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    Congressional Oversight Panel releases report on use of TARP funds to reorganize U.S. auto industry
    2009-09-11

    After holding a hearing on the topic this past July, the Congressional Oversight Panel (COP) released a report earlier this week entitled, “The Use of TARP Funds in Support and Reorganization of the Domestic Automotive Industry,” examining how TARP funds have been used to support and reorganize both

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    USA, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Alston & Bird LLP, Conflict of interest, Public company, Bankruptcy, Shareholder, Fiduciary, Interest, Privately held company, Due diligence, Troubled Asset Relief Program, US Federal Government, HM Treasury (UK), US Department of the Treasury, General Motors, Chrysler
    Authors:
    Anjali Desai
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Alston & Bird LLP
    GM seeks to convert Treasury debt to equity; UAW encourages rejection of GM restructuring plan
    2009-05-06

    Yesterday, in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, General Motors announced that it is currently attempting to restructure debt held by the U.S. Treasury Department. Under a current proposal, GM would convert at least 50% of its debt held by the U.S. Treasury Department into common shares. As a result of the conversion Treasury would hold greater than 50% of GM’s common shares.

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    USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Alston & Bird LLP, Share (finance), Shareholder, Data, Debt, US Securities and Exchange Commission, European Commission, US Department of the Treasury, United Automobile Workers, General Motors
    Authors:
    Ian Grant
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Alston & Bird LLP
    GM auditor opinion expresses doubts about "going concern"
    2009-03-07

    On Thursday, General Motors Corporation (GM) filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission which notably included an opinion of its auditors on its financial statements in which the auditors stated that GM’s “recurring losses from operations, stockholders’ deficit, and inabili

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    USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Alston & Bird LLP, Bankruptcy, Shareholder, Audit, Cashflow, Subsidiary, US Securities and Exchange Commission, European Commission, US Congress, General Motors, Chrysler
    Authors:
    Tara Castillo
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Alston & Bird LLP
    Update - Boart Longyear schemes of arrangement approved
    2017-09-25

    In our previous blog post, we examined the decision of the New South Wales Court of Appeal to uphold the composition of classes of creditors in the Boart Longyear restructuring by way of scheme of arrangement.

    Filed under:
    Australia, New South Wales, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Hogan Lovells, Shareholder, Unsecured debt, Debt, Secured creditor, Unsecured creditor, Court of Appeal of England & Wales
    Authors:
    Scott Harris , James Hewer
    Location:
    Australia
    Firm:
    Hogan Lovells
    French Legal and Regulatory Update June 2017
    2017-07-24

    The Paris office of Hogan Lovells is pleased to provide this English language edition of our monthly e-newsletter, which offers a legal and regulatory update covering France and Europe for June 2017.

    Please note that French legal concepts are translated into English for information only and not as legal advice. The concepts expressed in English may not exactly reflect or correspond to similar concepts existing under the laws of the jurisdictions of the readers.

    If you would like to consult this newsletter from past months, please click here.

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    European Union, France, Banking, Company & Commercial, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Intellectual Property, IT & Data Protection, Real Estate, Tax, White Collar Crime, Hogan Lovells, Shareholder, Money laundering, Beneficial ownership, Terrorism financing
    Location:
    European Union, France
    Firm:
    Hogan Lovells
    What constitutes 'financial assistance'?
    2016-03-18

    Section 44 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 governs the instances when a company may provide financial assistance for the purchase of the company's securities. (It is important to note that section 44(1) carves out the application of the entire section 44 for financial assistance given in the ordinary course of business by a company whose primary business is lending money.)

    Filed under:
    South Africa, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Hogan Lovells, Shareholder, Security (finance)
    Location:
    South Africa
    Firm:
    Hogan Lovells
    The abuse of business rescue: beware the serial debtor
    2014-12-11

    The advent of the new Companies Act 71 of 2008 (the Act) brought with it a shift from a creditor-protectionist society towards a business rescue model that is debtor-protectionist. In consequence, there has been a swarm of applications taking advantage and exploiting this new scheme. This shift has unfortunately led to considerable abuse of the business rescue procedure.

    Filed under:
    South Africa, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Hogan Lovells, Shareholder, Liquidation
    Authors:
    Alex Eliott , Kylene Weyers
    Location:
    South Africa
    Firm:
    Hogan Lovells
    New proposals to amend Shareholder Rights Directive
    2014-05-06

    On 9 April 2014, the Commission published proposals to amend the existing Shareholder Rights Directive (2007/36/EC).

    Filed under:
    European Union, Capital Markets, Company & Commercial, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insolvency & Restructuring, Hogan Lovells, Corporate governance, Shareholder
    Location:
    European Union
    Firm:
    Hogan Lovells
    How deep do you bury the golden egg?
    2014-04-09

    The Court of Appeal has declined jurisdiction to wind up Yung Kee Holdings Limited (the "Company"), a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands ("BVI"), upholding the decision of Harris J at first instance that the Company did not have "sufficient connection" with Hong Kong. 

    Filed under:
    Hong Kong, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Hogan Lovells, Shareholder, Liquidation
    Authors:
    Chris Dobby , Timothy Hill , Allan Leung , Mark Lin , Damon So , Patrick Sherrington
    Location:
    Hong Kong
    Firm:
    Hogan Lovells
    Russian law aspects of insolvency
    2012-01-23
    1. INTRODUCTION

    A simple, clear and effective insolvency regime is a vital element in attracting both domestic and foreign investment in a jurisdiction like Russia. To be effective, an insolvency regime has to balance the interests of various classes of creditors, as well as the interests of creditors generally in relation to other interested parties, such as shareholders or participants. An insolvency regime is expected to give the debtor an opportunity to discharge its obligations and continue its business activity.

    Filed under:
    Russia, Insolvency & Restructuring, Hogan Lovells, Legal personality, Shareholder, Debtor
    Location:
    Russia
    Firm:
    Hogan Lovells

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