The Insolvency Landscape in Zambia

The Corporate Insolvency Act No. 9 of 2017 (“the Act”) is Zambia’s first stand-alone insolvency legislation. It establishes a regulatory scheme for insolvency practitioners who are required to be licensed by the Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA). The Act provides for various insolvency procedures, such as administration, receivership, liquidation, and schemes of arrangement. It…

Auto Parts Supplier Marelli Blames Tariffs for Bankruptcy

The Marelli Corp. headquarters in Saitama, Japan. (Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Marelli Holdings Co., the long-struggling auto parts supplier for Nissan Motor Co., Stellantis NV and other carmakers, filed bankruptcy in the U.S., saying its latest debt-cutting effort was prompted by tariffs. The insolvency case is…

Mosaic Brands: Australian fashion giant allegedly couldn’t pay its debts for years, but continued trading

Administrators for Australia’s largest specialty fashion group, Mosaic Brands, have issued a preliminary finding that the company may have been operating while insolvent, four years before the company’s collapse. Mosaic Brands entered administration last year and owes a total of between $361 million to $392 million to creditors in Australia and overseas. Insolvency is when…