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.
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OC hits 100 UK partners with Speechlys restructuring hire
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Ex-Cobbetts partner joins creditors' committee following open letter
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Ex-Dewey chief Davis to pay $500k settlement to resolve claims
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Dentons and Linklaters clinch £50m HMV takeover for Hilco
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Donns administration extended as final terms of Irwin Mitchell deal emerge
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Fees tight on law firm administrations
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Schulte Roth bulks up London restructuring with Brown Rudnick pair
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Cobbetts partners face scrutiny from SRA and administrators
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Ashurst, SNR check out as Malmaison sells to Denver private equity group
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DLA loses Scotland restructuring head in wake of Glasgow closure
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Co-op latest client to ditch Cobbetts' debt recovery arm
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DLA and Kirkland win roles on Dreams pre-pack sale to Sun Capital
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Staff at Cobbetts' rescued debt recovery arm face redundancy
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RPC joins mix as Sports Direct buys stricken retailer Republic
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Eversheds leads as private equity house acquires HMV's Asia stores
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Dewey administrators seal deal to pay UK creditors
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Locke Lord hired as restructurer tees Republic up for sale
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Preston firm completes MBO after entering administration
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Dundas insolvency head quits for Pinsent Masons
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Weil leads as Reader's Digest publisher files for bankruptcy again
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CMS and Wragges on scene for Blockbuster store sale to Morrisons
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Linklaters joins Brown Rudnick and Cleary on Republic administration
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A&L Goodbody cements restructuring reputation with IBRC instruction
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DWF seals Cobbetts takeover as Pinsents advises KPMG administrators
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LG and SNR Denton advise as Dragons' Den star buys Jessops brand
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Salans advises as Hilco buys struggling HMV's debt
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Bredin Prat joiner takes lead role on Virgin Megastore insolvency
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CMS takes latest administration role as Blockbuster UK calls in Deloitte
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MoFo wins instruction from creditors on HMV administration
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Linklaters takes dual role as HMV enters administration
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Bredin Prat makes rare lateral hire from Gide
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Dewey's US LLP seeks to recover £36.7m from UK arm
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Weil leads as MF Global reaches transatlantic settlement
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McDermott builds German restructuring team with Taylor Wessing hire
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Dewey bankruptcy firm Togut Segal & Segal bills £3m since firm's collapse
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Comet administrators' filings show quintet of legal advisers as fees unveiled
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Aviva launches court action over Dewey & LeBoeuf bond
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DLA Piper makes double German hire from Salans
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A&O, Kirkland, Links clinch deal to end European Directories restructure
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Weil bills £15m on MF Global administration
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Gowlings turns to Osborne Clarke to strengthen City restructuring team
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Cleary joins Slaughters' French ally on Franco-Belgian bailout of Dexia
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Bingham, Mayer Brown and Macfarlanes lead on Comet administration
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Wragges and Gateley steer black-cab maker's administration
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Bingham joins local trio on Spanish constructor's €200m debt refinancing
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Dewey finally gets go-ahead for partner settlement
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Herbert Smith leads as JJB Sports brings in administrators
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Germany's Görg raids rivals for insolvency launches
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Clifford Chance's Hyde to lead Asia Pac finance team
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Locke Lord London team joins Pinsents on motorbike brand sale
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Ex-Dewey partner claims Citibank conspired to lure laterals
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Dewey pushes for court approval of $70m settlement deal
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A&O, Freshfields and Simmons ink pre-pack sale to save Mouchel
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Mayer Brown departures continue with defection to Cadwalader
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DLA and Slaughters lead on Premier Foods' latest brand sell-off
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Clifford Chance, Freshfields and Kirkland seal Travelodge debt deal
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Dewey avoids Chapter 7 bankruptcy after agreeing $50m settlement
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Dewey tweaks partner settlement plan again
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Gibson Dunn, Linklaters opposite global spread of firms on engineering sell-off
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Dewey revamps terms of settlement deal as carrot for ex-partners
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Deadline for Dewey bankruptcy settlement delayed again
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Freshfields usurps Hogan Lovells on Biffa's £1.1bn debt restructuring
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Reed Smith wins Co-op relationship with £950m refinancing
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Unsecured Dewey UK creditors to miss out on £5.2m in payments
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Dewey employees seek reimbursement
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Barclays snubs Dewey ex-partners' joint attempts to settle debt
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Weil adds further City restructuring partner with Hogan Lovells hire
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Mayer Brown secures City role for administrators as Ethel Austin files again
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Allen & Overy and Freshfields join raft of firms on Deutsche Annington refinancing
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Dewey puts bankruptcy settlement on hold as ex-partners wait on amendments
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Dewey creditors begin to line up as Axa business demands lost rent
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Kennedys on the menu as Auberge operator files for administration
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Debevoise, Latham, Weil handle American Airlines merger baggage
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Dewey tries to talk London partners into $103m settlement
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Linklaters kicks off Italy disputes practice with hire from ex-ally Gianni
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Former Dewey partners to pay up to $3m each in settlement deal

