House of Fraser is to close stores, potentially putting hundreds of jobs at risk, as part of a formal restructuring deal under which the Chinese owner of Hamleys will take control of the ailing department store chain. C.banner is buying a 51% stake in House of Fraser from its current owner Nanjing Cenbest, which will…
May 1 (Reuters) – Gibson Brands Inc: * GIBSON BRANDS REACHES RESTRUCTURING SUPPORT AGREEMENT TO REORGANIZE AROUND CORE BUSINESSES * GIBSON BRANDS INC – TRANSACTIONS TO BE EFFECTUATED THROUGH PRE-NEGOTIATED CHAPTER 11 FILINGS * GIBSON BRANDS INC – SECURED $135 MILLION IN DEBTOR IN POSSESSION FINANCING * GIBSON BRANDS – REACHED RESTRUCTURING SUPPORT AGREEMENT WITH…
May 1 (Reuters) – Gibson Brands Inc: * GIBSON BRANDS REACHES RESTRUCTURING SUPPORT AGREEMENT TO REORGANIZE AROUND CORE BUSINESSES * GIBSON BRANDS INC – TRANSACTIONS TO BE EFFECTUATED THROUGH PRE-NEGOTIATED CHAPTER 11 FILINGS * GIBSON BRANDS INC – SECURED $135 MILLION IN DEBTOR IN POSSESSION FINANCING * GIBSON BRANDS – REACHED RESTRUCTURING SUPPORT AGREEMENT WITH…
To implement the agreement, the Company and its U.S. subsidiaries today filed pre-negotiated reorganization cases under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The filings will allow the Company’s Musical Instruments and Professional Audio businesses to continue to design, build, sell, and manufacture legendary Gibson and Epiphone guitars, as well as KRK and Cerwin Vega…
Wisr Limited(ASX:WZR), formerly known as DirectMoney, grew its origination of personal loans by 42% in the March quarter compared with the previous December quarter. The 42% quarter-on-quarter growth follows 79% growth in the December quarter and 20% growth in the September quarter. Notably, since the business restructure in 2016, the gross annualised…
by Tiffany Kary and Emma Orr Gibson Brands filed for bankruptcy with a turnaround plan that gives some of the company’s lenders equity ownership of the iconic American business that’s supplied guitars to B.B. King, Elvis Presley and Pete Townshend. Support from senior secured noteholders will help Gibson repay bank loans while going through a “change…
Carpetright has warned its full-year loss will be double those previously expected, as the struggling retailer received backing from creditors and shareholders for a restructuring process designed to stave off administration. Britains biggest carpet retailer now expects to make an underlying pretax loss of £7m to £9m for the year to the end of April,…
* Pretax loss of 244.4 mln stg as restructuring charges weigh * Shares fall more than 20 pct * Expects restructuring gains by 2020 (Adds detail, background) April 30 (Reuters) – Britains Interserve Plc reported a deeper annual pretax loss on Monday, sending its shares 20 percent lower, as CEO Debbie White leads a turnaround…
Christo Wieses dramatic R59bn claim against Steinhoff will give him a seat at the table when the restructuring of the ailing group is negotiated. Ironically, the transactions that form the basis of Wieses legal claim were severely criticised at the time because of potential conflicts of interest that favoured him over other Steinhoff shareholders. Experts…
The nation’s biggest mortgage lenders are boosting controls over brokers amid growing regulatory and political pressure to tighten commission payments, boost transparency and responsibility to borrowers. Bankwest, which is owned by Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the nation’s largest lender, is reducing long-term trailing commissions, reintroducing a first-year commission and tightening payments on other commissions. Ian…