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  • Monday, 30 January, 2023
    Johnson & Johnson Co Inc
    J&J blocked from using bankruptcy to resolve talcum powder lawsuits

    Ruling from US appeals court casts doubt on future of contentious ‘Texas two-step’ manoeuvre

  • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
    Brazil’s Americanas files for bankruptcy after $3.8bn accounting scandal

    Crisis at retailer pits some of country’s best-known billionaires against its banks

  • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
    UK business & economy
    Corporate insolvencies climb in England and Wales as costs bite

    Year-on-year increase of almost a third in December reflects challenging business climate, say experts

  • Tuesday, 3 January, 2023
    LexCineworld Group PLC
    Cineworld: debt-laden cinema chain needs to roll the credits Premium content

    With the sale of the whole business unlikely, a restructuring is a more realistic option

  • Wednesday, 28 December, 2022
    Lex
    Financial trends: chapter and verse on resurgent US bankruptcy Premium content

    Disputes between lender groups about priority and collateral claims are best resolved via bankruptcy proceedings

  • Tuesday, 27 December, 2022
    Inside BusinessSujeet Indap
    Lawyer fees mount in crypto bankruptcies

    Advisers in Celsius case bill $52mn for four months’ work

  • Monday, 19 December, 2022
    Revlon Inc
    Ron Perelman’s Revlon stake to be wiped out in bankruptcy settlement

    Senior creditors to take ownership of tycoon’s indebted cosmetics company under restructuring plan

  • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
    American International Group Inc
    AIG puts crisis-hit unit into bankruptcy to limit bonus payouts

    Move to restructure financial products division aims to curb claims from former executives

  • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
    Sam Bankman-Fried
    Bankman-Fried charged in one of ‘biggest financial frauds’ in US history

    Indictment brings eight criminal counts against crypto entrepreneur arrested in the Bahamas

  • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
    Sam Bankman-Fried
    Bankman-Fried arrested in Bahamas on US criminal charges

    Founder of collapsed FTX crypto exchange taken into custody at request of federal authorities

  • Monday, 12 December, 2022
    FTX Trading Ltd
    FTX allowed trading affiliate Alameda to borrow unlimited funds

    New CEO blames ‘absolute concentration of control’ by unsophisticated leaders for bankruptcy

  • Friday, 2 December, 2022
    Alex Jones
    InfoWars founder Alex Jones files for bankruptcy

    Far-right host was hit with almost $1.5bn in damages over false claims on Sandy Hook school shooting

  • Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
    BlockFi Lending
    BlockFi sues Sam Bankman-Fried over Robinhood shares

    Complaint against FTX founder comes as crypto company becomes latest to seek bankruptcy protection

  • Monday, 28 November, 2022
    Cryptocurrencies
    Crypto lender BlockFi files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    Group had at least 100,000 creditors and liabilities of up to $10bn

  • Thursday, 24 November, 2022
    FTX’s bankruptcy hearing: the highlights

    If you weren’t one of the 600-plus people watching on Zoom, we have you covered

  • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
    FTX Trading Ltd
    Bankman-Fried ran FTX as personal fiefdom, court hears

    ‘Substantial amounts of money’ spent on items such as vacation homes in Bahamas, bankruptcy lawyer testifies

  • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
    FTX Trading Ltd
    FTX management tracks down $1.24bn in cash holdings

    Bankruptcy advisers rush to track down assets ahead of court hearing on Tuesday

  • Friday, 18 November, 2022
    Comet Group Ltd
    French group Fnac Darty told to pay £89mn to Comet liquidators

    UK high court decision is latest development in legal and regulatory dispute that has run for years

  • Friday, 18 November, 2022
    Cryptocurrencies
    New FTX chief says crypto group’s lack of control worse than Enron

    John Ray criticises ‘absence of trustworthy financial information’ at sprawling digital assets group

  • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
    LexFTX Trading Ltd
    FTX: this messy bankruptcy will need years to work out Premium content

    New CEO had helped clean up Enron so presumably he is not easily disturbed

  • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
    FTX Trading Ltd
    Scaramucci’s SkyBridge bought $10mn of FTX token in return for investment

    Fund group received $45mn from Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto venture in September

  • Tuesday, 15 November, 2022
    FTX Trading Ltd
    FTX bankruptcy case stalls as lawyers confront crypto chaos

    New directors sought, with Sam Bankman-Fried’s governance described as ‘wild west’

  • Saturday, 12 November, 2022
    FTX Trading Ltd
    Hedge fund admits half its capital stuck on FTX exchange

    Galois warns investors it could take ‘a few years’ to recover assets

  • Friday, 11 November, 2022
    FTX Trading Ltd
    Sam Bankman-Fried’s $32bn FTX crypto empire files for bankruptcy

    Collapse comes after digital assets group failed to meet surge in customer withdrawals

  • Monday, 31 October, 2022
    Inside BusinessSujeet Indap
    Slick lawyers test the limits in distressed debt machinations

    Companies place more restrictions on the ability of creditors to sue over refinancing

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