Corporate insolvency approvals: Balancing compliance and resolution

A corporate debtor’s journey from admission to resolution comprises various compliances and procedures in India, as prescribed in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), and regulations. One of the key steps is implementation of a resolution plan, which requires approvals from relevant regulators under applicable law. Veena SivaramakrishnanPartnerShardul AmarchandMangaldas & Co An amendment in…

Restructuring rent: insolvency law innovations impacting commercial landlords

Economic downturns create opportunities for the restructuring or acquisition of challenged assets, and we anticipate increased activity in this space in 2023. The indicators pointing in that direction are: inflation remains elevated, with the Reserve Bank of Australia successively hiking interest rates in response; ASIC’s insolvency statistics for Q3 and Q4 2022 showing an escalating…

Queensland construction firm Allroads collapses into liquidation owing $24.5m

A Queensland construction company has collapsed, plunging into jeopardy the fate of multiple state government-funded building projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Last Thursday, the Queensland Supreme Court ordered Allroads Pty Ltd into liquidation. Allroads specialised in civil construction and had taken on a number of major road and defence projects in Brisbane, Townsville…

Post-secondary schools will be banned from declaring insolvency

Citing the story of Sudbury’s Laurentian University, federal gov’t made the announcement in this week’s fall economic statement The federal government has signalled it will move to prevent post-secondary institutions from declaring insolvency. This in the wake of Laurentian University’s 2021-2022 insolvency, which included mass layoffs and program cancellations, the severing of ties with federated…

KPT Restructuring opens for business in Sydney

KPT Restructuring, a new national restructuring and business advisory has entered the market, established in Sydney by Ozem Kassem, Jonathon Parker and Jason Tang. A trio of Cor Cordis partners – Ozem Kassem, Jonathon Parker, and Jason Tang – have broken away to launch their own consultancy KPT Restructuring, which will provide distressed businesses with…

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