Tyler P. Evans In light of a recent swell of bankruptcies in Oklahoma and surrounding areas predominantly triggered by the turbulent energy market directors should fortify their understanding of fiduciary duties owed to companies in times of financial distress. As a general rule, directors are charged with maximizing the value of the company…
Chinas great debt restructuring has begun. According to Caixin News, Guangxi Nonferrous Metals Group Corporation was formally declared bankrupt on 12 September after several years of restructuring. China Debt Situation Gets Worse And Other EMs Start To Struggle At first glance this may appear to be somewhat of a non-event, after all, they have…
Bulgarian Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova has said the state is yet to consider its options to use the nuclear reactor and equipment procured for the ditched Belene nuclear plant (NPP) project which it now has to pay. In an interview with the Bulgarian National Television, she has underlined that Sofia could launch a privatization procedure…
Strange goings on at WAYN, the social media platform that bills itself as the worlds largest travel club. Yesterday Skift reported that the company that trades as WAYN (Where Are You Now? Ltd) had gone into administration a form of insolvency in the UK. This remains the case. Today, the recently renamed lastminute.com group (formerly…
After a struggle to repay its debts since last year, Guangxi Nonferrous Metals Group, the Chinese state-owned metal producer, has finally been declared bankrupt, becoming the countrys first interbank bond issuer to fail. The company, owned by the Guangxi provincial government, failed to propose a reorganisation plan within six months after a court order, according…
WILLEMSTAD – Former director of the Giro Bank Eric Garcia was arrested again. He was released earlier in the criminal case against him. The judge released to await his trial. He has been arrested again as the result of a civil case. The prosecutor requested his arrest for fear that he would escape. Yesterday Garcia…
The number of companies going bust in the European nation has soared by 49.5 per cent in the first eight months of the year, with 2,474 companies being declared insolvent – 819 more than in the same period last year – according to data from the Ignios Business Centre. Last month insolvent companies jumped by…
A court in southern China has formally declared bankrupt Guangxi Nonferrous Metals Group Co Ltd, an unlisted state-run metals producer that defaulted on a bond in February and missed a payment in April. The firm, which is owned by the Guangxi regional government, had failed to propose a court-ordered reorganization plan within a six month…
The Court of Appeal has overturned the decision of Justice Baker in the High Court, and found that the Protective Certificate obtained by the solicitor had not caused the Credit Union to suffer an irreparable loss that would not otherwise occur. Any loss was an inevitable consequence that had been foreseen by the Oireachtas when…
The proposed issuance of masala bonds by Delhi International Airport (DIAL), which operates the international airport in the national capital, would help in raising funds without incurring currency risk and also lengthen its debt maturity profile, according to credit rating agencies. Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday assigned rating…