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M&A in the City: Lessons from Basslink - the coalface of credit bids for infrastructure assets

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Australia, Banking, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insolvency & Restructuring, King & Wood Mallesons, Foreign direct investment, Foreign Investment Review Board
A spot-fire mentality to Australia’s insolvency laws is still not the answer

On the 2 August 2021 Treasury released a consultation paper titled ‘Helping Companies Restructure by Improving Schemes of Arrangement. The consultation is aimed at reforming Australia’s scheme of arrangement procedure.

Australia, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, King & Wood Mallesons, Coronavirus
When Insureds, Intermediaries and Business Partners File for Bankruptcy: Key Points for Non-US Insurers

“Bankruptcy is about financial death and financial rebirth. Bankruptcy is the great American story rewritten. We’re a nation of debtors.” -Elizabeth Warren

Amid the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and related economic turmoil, bankruptcy filings in the United States are on the rise. Non-US insurers should review contractual arrangements with US insureds and brokers, and establish a plan to deal with bankruptcy filings across the United States in a consistent fashion.

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, McDermott Will & Emery, Coronavirus, US Department of Justice