There were 1200 fewer court actions in April and May this year compared to the same two months in 2019 despite the widespread shutdowns of huge parts of the economy due to the coronavirus pandemic. At the start of the virus, the industry had been expecting a surge in bankruptcies. Mr Coghlan said financially troubled…
CNBC.com’s MacKenzie Sigalos brings you the day’s top business news headlines. On today’s show, CNBC’s Dominic Chu breaks down why traders have bought so much stock in bankrupt companies like Hertz and J.C. Penney, and how it can quickly become a losing game. Also, CNBC’s Elizabeth Schulze explains how empty sports stadiums pose an imminent…
Calm before the storm as bankruptcy numbers fall during lockdown | The Independent Independent Premium Drop in insolvencies linked to government bailoutand reduced court sittings More economic turbulence expected as GDP plummets by over 20 per cent ( Getty Images ) … Read the full article at: https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/coronavirus-bankrupt-lockdown-debt-insolvency-service-a9563991.html
The market dislocation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic has a poster child in Hertz Global Holdings Inc. A bankruptcy court late Friday approved Hertzs HTZ, +37.37% request to sell up to $1 billion in stock. The car-rental company appears to be seizing on a wave of intense, speculative interest in its shares since it declared…
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Hertz, the car rental group facing bankruptcy, is looking to sell up to $1bn in stock to take advantage of frenzied trading in its shares, in an unprecedented move for a company whose solvency is in doubt. The proposed cash infusion, outlined in a filing on Thursday, would help fund the companys reorganisation process and…
Photo: Getty Images When Christchurch bookkeeper and business owner Lisa Cowe was declared bankrupt in 2017, it was over a $6200 credit card debt owed to the BNZ. Cowe joined 1862 others in bankruptcy that year, many of them voluntarily making the move to clear their debts and attempt to start anew, free of the…
Accordingly, both Australia and the new British rules allow suppliers to apply to court for permission to use an ipso facto clause. This is not a realistic option for cash-strapped small suppliers. One new British rule is therefore worth urgent consideration in this country: small-scale suppliers of goods and services will be able to use…
Ura Menndez lawyers review the extraordinary measures taken by the Spanish government to protect businesses and citizens 1MIN READ: As many other countries, Spain has adopted a number of emergency measures to cope with the Covid-19 outbreak, with the main purpose of protecting public health, on the one hand, and mitigate the damages on the…
Collapsed Estonian peer-to-peer lenders Envestio and Kuetzal have officially been declared bankrupt. Business registry documents in Estonia show Andres Hermet was appointed as bankruptcy trustee for both companies this month. The move means investors will have to file claims with the bankruptcy trustee to try to get their money back. Claims forms can be obtained…