Vedanta Group submits expression of interest to acquire Jaiprakash Associates through insolvency

Business conglomerate Vedanta Group has shown interest in acquiring Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) through an insolvency process, according to sources. Jaypee Group’s flagship firm JAL, which is into cement, power, hotels, construction and real estate businesses, has been admitted into the corporate insolvency resolution process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, through an order…

Surge in self-declared bankruptcies raises concerns in Malaysia, insolvency chief warns | Malaysia

THE growing trend of individuals voluntarily declaring themselves bankrupt in Malaysia has become a significant concern, reflecting the financial struggles many are facing in the country. In a recent statement, Director-General of the Insolvency Department Datuk M Bakri Abd Majid revealed a sharp 200 percent increase in self-declared bankruptcy cases over the past year. In…

Petition U/S 7 Of IBC Against Corporate Guarantor Cannot Be Admitted Unless Valid Delivery Of Guarantee Invocation Notice Is Established: NCLT Mumbai

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Mumbai bench of Hon’ble Reeta Kohli (Judicial Member) and Hon’ble Madhu Sinha (Technical Member) has held that an insolvency application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (the Code) against the corporate guarantor of the corporate debtor cannot be admitted unless the delivery of the demand-cum-guarantee…

Court decision rejects agreement that would have given Hudson’s Bay lenders control over restructuring

Open this photo in gallery: Hudson’s Bay in Park Royal shopping centre in West Vancouver, B.C. on March 27.Isabella Falsetti/The Globe and Mail A proposed agreement that would have given Hudson’s Bay Co.’s senior lenders the ability to control the retailer’s restructuring has been struck down by the court – introducing the possibility that those…