Lab-Grown Diamond Maker Lusix Seeks Debt Relief: Report

Lusix, the lab-grown diamond company founded by Israeli billionaire Benny Landa, has asked an Israeli court for protection from creditors under the country’s insolvency law, according to an article in CTech. The move is meant “to consolidate a debt arrangement and set the company on a new path through a merger with another Israeli [lab-grown…

Kaisa says it has creditors’ support as it unveils debt workout plan to avoid liquidation

Kaisa Group has unveiled its long-awaited debt workout plan to avoid a showdown during next month’s liquidation court hearing in Hong Kong, the first time the Shenzhen-based developer is restructuring its finances since defaulting on US$12 billion of offshore bonds in 2021. The developer offered its creditors several payment options, including new notes denominated in…

Why digiDirect’s owner bought Booktopia from administration

DigiDirect founder Shant Kradjian. Source: Supplied The owner and founder of tech retailer digiDirect has purchased book marketplace Booktopia out of administration, but says there are no plans to copy Amazon by combining both businesses under one giant e-commerce brand. On Monday afternoon, insolvency and restructuring practice McGrathNicol announced digiDirect founder and owner Shant Kradjian…

Lathams of Broughton boss says ‘double whammy’ of HMRC backing out of deal and rising butter and wheat prices crippled business

He said: “We worked so hard to stay afloat during Covid, changing to doing takeaway afternoon teas, getting meals and supplies to frontline workers. It was a huge effort. We were doing thousands of meals-a-day to support people during the pandemic. “And now, for the government to just turn round and leave us effectively high…