IBBI Directs Insolvency Professionals To Display CIRP Notices At Real Estate Project Sites

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has directed insolvency professionals handling the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) of companies with one or more real estate projects to display notices announcing the insolvency proceedings at each project site and the company’s offices within seven days of their appointment. The notices must inform stakeholders that…

Opus Advisory acquires Bretts Business Recovery

Opus Advisory Group, the UK’s largest independently owned restructuring and advisory firm, has announced the acquisition of Bretts Business Recovery, an established insolvency practice based in Dartford, Kent. Founded in 2012, Brett Business Recovery has built a strong reputation for providing insolvency and business recovery advice to businesses across the region. The acquisition will see…

Pressure mounts on retail, real estate and education sectors as insolvency levels increase

Insolvency-related activity rose across several key sectors in the third quarter of 2026, highlighting uneven pressure on businesses, according to R3’s latest quarterly Business Health report. This is despite overall levels of distress remaining largely stable. The report, based on Creditsafe data, found there were 6,939 insolvency-related activities in Q3 2026, including administrations and voluntary…

Insolvency Service hires AI firm in fraud crackdown

The Insolvency Service has signed a three-year contract with AI company Quantexa to help investigators uncover complex financial crime, focusing on serial company phoenixing, the missing billions in covid related fraud which have gone below the radar, and high street money laundering fronts. With more than £4bn lost to Covid related support scheme fraud, the…