Essar Steel insolvency: Lenders urge NCLAT to expedite resolution process, say firm incurring daily loss of Rs 17 crore – Firstpost

New Delhi: Lenders to Essar Steel on Wednesday urged the NCLAT to complete its insolvency resolution process in “quick” time, saying the debt-ridden company is incurring a daily loss of Rs 17 crore. At a hearing of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Sudipto Sarkar, counsel appearing for the Committee of Creditors (CoC) of…

Insolvent bike-sharer Obike abandons bicycles throughout Europe – Deutsche Welle

Bike-sharing companies have been competing fiercely for market share, and some have been losing money in the process. In a number of German cities, the dockless rental bicycles provided by Singapore-based Obike are proving especially problematic. Scattered around the sidewalks of various major cities, they’re often in the way of pedestrian traffic and they’re frequent targets…

Wednesday briefing: Drugs that kill senescent cells reduce signs of ageing in mice – Wired.co.uk

iStock / dra_schwartz Your WIRED daily briefing. Today, drug treatments to kill damaged cells can increase the health and lifespans of mice, the Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Facebook and will begin criminal proceedings over the Cambridge Analytica data syphoning scandal, Tesla has announced its first Chinese factory and more. Get WIRED’s daily briefing in…

Ruchi Soya insolvency: Patanjali won’t back out from race to acquire debt-laden company, says Acharya Balkrishna – Firstpost

New Delhi: Patanjali Ayurved will not back out from the race to acquire bankruptcy-bound Ruchi Soya and explore all options, including legal, to clinch the deal, its Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna said on Tuesday. Adani Wilmar, which sells cooking oil under the Fortune brand, and Baba Ramdev-led Patanjali are in the fray to acquire debt-ridden…

Number of applications for insolvency solutions up 39 per cent – Irish Legal News

Charlie Flanagan The number of new applications for insolvency solutions through the Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI) increased by 39 per cent in 2017. The figure is contained in the ISIs latest annual report, which Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan laid before the Oireachtas yesterday. Speaking afterwards, Mr Flanagan thanked Lorcan OConnor, director of the ISI,…