Insolvency and Restructuring News
A&O, Linklaters advise as Co-op unveils £1.5bn restructuring plan
Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters have taken headline roles advising on the Co-operative Group’s £1.5bn debt restructuring that will see bondholders offered shares in the bank through a so-called ‘bail-in’.
Bryan Cave turns to newly-merged Dentons for Paris push
US firm Bryan Cave has picked up two lawyers from Dentons’ Paris office, including litigation head Constantin Achillas, in a bid to strengthen its litigation and financial services teams.
Freshfields, US duo advise on €4.2bn debt restructure for Germany's IVG
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Kirkland & Ellis and Kaye Scholer are advising on the multi-billion debt restructuring of German real estate group IVG Immobilien, expected to be the largest such case in the country this year.
Sullivan boosts finance and restructuring with Linklaters' Howard
Linklaters banking and restructuring partner Chris Howard is leaving the magic circle firm to join Sullivan & Cromwell’s London office.
Hogan Lovells and Links in focus as Kodak sells unit to UK pensioners for $650m
Hogan Lovells, Linklaters and Sullivan & Cromwell have won lead roles as Eastman Kodak offloads its personal film business to UK pensioners.
Insolvency and Restructuring Analysis
The crunch bunch
Last year’s punishing economic conditions pushed many companies into administration. We take a look at the big UK cases
Sticky ends: the City's top restructuring lawyers discuss recent developments
The collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008 has propelled insolvency law into the frontline
A whole new world
The regulatory focus on insolvency since the Lehman Brothers collapse is beginning to affect other cases, such as that of MF Global in the UK. By Joanne Harris
Bribe wars
Insolvency practitioners must stay on top of the Bribery Act as they run an increased risk of personal criminal liability. Alex Fox and Anna Brooks-Gallerani report
