Lubys, which operates Lubys Cafeterias and Fuddruckers restaurant chains, has received approval from its stockholders for the liquidation and dissolution of the company. The approval enables the sale of the companys assets and distribution of the net proceeds to the stockholders before completing the remaining operations. Lubys said that 99% of its shareholders voted in…
Virgin Australias sale to US private investment company Bain Capital is officially complete. It comes after the airline went into voluntary administration amid the coronavirus pandemic, appointing Deloitte as administrators. Virgin Australia has also appointed a new CEO, former Jetstar boss Jayne Hrdlicka, and outlined its new direction under her leadership. Visit Business Insider Australias…
HOUSTON, Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ –Luby’s, Inc. (“Luby’s” or the “Company”) (NYSE: LUB), announced that at a special meeting of stockholders held earlier today, stockholders approved the Company’s plan of liquidation and dissolution (the “Plan of Liquidation” or the “Plan”) that provides for the sale of the Company’s assets and distribution of the net proceeds…
Virgin Australia will become a “mid-market” airline complete with three levels of in-cabin seating under a plan unveiled by the airline’s new CEO. Just a day after the sale of the airline was completed to American investment firm Bain Capital, incoming CEO Jayne Hrdlicka took the sheets off what will be Virgin’s new strategy. Under…
MANCHESTER A company that handles business liquidations has listed the Sears store by Buckland Hills in Manchester as closing. No timeline is included in the listing by SB360 Capital Partners, which includes six other Sears stores nationwide. A representative of SB360 could not be reached and Sears did not respond to requests for more information,…
The introduction of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA) in June 2020 was one of the many preventative measures taken by the UK Government in an attempt to safeguard the economy in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Its primary purpose is to provide breathing space to businesses during the pandemic as…
This round-up collates the information, analysis and guidance relating to insolvency issues shared by our Construction and Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy teams during the COVID-19 pandemic. For further information on any of the issues below, please get in touch with one of the Key Contacts. Few construction projects have been left untouched by the effects…
COVID-19 has taken out another Australian retailer, with fashion designer Alice McCall going into voluntary administration. The announcement, confirmed today by the designer’s spokeswoman, could signal the closure of some or all of the retailer’s 14 stores. For now, all stores and Ms McCall’s online business will continue to trade. Designer Alice McCall in her…
Virgin Australia faces challenging business and aviation environments but is in the best possible place to meet those challenges, lead administrator Vaughan Strawbridge said as the airline officially changed hands late Tuesday. Australias second carrier is now officially under the control of new US owners Bain Capital after the airlines shares and businesses were transferred…
ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF Popular Lower Hutt dairy Zany Zeus is still open, as the original company of the same name goes into liquidation. The original company that owned boutique dairy Zany Zeus has gone into liquidation, after being put into receivership in December last year. At the High Court in Wellington on Tuesday, Associate Judge Ken…