These case summaries first appeared in LexisNexis’ Insolvency Case Alerter. They represent some of the more interesting insolvency decisions to have been published recently.
This summary covers:
1.Re PGH Investments Ltd [2021] EWHC 533 (Ch)
2.Re Mederco (Cardiff) Ltd [2021] EWHC 386 (Ch)
3.Lyle v Bedborough [2021] EWHC 220 (Ch)
4.Re TXU Ltd, Insolvency and Companies Court, 2 March 2021
5.Re Port Finance Investment Ltd [2021] EWHC 378 (Ch)
United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Gatehouse Chambers, Coronavirus, European Commission, Barclays, HSBC
A successful purchase depends not just on negotiating a two-party transaction, but rather navigating the applicable process and dealing with all the competing interests successfully to allow a bid to succeed and closing to occur.
Q: Do opportunities exist for asset buyers in times of distress?
USA, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, US Department of Justice, Title 11 of the US Code