Double digit growth for insolvency specialist Begbies

Insolvency specialists Begbies Traynor enjoyed a surge in revenues in the six months to the end of September 2024 and are on course to hit a target of £200m in income. Analysts expect the Manchester-based professional services group to post full year “adjusted” pre-tax profits of £23.0m-£24.3m, which this morning’s statement said the company was…

Surveillance software firm FinFisher declares insolvency

Munich-based spyware company FinFisher declared insolvency last month, Bloomberg and Netzpolitik Monday, amid an ongoing investigation into its business dealings.  The controversial firm was accused of selling surveillance spyware to repressive regimes to target dissidents, activists, and journalists. “FinSpy,” the company’s most profitable spyware, has been monitored by the German government and human rights organizations…

Bill Gates Could Go Bankrupt If Tesla Stock Surges 200% To Become The Top Company, Says Elon Musk – Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Tesla Inc. TSLA CEO Elon Musk quipped on X that Microsoft Corp. MSFT co-founder Bill Gates could face bankruptcy if Tesla becomes “the world’s most valuable company by far,” escalating their long-running dispute over Gates’ short position in the electric vehicle maker. What Happened: The statement comes as Tesla’s market capitalization stands at $1.251 trillion,…

Small Business BC abruptly declares bankruptcy

A decades-old non-profit with a mandate of supporting B.C.’s small businesses abruptly declared bankruptcy – resulting in dozens of employees losing their jobs weeks before Christmas. The president of the board of directors for Small Business BC gave a letter to employees last week, saying an insolvency trustee had been appointed to “begin the bankruptcy…

Restructuring & Insolvency round up

26 September 2024 Creditors successful in direct claims for compensation against directors In 2023 the Supreme Court confirmed in the Mainzeal decision that section 301 of the Companies Act could be used for direct claims by creditors against directors for losses suffered as a result of breach of director duties. This was recently used by…