A record 46 billion-dollar companies have gone bankrupt this year: FT – Business Insider – Business Insider

A record 46 companies with at least $US1 billion in assets have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this year, the Financial Times reported, citing BankruptcyData.com. The previous record was 38 billion-dollar businesses during the same period of 2009. JCPenney, Brooks Brothers, and Chesapeake Energy are among the big companies that have filed for bankruptcy this…

Student travel agency STA Travel files for insolvency as COVID-19 pandemic claims latest victim – The West Australian

Student travel agency STA Travel has filed for insolvency, becoming the latest tourism business to fall victim to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The iconic youth-focused travel advisor chain went into external administration on Thursday, with Consumer Protection today issuing advice for customers who were still owed money by STA Travel. At its height STA Travel,…

Anil Ambani to challenge personal insolvency proceedings in NCLAT – Business Today

Anil Ambani will approach National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) against an order by the Mumbai bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) allowing bankruptcy proceedings against him. A spokesperson on Ambani’s behalf assured that the NCLT order will have no bearing on the operations of companies under the Reliance Group – Reliance Infrastructure, Reliance…