A French court on Tuesday placed long-distance coach company Eurolines into compulsory liquidation, a lawyer for the firm’s employees told AFP. After 35 years, the French transport giant will stop operations on Friday. It came after Eurolines was bought out by German group FlixBus last year, but unions have claimed the holding company refused to…
The number of people going financially insolvent is poised to spike in the run-up to Christmas as businesses fail and unpaid debts mount up, a survey of experts suggests. The majority of personal insolvency experts who think there will be an increase in cases in the coming year think the spike will happen towards the…
The airline Jet Time has filed for bankruptcy, but will re-emerge under the name Jettime A / S as a new Danish charter company. “I am convinced that post-coronavirus there is room for a strong, independent and profitable Danish charter airline that can serve Nordic charter customers. The charter market is not expected to return…
Secondly, the companys response to enhanced risk and the high claims environment has been to significantly increase premiums. In the second quarter, the group-wide insurance renewal rate was boosted by 10.1 per cent. At this stage QBE expects COVID-19 to cost it $840 million over the next 18 months. Of this, it will take a…
A separate accounting firm, McGrath Nicol, had been providing ”safe-harbour” advice to the McWilliam’s directors before that. Safe-harbour provisions in the Corporations Act are aimed at helping directors navigate through complex rules as a company attempts to restructure in pursuit of a better overall outcome. “McGrath Nicol, who had been providing Safe Harbour Advice to…
Company insolvencies are forecast to rise sharply in the UK over the coming months as government support measures are unravelled. Begbies Traynor, the insolvency specialist, warned businesses were facing the double whammy of accruing liabilities and the withdrawal of state support schemes. I expect well see numbers of insolvencies in excess of what we saw…
Katie Price told a bankruptcy hearing she has lost everything as she spoke about being burgled and attending the Priory. The former glamour model, who was declared bankrupt in November last year, has had average recent monthly earnings of 45,000, a court heard. She joined a hearing at the insolvency and companies court at the…
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – London-based Nithia Capital Resources Advisors LLP is seeking to acquire troubled Singapore commodity trader Agritrade International Pte Ltd (AIPL) and its shares in its Hong Kong-listed subsidiary, according to a source familiar with the matter. FILE PHOTO: The financial district is seen shrouded by haze in Singapore September 18, 2019. REUTERS/Feline Lim/File…
Katie Price’s bankruptcy woes rumble on as she faces hearing after son Harvey’s health scare and ‘mucky mansion’ raid The new hearing will take place on Tuesday Katie is believed to have debts of 800,000, and has been failing to pay 12,000 a month to her creditors The TV personality, who was once estimated to…
Jul 20 2020, 11:33 PMJul 21 2020, 9:58 AMJuly 20 2020, 11:33 PMJuly 21 2020, 9:58 AM (Bloomberg) — Another icon of post-war American suburbia went bust as Briggs & Stratton Corp. declared bankruptcy, felled by weak sales, too much debt and a final push over the edge from the coron… Read the full article…