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Pan Kwan Yuk January 8, 2018 GoPro unveiled a major restructuring of its business on Monday after the embattled action
The Reserve Bank of India on Monday approached the Supreme Court seeking permission to initiate insolvency proceedings against Jaiprakash Associates
By January 8, 2018, 9:13 AM EST Updated on January 8, 2018, 10:40 AM EST GoPro Inc. said its cutting more
Kardan NV (TASE: KRNV;AEX:KARD) is close to an agreement for the sale of its 98.4% holding in water infrastructures company
Video PlayerClose GUANGZHOU, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Ninety-four "zombie companies" in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, were declared
Explosive new documentary reveals the lavish lifestyle of bankrupt businessmenBarry Hughes declared bankruptcy owing £10m but owns luxury fleet of
Dubai-based contracting giant Drake & Scull International (DSI) has announced that it has successfully completed the restructuring of its corporate
PUBLISHED: 11:36 08 January 2018 | UPDATED: 11:36 08 January 2018 Nina Morgan Welwyn Hatfield CAB chief executive Debbie Rixon.
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regis Corporation (NYSE: RGS), a leader in the haircare industry, whose primary business is owning, operating and franchising hair
NEW DELHI: Companies which have defaulted on payment of dues to banks will require their approval for managerial remuneration beyond
Viet Nam News HÀ NI Deputy Prime Minister Vng ình Hu has signed Decision No.16 approving the restructuring plan
Step 1: Hash out the details Going into anything blind is never a good idea so make sure to be specific

GoPro unveiled a major restructuring of its business on Monday after the embattled action camera maker unexpectedly issued a big sales warning for the all-important holiday quarter.

The company, which has been struggling with weak sales of its latest wearable camera, said it was cutting more than 254 jobs or a fifth of its workforce and exiting its drone business following a sharp drop in fourth quarter sales.

For the three months to end of December, GoPro said it now expects revenue to come in at $340m. Thats a 37 per cent drop from the $540.6m reported in the prior year period and much steeper decline than the fall to $472m the market had forecast.

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Read the full article at: https://www.ft.com/content/f9a318ca-1c49-31af-9efb-0b5930b53934

The Reserve Bank of India on Monday approached the Supreme Court seeking permission to initiate insolvency proceedings against Jaiprakash Associates (JAL), the parent company of Jaypee Infratech (JIL).

The move had more than 25,000 homebuyers of Jaypee Infratech in Noida and Greater Noida worried that if insolvency proceedings against JAL are allowed, who will deposit Rs 2,000 crore with the Supreme Court registry and ensure that homebuyers are refunded from the amount, sources told Moneycontrol.

The matter will come up for a hearing in the apex court on January 10.

In its application, the RBI has prayed that the Court may be pleased to allow the applicant to follow the recommendations of the IAC in accordance with the …

Read the full article at: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/real-estate/rbi-approaches-supreme-court-to-begin-insolvency-proceedings-against-jaiprakash-associates-limited-2478123.html

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GoPro Inc. said its cutting more than 20 percent of its global workforce and putting an end to its drone business after a disappointing fourth quarter.

The company said it now expects sales of about $340 million, well short of its own previous projection of as much as $480 million and the average analyst estimate of $472 million. Revenue took an $80 million hit due to discounting for its Karma drones, as well as its Hero line of cameras, over the holi…

Read the full article at: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-08/gopro-gives-4th-quarter-sales-forecast-that-misses-estimates

Kardan NV (TASE: KRNV;AEX:KARD) is close to an agreement for the sale of its 98.4% holding in water infrastructures company Tahal Group to the Fortissimo Capital fund for $120-130 million (NIS 412-446 million). According to market sources, the deal can be expected to be signed within the next few days, subject to agreement on the final price and accompanying terms, this after the attempt to sell Tahal to Chinese buyers failed.

Nevertheless, the series B bondholders in Kardan NV and the trustee of the series, Hermetic Trust, may try to scuttle the deal. The trustees, who have been in constant touch with Kardan NV’s management, called a bondholders meeting for this afternoon to discuss the company’s situation and the action to be taken…

Read the full article at: http://services.globes.co.il/en/article-kardan-nv-selling-tahal-to-fortissimo-fund-1001218669

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GUANGZHOU, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) — Ninety-four “zombie companies” in Guangzhou, capital of south China’s Guangdong Province, were declared bankrupt, the city’s Intermediate People’s Court said Monday.

Most of them, including 74 state-owned enterprises, were established in the 1980s and 1990s.

These enterprises, making great losses for years, have ceased or suspended production, and survived on government subsidies and bank loans.

Guangzhou Intermediate People’s Court set up a tribunal last year to deal with “zombie” cases.

A total of 363 applications for bankrupt and compulsory liquidation have been received, and 189 cases were accepted by the court in 2017, said Wu Xiaoping, vice president of th…

Read the full article at: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/08/c_136880461.htm

  • Explosive new documentary reveals the lavish lifestyle of bankrupt businessmen
  • Barry Hughes declared bankruptcy owing £10m but owns luxury fleet of cars 
  • BBC filmed Graham Gillespie, who has £12m debts, driving a brand new Bentley

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Barry Hughes, who declared himself bankrupt owing £10m and claiming he had no assets, was filmed driving luxury cars

Barry Hughes, who declared himself bankrupt owing £10m and claiming he had no assets, was filmed driving luxury cars

Barry Hughes, who declared himself bankrupt owing £10m and claimi…

Read the full article at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5246247/Ex-millionaires-enjoy-lavish-lifestyles-bankruptcy.html

Dubai-based contracting giant Drake & Scull International (DSI) has announced that it has successfully completed the restructuring of its corporate general bank debt in the UAE.

The company said in a statement that it has also secured new credit lines and working capital facilities for its ongoing and new projects portfolio.

DSI said it has obtained the support from all its creditors for the restructuring of its corporate general debt in the UAE after reaching an agreement with nine banks to refinance AED566 million.

The remaining tranche of the companys corporate general debt comprising the AED440 million sukuk will mature in November 2019. The company will initiate talks with its sukuk holders to refinance this tra…

Read the full article at: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/banking-finance/387156-dubais-drake-says-uae-bank-debt-restructuring-completed

PUBLISHED: 11:36 08 January 2018 | UPDATED: 11:36 08 January 2018

Welwyn Hatfield CAB chief executive Debbie Rixon. Picture: Kevin Lines

Welwyn Hatfield CAB chief executive Debbie Rixon. Picture: Kevin Lines

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The last day of January is expected to be the busiest of the year for people seeking help with their debts, according to Citizens Advice Welwyn Hatfield.

Analysis of national data from the past 12 months reveals that on January 31 last year, Citizens Advice helped 2,…

Read the full article at: http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/debt-advice-in-welwyn-hatfield-citizens-advice-1-5346319

MINNEAPOLIS–()–Regis Corporation (NYSE: RGS), a leader in the haircare industry,
whose primary business is owning, operating and franchising hair salons,
today announced it will close approximately 600 nonperforming Company
owned SmartStyle salons on January 31, 2018.

Our people are at the center of who we are and what we do, said Hugh
Sawyer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Regis Corporation. As
a result, any decision that may affect our associates is carefully
considered prior to implementation. To retain the unique talent and
loyalty of our stylist community, we intend to offer many of our
impacted stylists and salon ma…

Read the full article at: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180108005447/en/Regis-Successfully-Completes-Restructuring-Company-Owned-SmartStyle

NEW DELHI: Companies which have defaulted on payment of dues to banks will require their approval for managerial remuneration beyond a certain threshold, according to the government.

The approval will also be needed in case of defaults to public financial institution, non-convertible debenture (NCD) holders and other secured creditors.

The provision is part of the amendments to the Companies Act which were cleared by Parliament last month.

A few provisions of the amended Act, which were notified on January 3, have important bearing on the working of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, an official release said today.

The Code provides for a market-determined and time-bound resolution of insolvency proceedings. Many…

Read the full article at: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/managerial-pay-stricter-norms-for-defaulting-companies/articleshow/62414980.cms

Viet Nam News


HÀ NI Deputy Prime Minister Vng ình Hu has signed Decision No.16 approving the restructuring plan of the Vietnam National Chemical Group (Vinachem).


The decision, designated for 2018-2020, aims to improve Vinachems structure, capacity, production efficiency and business competitiveness.


While signing the decision, the deputy prime minister stated the need for streamlined and compact business models after the equitisation process at Vinachem and its member companies.


The key focus of Vinachem is State divestment from the mother company and a number of its subsidiaries.


The mother company plans to become equitised in 2018-19, leaving only 50-65 per cent of its charter capital of some VN20 trillion (US…

Read the full article at: http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/420745/government-approves-restructuring-of-vinachem.html

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