SolarWorld Americas Inc., one of two U.S. solar manufacturers asking President Donald Trump for tariffs on imported panels, says the move could revive a struggling industry. It may also boost the companys value ahead of a potential sale. The manufacturer, owned by bankrupt German panel maker SolarWorld AG, has already invited more than a dozen suitors to submit non-binding…
The Narendra Modi government may include a few more changes in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code or IBC ordinance in the finance bill when it is tabled in Parliament during the Budget session, according to a top official quoted in this Economic Times report. The IBC was put into effect in May 2016 and the authorities…
Senior consultant Chris Dunn of Watts McCray, Australias leading family lawyers, has been recently elected the inaugural President of the Greater West Family Law Practitioners Association. The announcement was made by His Honour Justice Foster, one of the Justices of the Family Court based at the Parramatta Registry. The Honourable Eric Baker has also been…
The new insolvency ordinance is expected to create substantial problems for SMEs and most may be liquidated if the revival plan does not work out. At the heart of the problem is Section 29A, a new section of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, that makes certain persons ineligible to be a resolution applicant. Those…
The Companies Amendment Bill passed by Parliament has brought relief for creditors involved in insolvency proceedings allowing them to acquire shares of insolvent company at a discounted price. Photo: Mint Mumbai: Mint brings to you your daily dose of top deals reported by newsrooms across the country. HDFC Bank looks to raise Rs24,000 crore via…
Brand ambassadors of Gitanjali Gems Ltd, Mahesh Bhupathi and Lara Dutta have filed an insolvency petition as operational creditors against the jewellery manufacturer and retailer, according to the website of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). The case in the Mumbai bench of the Tribunal by the celebrity couple to recover their contractual dues, is first…
New government rules for dealing with guarantors of corporate loans to bankrupt companies are likely to provide for selling off individuals assets to recover the unpaid dues, top government sources told HT. The government is likely to notify the rules that will provide for proceedings by the National Company Law Tribunal against individual guarantors. The…
NEW DELHI: The Companies Amendment Bill passed by Parliament has brought relief for creditors involved in insolvency proceedings allowing them to acquire shares of insolvent company at a discounted price. The Section 53 of the amended Companies Bill states, “a company may issue shares at a discount to its creditors when its debt is converted…
NEW DELHI: The government will fix a few urgent problem areas in the insolvency ordinance when it is brought to Parliament in the ongoing session but is likely to make substantive changes to the law in the upcoming budget after the panel looking into the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) makes its recommendations. The government…
A year after being declared bankrupt, Independent TD Mick Wallace is scheduled to walk away from debts of more than 30m, writes Elaine Loughlin. Wallace leaves behind debts of 30m as he exits bankruptcy Mr Wallace was adjudicated a bankrupt at the High Court on December 19, last year on foot of a 2m judgment…