evidence of the performance security while submitting the resolution plan with NCLT for approval. Months after UK-based Liberty House failed to meet its payment commitment to acquire stressed Amtek Auto, the insolvency regulator has tightened regulations to mandate that successful resolution applicants will have to provide…