Esprit to place European business in bankruptcy –again

Esprit Europe GmbH and six other German companies of the fashion group will file for insolvency under self-administration on Wednesday, the company said, as Hong Kong-listed apparel group Esprit Holdings seeks to restructure its European business. This is the second insolvency procedure within four years for Esprit, which had laid off around a third of…

Chinese shadow lender Zhongzhi files for bankruptcy

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Chinese business & finance myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Zhongzhi, the conglomerate at the centre of China’s $3tn shadow banking market, has filed for bankruptcy, saying that it was “severely insolvent”. A Beijing court accepted a bankruptcy and liquidation application from Zhongzhi…

Rex airlines enters voluntary administration with all flights between capital cities grounded | Airline industry

All Rex flights between capital cities have been grounded and the airline has entered voluntary administration just hours after the Albanese government suggested it would intervene to ensure the nation’s third-largest carrier didn’t collapse. Late on Tuesday, EY – formerly known as Ernst & Young – announced it had been appointed as administrators of the…

Amsterdam’s Rodeo Software declared bankrupt, after fraud allegations rocked the company

Amsterdam-based Rodeo Software, a cloud-native project management software provider, has been declared bankrupt by the court in Amsterdam by termination of the suspension of payment on Wednesday, April 24. The announcement comes a week after the Dutch company got into a controversy following allegations of financial irregularities.  A brief overview As a result, US-based growth…

Record high insolvencies signal two-speed economy

Australian insolvencies hit a record high in March, according to the latest data released by the corporate regulator. In total, 1131 businesses went bust in the month, which was the largest number since ASIC started collecting these statistics in 1999. Intensifying labour and input costs are a killer for companies with little pricing power. Seasonally…