From investors to regulators, FTX Trading Ltd (FTX) filing for bankruptcy was unexpected by all. A catalyst for litigation and regulation over the years to come, this collapse will serve as a warning, particularly to cryptocurrency insurers.
What happened?
In this chapter of our Annual Insurance Review 2023, we look at the main developments in 2022 and expected issues in 2023 for restructuring and insolvency.
Key developments in 2022
Corporate insolvencies have been rising sharply in 2022 albeit against the backdrop of record low insolvency filings during the pandemic. By June, they had reached their highest quarterly level since 2009 and the depths of the global financial crisis.
Elizabeth McColm, Brian Bolin and Grace Hotz, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
This is an extract from the 2023 edition of GRR's the Americas Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.
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Stuart Cullen and Benjamin Drakes, Dentons LLP
This is an extract from the 2023 edition of GRR's the Americas Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.
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Fabio Guzmán-Saladín and Pamela Benzán Arbaje, Guzmán Ariza
This is an extract from the 2023 edition of GRR's the Americas Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.
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Renato G R Maggio, Renata Oliveira, Camilo T Gerosa Gomes and Karina Ferraz Deorio, Machado Meyyer Advoggados
This is an extract from the 2023 edition of GRR's the Americas Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.
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Diego Sierra and Jessika Rocha, Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC
This is an extract from the 2023 edition of GRR's the Americas Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.
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Richard J Cooper, Lisa M Schweitzer, Jessica A Metzger and Richard C Minott, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
This is an extract from the 2023 edition of GRR's the Americas Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.
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Peter Ferrer, Harneys
This is an extract from the 2023 edition of GRR's the Americas Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.
In summary