Divido calls in the administrators

White label buy now, pay later player Divido has been declared insolvent. Editorial This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. Launched in 2014, Divido’s platform connected lenders, merchants and partners at the point of sale, enabling sellers to offer their…

Felix Koskei Reveals 23 Public Universities Are Insolvent, Issues Warning to All Civil Servants

The Head of Public Service, Felix Koskei, has issued a resounding warning to university administrators while revealing investigations have discovered 23 public universities in the country are technically insolvent. In an op-ed published in a local daily, Koskei stated that the ongoing forensic audit was paramount to trace the mismanagement of resources in these institutions,…

Private hospital operator Healthscope collapses into receivership

Healthscope’s lenders have appointed corporate restructuring firm McGrathNicol as receivers for the financially troubled hospital operator. The company is Australia’s second-largest private hospital operator and is owned by North American private equity group Brookfield, which bought it in 2019. Healthscope said, while the parent companies are in receivership, the operational business, which runs the hospitals,…

Park Hotel Management and Allen Law’s legal battle results in landmark High Court judgment for insolvency law 

[SINGAPORE] Former Park Hotel Management (PHMPL) director Allen Law, who is being sued by liquidators of the company, has failed to reduce his potential liabilities by S$6.8 million after the High Court rejected his application to amend his defence and introduce a counterclaim.  In a landmark judgment last year, Justice Goh Yihan dismissed Law’s application…

Jaiprakash Associates’ ₹936 Crore Cash Outflow Approved Amid Insolvency Proceedings, ET RealEstate

NEW DELHI: Lenders of Jaiprakash Associates have approved budgeted cash outflow of Rs 936.27 crore for the current quarter to ensure that the company remains as a going concern. Jaiprakash Associates, which is facing insolvency proceedings, also informed that the Enforcement Directorate initiated searches on May 23 and the company is cooperating with the agency.…