Editorial: Zombie problem is the key insolvency issue
Business Recovery

Editorial: Zombie problem is the key insolvency issue

12y Idris Nagri

Editorial: Zombie problem is the key insolvency is...

Blacks' collapse into 2nd insolvency procedure raises questions about creating 'Zombie Businesses' Read More...

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KPMG lines up Blacks Leisure pre-pack
Business Recovery

KPMG lines up Blacks Leisure pre-pack

12y Kevin Reed , Writer

KPMG lines up Blacks Leisure pre-pack

Blacks shares suspended as KPMG administrators appointed Read More...

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FRP administrators sell aviation business in pre-pack
Business Recovery

FRP administrators sell aviation business in pre-pack

12y Idris Nagri

FRP administrators sell aviation business in pre-p...

Jason Baker and Geoff Rowley sell subsidiaries at Worldwide Aviation as part of pre-pack deal Read More...

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How big a slice should administrators take?
Business Recovery

How big a slice should administrators take?

12y Idris Nagri

How big a slice should administrators take?

A High Court judge has recently clarified how legal challenges should be costed in an administration Read More...

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E&Y administrators organise pre-pack at DTZ
Business Recovery

E&Y administrators organise pre-pack at DTZ

12y Idris Nagri

E&Y administrators organise pre-pack at DTZ

E&Y administrators Alan Hudson and Benajamin Cairs sell global real estate business to United Group Europe for £77.5m Read More...

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Pension watchdog scrutinises pre-pack administrations
Business Recovery

Pension watchdog scrutinises pre-pack administrations

13y Idris Nagri

Pension watchdog scrutinises pre-pack administrati...

Regulator shines spotlight on insolvencies that drop pension liabilities Read More...

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Government gets previous on pre-packs
Business Recovery

Government gets previous on pre-packs

13y Idris Nagri

Government gets previous on pre-packs

Initial draft insolvency legislation gets a re-write. Ruth Jordan suggests the its final destination Read More...

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Corporate insolvencies climb 9%
Business Recovery

Corporate insolvencies climb 9%

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Corporate insolvencies climb 9%

PwC stats reveal year on year increase in corporate insolvencies Read More...

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KPMG sells Alexon in pre-pack deal
Business Recovery

KPMG sells Alexon in pre-pack deal

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

KPMG sells Alexon in pre-pack deal

Thousands of jobs likely to be saved after sale of womenswear retailer Alexon by KPMG Read More...

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The Bridge that collapsed
Accounting Firms

The Bridge that collapsed

13y Idris Nagri

The Bridge that collapsed

If the administrators and largest creditor to Bridge Business Recovery backed a pre-pack administration, why did the judge not give it his blessing? R...

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Bridge pre-pack could have achieved best result, says KPMG
Accounting Firms

Bridge pre-pack could have achieved best result, says KPMG

13y Idris Nagri

Bridge pre-pack could have achieved best result, s...

Administrator Colin Haig reveals pre-pack could have produced "optimum" return to creditors Read More...

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EMI's pre-pack nets PwC more than £1.4m
Business Recovery

EMI's pre-pack nets PwC more than £1.4m

13y Idris Nagri

EMI's pre-pack nets PwC more than £1.4m

EMI's new owner Citibank will pick up the tab, as administrators' expenses, costs and legal fees rack-up more than £1.4m Read More...

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Leonard Curtis sells furniture stores in pre-pack
Business Recovery

Leonard Curtis sells furniture stores in pre-pack

13y Idris Nagri

Leonard Curtis sells furniture stores in pre-pack

Walmsley has called in Leonard Curtis administrators Paul Masters and Alan Clifton for quick sale of the company's assets Read More...

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Pre-pack reforms delayed
Business Recovery

Pre-pack reforms delayed

13y Idris Nagri

Pre-pack reforms delayed

Quick insolvency process reforms put back until 2012 Read More...

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Leonard Curtis administrators sell Lombok in pre-pack
Business Recovery

Leonard Curtis administrators sell Lombok in pre-pack

13y Idris Nagri

Leonard Curtis administrators sell Lombok in pre-p...

Administrators Neil Bennett and Michael Healy sell furniture retailer in pre-pack for second time in as many years Read More...

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KPMG arranges printers pre-pack
Business Recovery

KPMG arranges printers pre-pack

13y Idris Nagri

KPMG arranges printers pre-pack

Mark Firmin, Brian Green and Howard Smith sell division of printing business GA Pindar & Son on appointment Read More...

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Bloodbath on the High Street will continue
Business Recovery

Bloodbath on the High Street will continue

13y John Alexander

Bloodbath on the High Street will continue

What advisors need to know about the continued tough conditions for high street retailers Read More...

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A Bridge too far
Business Recovery

A Bridge too far

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

A Bridge too far

Bridge Business Recovery's collpase is a tragedy, and was avoidable Read More...

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BDO asks former Halliwells partners to pay back drawings
Business Recovery

BDO asks former Halliwells partners to pay back drawings

13y Idris Nagri

BDO asks former Halliwells partners to pay back dr...

Administrators want the law firm's former partners to repay funds Read More...

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Jane Norman lines up Zolfo Cooper administrators
Business Recovery

Jane Norman lines up Zolfo Cooper administrators

13y Idris Nagri

Jane Norman lines up Zolfo Cooper administrators

Fashion retailer likely to appoint Zolfo Cooper administrators to arrange pre-pack Read More...

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Colin: a pre-pack rescue
Business Recovery

Colin: a pre-pack rescue

13y Idris Nagri

Colin: a pre-pack rescue

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Homeform likely to enter pre-pack
Business Recovery

Homeform likely to enter pre-pack

13y Idris Nagri

Homeform likely to enter pre-pack

The parent company of Kitchens Direct, Moben Kitchens and Dolphin Bathrooms may enter a pre-pack Read More...

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MacIntyre Hudson sells Mesh Computers in pre-pack
Business Recovery

MacIntyre Hudson sells Mesh Computers in pre-pack

13y Idris Nagri

MacIntyre Hudson sells Mesh Computers in pre-pack

IT parts manufacturer sold to computer distributor PC Peripherals in pre-pack administration Read More...

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Insolvency Service practitioners receive the most complaints
Business Recovery

Insolvency Service practitioners receive the most complaints

13y Idris Nagri

Insolvency Service practitioners receive the most ...

Complaints fall for the insolvency industry, but numbers for practitioners licensed by the Insolvency Service are higher than the rest Read More...

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Lettice takes R3 role
Business Recovery

Lettice takes R3 role

13y Kevin Reed , Writer

Lettice takes R3 role

PEM insolvency practitioner Shay Lettice to serve as R3 regional chairman Read More...

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Pouring water on phoenix companies?
Business Recovery

Pouring water on phoenix companies?

13y Idris Nagri

Pouring water on phoenix companies?

WHEN ED DAVEY, consumer affairs minister, recently announced new proposals to improve the transparency of pre-pack administrations, he must have known...

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Insolvency’s mixed fortune on pre-packs
Business Recovery

Insolvency’s mixed fortune on pre-packs

13y Idris Nagri

Insolvency’s mixed fortune on pre-packs

Pre-packs have a serious image problem. And by association, so do the insolvency practitioners that propose them Read More...

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