Federal government takes on Rex Airlines’ $50m debt to keep collapsed carrier operating

The federal government continues to throw regional carrier Rex Airlines a lifeline, after taking on its $50 million debt from its largest creditor PAGAC Regulus Holdings Limited. Rex has been fighting for commercial survival after entering voluntary administration on June 30 last year, with Ernst and Young (EY) appointed administrators. Transport Minister Catherine King and…

UK insolvencies drop in 2024, but expert warns of challenges 

Menzies business recovery partner Giuseppe Parla emphasised that many businesses may continue to face financial uncertainty in the New Year. Credit: Miha Creative/Shutterstock. The latest UK government statistics reveal a 5% year-on-year decline in registered company insolvencies across the UK, with 23,872 cases in 2024.   According to data released by The Insolvency Service, there was…

R3 responds to the 2024 annual insolvency statistics

Jodie Wildridge, deputy chair of the UK’s insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 in Yorkshire and a barrister at Exchange Chambers in Leeds Jodie Wildridge, deputy chair of the UK’s insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 in Yorkshire and a barrister at Exchange Chambers in Leeds, says: “Despite a year-on-year decline in corporate insolvency numbers,…