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In an opinion issued on Sept. 20 by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico, Judge David T. Thuma held that the Rooker-Feldman doctrine does not prevent a bankruptcy court from determining whether the automatic stay applies to pending state court litigation. See In re Shook, Case No. 24-10724-t7 (Bankr. N.M. Sept. 20, 2024) [ECF No. 54].

浅析新形势下上市公司并购重组方向与路径——以上市公司在子公司融资后实施并购重组之案例为视角

引言

2024年3月15日,中国证券监督管理委员会(以下简称“证监会”)发布《关于加强上市公司监管的意见(试行)》,明确“支持上市公司通过并购重组提升投资价值”,鼓励“上市公司综合运用各类工具提升对长期投资的吸引力,积极吸引长期机构投资者”,并提出“多措并举活跃并购重组市场,鼓励上市公司综合运用股份、现金、定向可转债等工具实施并购重组、注入优质资产”

2024年4月12日,国务院发布《关于加强监管防范风险推动资本市场高质量发展的若干意见》,原则性提出“严把发行上市准入关”“严格上市公司持续监管”“大力推动中长期资金入市,持续壮大长期投资力量”等指导意见,进一步提高IPO标准,严格再融资审核把关,鼓励上市公司聚焦主业,综合运用并购重组、股权激励等方式提高发展质量,倡导长期资金入市,鼓励长期资金投资。

The recent Privy Council decision in Sian Participation Corp (In Liquidation) v Halimeda International Ltd[2024] (SPC) has overturned a principle of English law relating to the interaction between a contractual agreement to arbitrate and traditional insolvency measures where a debt is said to be disputed without substantial grounds.

10 years after the publication of Revision 6 (2014 edition) of the Model Form of Contract for the design, supply and installation of electrical, electronic and mechanical plant (MF/1), the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has released Revision 7 (2024 edition), shortly followed by an erratum containing a summary of corrections.

Regular users of the MF/1 may be comforted to know that the risk profile of the contract has not changed though the door has been opened to extending the duration of liability for latent defects, as discussed below.

Another groundbreaking judgment from the ADGM Courts in the NMC matter 📢🇦🇪👨🏻⚖️ and another example of the ADGM Courts drawing important parallels between ADGM and English law.

English proceedings re NMC Health Plc are also ongoing. In his judgment at CFI on 8 July 2024, Sir Justice Andrew Smith found that:

1. The ADGM Courts can make an order in respect of the fraudulent carrying on of the business of a company prior to the time at which that company was continued in the ADGM.

Introduction

What happens when monies are loaned for a specific purpose but that purpose fails? Should those monies fall within the general assets of the recipient upon bankruptcy or insolvency?

When a contracting party declares bankruptcy, it is crucial to grasp the implications for existing contracts. This article highlights the most important legal ramifications for the non-bankrupt parties involved.

Continuation or Termination

2024年4月,国务院印发了《关于加强监管防范风险推动资本市场高质量发展的若干意见》,明确加大并购重组改革力度,多措并举活跃并购重组市场。资本市场中产业链并购以及跨界并购已然成为上市公司实现产业整合、市场扩张的重要途径之一。本文拟从上市公司重大资产重组角度出发,对可能影响上市公司重大资产重组成功的事项予以探讨。

一、上市公司重大资产重组的界定

上市公司重大资产重组是指上市公司及其控股或者控制的公司在日常经营活动之外的购买、出售资产或者通过其他方式进行资产交易达到规定的标准,导致上市公司的主营业务、资产、收入发生重大变化的资产交易行为。其中资产交易的方式,除了购买、出售资产外,还包括与他人新设企业、对已设立的企业增资或者减资;受托经营、租赁其他企业资产或者将经营性资产委托他人经营、租赁;接受附义务的资产赠与或者对外捐赠资产等。上市公司通常对购买、出售资产是否构成重大资产重组较为熟悉,在与他人新设企业、对已设立的企业增资、受托经营、租赁其他企业资产行为中是否构成重大资产重组问题,因市场案例相对较少,故较为陌生。笔者理解其核心还是在于是否实质构成购买、出售资产的判断。

The recent case of Re UKCloud Ltd (in liquidation) [2024] EWHC 1259 (Ch) (24 May 2024) looked at whether a charge over Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses was a fixed or floating charge. Notwithstanding that the charging document purported to create a fixed charge over such asset, the High Court concluded that it was a floating charge primarily because the control provisions in the charging document were not complied with or enforced in practice.