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Liberty's India constraint: Reassuring lenders remains a tall order

Sanjeev Gupta acquired a burgeoning UK empire in five years; in India, he has secured a one-million-tonne plant after two years of trying

SC transfers to itself pleas challenging IBC law on personal guarantors

A three-judge Bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta, and Ajay Rastogi has directed the HCs to not entertain any further writ petitions on this issue

Why some don't deserve a second chance

Last week, Videocon's Venugopal Dhoot and DHFL's Kapil Wadhawan offered to pay to pull their firms out of insolvency process

IBC rule on personal guarantees no help to promoters blaming managers

Payment of bank loans by a company is an obligation under the contract law and fraud by professionals is a criminal matter, says government official.

IBBI approaches SC to club all cases on personal guarantee pending in HCs

Top court likely to give its order on Thursday, has indicated it may transfer all cases to itself, according to a senior lawyer

MCA defends IBC provision on personal insolvency in Anil Ambani case

MCA is engaging with the law ministry to present the government's side of the argument

Jet Airways will have to reapply for slots, have 20 planes for global ops

When it shut operations, Jet Airways had close to 700 such slots pair including 116 and 214 in prime airports of Delhi and Mumbai

Lanco Infratech and lessons from a failed group resolution of troubled debt

The firm fundamentally has no assets, say experts. Ten of its subsidiaries are under corporate insolvency, most holding either a single or a group of road or power assets

Under the IBC, enforcing personal guarantee remains a tall order

Insolvency law experts say that invoking personal guarantees goes against the spirit of the IBC

Little relief in sight for RCom lenders 17 months after insolvency action

Insolvency against bankrupt telecom company and two arms restarted last May after NCLAT lifted stay on proceedings; Rs 91,000 crore worth claims have been admitted against the firm.

Liberty Steel restarts production at Adhunik facility, restores 1,500 jobs

Adhunik will transition into GREENSTEEL - a model combining steel recycling with low carbon and renewable power sources - to create a more sustainable competitive operation

Asia defies dire predictions of a massive spike in corporate bankruptcies

Lockdowns worldwide prompted by the coronavirus outbreak have wrecked economic growth and led to bankruptcies of firms

Videocon insolvency case: Dhoot family offers to pay Rs 30k cr to lenders

A proposal for paying the amount has been forwarded to the Committee of Creditors (CoC) of the Videocon Industries, Venugopal Dhoot told PTI

Lenders waiting for Godot in Videocon insolvency as IBC wheels turn slow

Banks have been waiting for their dues since 2017 as the issue over naming of resolution professional and consolidation of all group firms into one resolution plan delayed the whole process

Losing momentum: Three years on, Amtek Auto still awaits IBC resolution

After an encouraging start, the IBC, launched by the Modi government in 2016, is losing momentum. The first of a 5-part series looks at Amtek Auto's resolution process

Adani, Piramal, Oaktree and SC Lowy submit bids for troubled DHFL

Oaktree bids for entire company, Piramal for retail loan book

Explained: How Uttam Galva Steels lost its sheen amid mounting debts

The promoter group's deal-making capabilities have come back to haunt it

DHFL lenders brace for haircut after foreign bidders back out of race

Only two firms in race for retail, wholesale, and slum rehabilitation authority portfolio

Falling out of favour: Consultancies and law firms suggest IBC revamp

Investors feel IBC's promised twin benefits - a time-bound process and assurance of a clean slate - don't necessarily come through

Trio of women lawyers push for change in India's creaking legal corridors

The three women represent a visible change in the country's legal landscape but they are also reminders of how much more needs to change in this nation of 1.3 billion