All too often the task of procuring and renewing D&O insurance at a portfolio company is assigned to the portfolio company’s CFO or Controller, who employs an insurance broker to find the best price for the amount of coverage deemed appropriate by the broker. When such insurance is procured and thereafter renewed, the CFO/Controller simply reports to the board the fact of the procurement/renewal and few questions about the terms of coverage are discussed at the board level. This can be a big mistake.

The Rescheduling of Indebtedness of Large Israeli Companies

2013 was the year when repayment obligations finally caught up with some of Israel’s largest corporate borrowers.

In addition to the new legal concepts introduced by Amendment 19, several recent high-profile bankruptcy cases have indicated that Israeli insolvency law generally is in a state of transition.

BNP Paribas – IDB Development Company