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Australia: Big trouble in small business restructuring

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Australia, Capital Markets, Insolvency & Restructuring, Baker McKenzie
Sell-Side Directors May Be Liable for Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims for Failing to Investigate Company's Post-Closing Solvency

In In re Nine West LBO Securities Litigation (Case No. 20-2941) (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 4, 2020), a federal district court denied in part a motion to dismiss claims brought by the Nine West liquidating trustee against former directors (the "Defendants") of The Jones Group, Inc. (the "Company"), Nine West's predecessor, for, among other things, (i) breaches of their fiduciary duties of care and loyalty, and (ii) aiding and abetting breaches of fiduciary duties. The litigation arises from the 2014 LBO of the Company by a private equity sponsor ("Buyer").

USA, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Winston & Strawn LLP, Private equity, Due diligence
Australia: New Small Business Insolvency Reforms - How Statutory Demands will change from 1 January 2021

 

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The new small business insolvency reforms enacted by the Corporations Amendment (Corporate Insolvency Reforms) Act 2020 (Cth) (Corporations Amendment Act) - which inserts a new Part 5.3B into the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act) - are due to come into effect on 1 January 2021.

Australia, Capital Markets, Insolvency & Restructuring, Baker McKenzie, Coronavirus