Bankrupt German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion has sufficient financing to stay afloat until the end of August, Chief Executive Yves Rannou said at a townhall meeting, according to a person who attended the meeting, Reuters reported. The company is hoping to strike a deal to sell some of its assets but not the whole company by then, Rannou said at the meeting on Tuesday, adding that talks with staff would now start regarding units for which no buyer can be found, the source said.

Read more

A consortium of lenders, led by Syndicate Bank, is set to agree to a restructuring scheme for Reliance Infrastructure Ltd.’s Mumbai Metro project, two people in the know told BloombergQuint on condition of anonymity, BloombergQuint reported. The restructuring plan involves extending the tenure of the Rs 2,200 crore in outstanding loans by two years, the people quoted above said. In addition, lenders will likely agree to a cut in interest rates to around 9 percent from over 11 percent currently, which will help the metro project repay its dues on time, the people said.

Read more

Bolton Wanderers and Bury's opening League One (third-tier) fixtures could be suspended if they do not furnish evidence of their financial viability by 1600 GMT on Monday, the English Football League (EFL) has said, the International New York Times reported on a Reuters story. Bolton, who were relegated from the second-tier Championship last season, have been in administration since May while promoted Bury must provide the EFL with a viable plan to settle their debts after entering an "insolvency event".

Read more

The Bank of England is poised to become the outlier among big central banks, with UK policymakers favouring a “wait and see” approach as their US and European counterparts prepare fresh stimulus, the Financial Times reported. The US Federal Reserve is poised to cut interest rates this week, and the European Central Bank last week paved the way to cut rates and relaunch asset purchases in the face of persistently low inflation. But the UK’s monetary policy committee (MPC) is in an anomalous position.

Read more

Sterling plunged to 28-month lows on Monday and headed for its biggest daily fall against the dollar since November as investors scrambled to factor in the risk of a no-deal Brexit and the possibility of a snap election, the International New York Times reported on a Reuters story. A still-deeper fall in sterling remains on the cards; all metrics show that a disorderly British exit from the European Union is far from being fully priced in.

Read more

German car parts maker Leoni has started holding meetings with prospective buyers for its wire and cables division, which it has put on the block in a bid to bolster its cash position, people close to the matter said, Reuters reported. After sending out information packages earlier this month, Leoni’s management is holding informal talks with potential bidders, they said. Preparations for a listing of the unit have been put on the backburner given market conditions, they added.

Read more

Harland and Wolff, the historic Belfast shipyard that built the Titanic, is racing to find a buyer to avoid collapsing into administration as workers called on Boris Johnson to intervene to avert its closure, the Financial Times reported. Workers locked themselves inside the gates and warned they would not leave until a resolution is found to enable the 158-year-old yard to remain open. The collapse of one of Britain’s oldest shipyards would be likely to raise questions about the government’s national shipbuilding strategy.

Read more

Allied Irish Banks reported lower first-half profits on Friday as costs rose and exceptional charges slowed its recovery a decade after Ireland’s banking crash. Profit before tax was 436 million euros ( £390.46 million ), including exceptional items of 131 million euro, Reuters reported. That compared with 762 million in the same period last year. Chief Financial Officer Donal Galvin told Reuters two exceptional items affected performance in the first half, namely a 35 million euro provision for a tracker mortgage fine and a provision related to a loan documentation issue.

Read more

Struggling British baby products retailer Mothercare Plc said on Friday its annual underlying pretax profit would not grow, as it grapples with an uncertain and volatile home market along with fragile consumer confidence, Reuters reported. Mothercare, which floated in 1972 and has been a mainstay of British shopping streets, has closed a third of its British stores over the past year through a company voluntary arrangement (CVA).

Read more