Sept. 5, 2016 11:56 p.m. ET SEOULSouth Koreas Hanjin Group said it would put up 100 billion won ($90 million) to help out Hanjin Shipping Co. 117930 25.23 % , as the troubled shipping affiliate struggles to get its stalled supply chain moving. Although the company is already under court receivership, weve decided to help…
In the recent wave of coal company bankruptcies, CEOs have been awarded multi-million dollar bonuses, while at the same time the companies are seeking release from their decades-old obligation to cover lifetime health benefits for retirees who are members of the United Mine Workers Union of America. The union says a bill in Congress that…
HMRC is chasing the former BHS owner Dominic Chappell for unpaid bills and has started legal proceedings against him. The tax authority filed a petition at the high court to wind up Swiss Rock Limited, Chappells personal business that was paid at least £1.6m by BHS as part of his controversial acquisition of the retailer.…
One of the top 15 tour operators in Romania, Mareea, filed for insolvency on Friday, September 2, due to cash-flow issues. About 1,100 of the companys clients, who had paid for holidays, will not be served, according to Romanias National Tourism Authority ANT. The total value of the contracts that Mareea cant honor is EUR…
TORONTO, Sept. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ – iSIGN Media Solutions Inc. (“iSIGN” or “Company”) (ISD.V) (ISDSF), a leading provider of interactive mobile advertising solutions that serves brands, commercial locations, retailers and service providers throughout North America today provides an update to its previous announcement on the late filing of its annual audited financial statements, management discussion…
New data released by Vision-Net.ie shows that this August saw an average of just under two companies being declared insolvent each day – down slightly on the previous August when 70 companies ceased trading. The professional services sector was hardest hit this August and accounted for 14 (23%) of the insolvencies recorded. The construction sector…
Nigeria: Restructuring & Insolvency Practice Area Review 2016 September 2016 By Etigwe Uwa, Streamsowers & Köhn In legal parlance, restructuring of a corporate entity is effected upon a declaration of insolvency or to avert insolvency or in some cases for the expansion of the business base of such organisation. In the case of statutory…
China is hoping to find a recipe to revive global economic growth when it hosts its first G20 summit this Sunday, but challenges are mounting in the form of domestic problems and regional tensions, with this weeks suicide car bombing at the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan only adding to them. Around 40 world leaders are…
A woman passes by PrivatBank office in Kyiv. Photo by Anastasia Vlasova Investment in fixed assets rises to 9.6 percent Ukraine saw a rise in fixed asset investment during the first half of the year, recording a leap to 9.6 percent growth for the first six months of 2016. his follows a relatively tepid 0.7…