Another Aussie brewer goes bust – news.com.au

An award-winning Aussie brewer has gone into voluntary administration, leavings its owners devastated but hopeful the business can continue. Lotus Beer Co, which runs Valhalla Brewing in Geelong, has become the latest craft beer brand to collapse amid significant challenges for the industry. An ASIC notice published on Monday states that administrators have appointed Worrells…

Focus on restructuring and insolvency in Hong Kong – Law.asia

Courts in Hong Kong generally a creditor-friendly jurisdiction may wind up local companies and, if certain conditions are met, foreign companies incorporated in other jurisdictions. Hong Kong has no statutory corporate rescue regime similar to the UK administration regime and the US chapter 11 debtor-in-possession regime. Howard LamPartnerLatham & WatkinsHong KongTel: +852 2912 2570Email: [email protected]