Lamington Road Designated Activity Company LLC (Case No. 18-12615) and its subsidiary, White Eagle General Partner, LLC (Case No.

Starion Energy, Inc., along with two subsidiaries and affiliates, has filed a petition for relief under chapter 11 in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Lead Case No. 18-12608). Starion, headquartered in Middlebury, Connecticut, is a competitive retailer of electricity operating in eleven states.

Prescription Advisory Systems & Technology, Inc. (“PAST”), a medical technology and software company, has filed a petition for relief under chapter 11 in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case No. 18-12601).

Der Bundestag hat am 8. November 2018 die von der Restrukturierungsbranche ersehnte gesetzliche Regelung zur Steuerbefreiung von Sanierungsgewinnen endlich auf den Weg gebracht. Es wird erwartet, dass auch der Bundesrat in Kürze seine Zustimmung erteilt.

Die Neuregelung:

The recently published report on the evaluation of the ESUG, the German law to facilitate the restructuring of companies, states that the changes introduced by the ESUG have been received positively overall, but that there is still room for improvement in many areas. Should the EU Restructuring Directive actually be adopted at the beginning of 2019, the legislator would have the opportunity to improve the ESUG legislation and implement the EU requirements for pre-insolvency restructuring proceedings in one bill.

Der frisch veröffentliche Bericht zur Evaluation des ESUG stellt fest, dass die durch das ESUG eingeführten Änderungen insgesamt positiv aufgenommen worden sind, aber an vielen Stellen noch Verbesserungsbedarf besteht. Sollte tatsächlich Anfang 2019 die EU-Restrukturierungsrichtlinie verabschiedet werden, hätte der Gesetzgeber die Möglichkeit in einem (großen) Wurf, die ESUG Regelungen zu verbessern und die Anforderungen der EU an ein vorinsolvenzliches Sanierungsverfahren umzusetzen.

PGHC Holdings, Inc., along with eight affiliates and subsidiaries, has filed a petition for relief under chapter 11 in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Lead Case No. 18-12537).

Dixie Electric, LLC, along with twelve affiliates and subsidiaries, has filed a petition for relief under chapter 11 in the Bankruptcy Code for the District of Delaware (Lead Case No. 18-12477). Dixie Electric, based in Houston, Texas, is a provider of electrical infrastructure materials and services to the upstream and midstream oil industries.

Kraus Carpet Inc., along with five subsidiaries and affiliates, has filed a petition for recognition of a foreign proceeding under chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Lead Case No. 18-12057).

Samuels Jewelers, Inc., a jewelry retailer headquartered in Austin, Texas, with over 100 stores in 22 states, has filed a petition for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case No. 11818).