The worrying rise in corporate busts

Companies are collapsing at the fastest clip in years, as soaring interest rates push their borrowing costs sharply higher, while slowing economic activity is causing sales to languish. The move by troubled US chemist chain Rite Aid Pharmacy to file for bankruptcy on Sunday has added another name to the list of US corporate casualties…

HK01 founder Yu Pun-hoi declared bankrupt

The High Court on Tuesday declared media tycoon Yu Pun-hoi bankrupt, after a failure to repay debts of more than HK$400 million to a mainland investment bank. Yu is the chairman of formerly listed Nan Hai Corporation, the parent company of online media outlet HK01. The court heard that the creditor, CCB International Overseas Limited,…

UK Insolvency Statistics Q2 2023: our analysis

Analysis and Commentary on the Insolvency Statistics Q2 2023 The quarterly insolvency statistics for April to June 2023 show that corporate insolvencies across the UK1 are at a 14-year high. Increased insolvencies appear to be continuing with the monthly statistics for both August and September 2023, showing corporate insolvency numbers were higher than the same…