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    • 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

    • Friday, 28 October, 2022
      Chinese business & finance
      The rise and fall of China’s rustbelt aluminium powerhouse

      How Zhongwang’s overexpansion left the manufacturing giant bankrupt with $64bn in debt

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