Lilium Secures New Investor Agreement to Support Business Restart

eVTOL manufacturer, Lilium has announced an asset purchase agreement with Mobile Uplift Corporation, a newly formed company backed by a consortium of European and North American investors. The agreement involves Mobile Uplift Corporation acquiring the operating assets of Lilium GmbH and its subsidiary, Lilium eAircraft GmbH. The transaction represents a significant step in Lilium’s financial…

Powys property management company enters liquidation

Documents lodged on the UK Government’s Companies House website on Christmas Eve show that the process of liquidating the joint venture between Powys County Council and Kier construction is now underway and will take a year to finish. HOWPS conducted repairs and maintenance on Powys’ housing stock – 5,400 homes and 630 other properties including…

ATO pursues legacy debts of small businesses

Many businesses are scrambling to keep debt collectors at bay, as the ATO begins chasing down money owed following the pandemic. The ATO and other creditors currently pose the greatest ‘threat’ to cash-strapped small and medium-sized businesses, says Insolvency Australia, which has just released its latest Corporate Insolvency Index. It comes as a popular West…

Volocopter insolvency: German flying taxi startup Volocopter files for insolvency

Flying taxi startup Volocopter said Monday it was filing for insolvency, days after another fellow German company in the field, Lilium, was saved from collapse.“Despite recent intensive fundraising efforts, finding a viable solution to maintain regular operations outside of insolvency proceedings has not been possible,” Volocopter said in a statement, adding that the filing was…