Economic and financial issues in insolvencyBy Daniel J. Saval, John Han, Mark Rowlands, Michael Brasky, Timothy de Swardt and Renata Ramalhosa (Kobre & Kim)As private debt expands globally, investors and asset managers must stay alert to the growing risks that…
Economic and financial issues in insolvencyBy Mike Knapper, Matthew Thorn, Helen Coverdale and Nicole McKenzie (Norton Rose Fulbright)IntroductionFor many businesses, intellectual property (IP) represents an increasingly valuable asset class. Commercial exploitation of IP…
Economic and financial issues in insolvencyBy Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez (Singapore Management University)The role of insolvency law in the real economyInsolvency law plays an essential role in the real economy. From an ex ante perspective, that is, before a situation of insolvency…
Foreign and comparative lawBy Dr Sanchita Tewari and Vishal Raj Singh (National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi)BackgroundFor generations, insolvency law has been built on a deceptively simple promise: If creditors agree and courts allow, the market will sign…
Foreign and comparative law, Insolvency and technology, Singapore insolvency and restructuring lawBy Nydia Remolina (Singapore Management University), Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez (Singapore Management University) and Daniel Liu (WongPartnership) The collapse of crypto-exchanges and the increasing use of digital assets in many corporate…
Economic and financial issues in insolvency, Foreign and comparative lawBy Scott A. Atkins (Norton Rose Fulbright)IntroductionIn Sub-Saharan Africa, [1] economic growth has remained resilient, and is projected by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to experience a modest pickup in 2026 from the 4.1% growth achieved in…
Singapore insolvency and restructuring lawBy David Chew (DHC Capital) I. IntroductionSingapore introduced major reforms to its debt restructuring regime through the Companies (Amendment) Act 2017 which came into effect on 23 May 2017. These reforms, which were based on the US…
Foreign and comparative law, Small companiesBy Chalerm Jaitang (Prince of Songkla University), Zhaohua Li (Lincoln University), and Christopher Gan (Lincoln University)IntroductionSmall and Medium-sized Enterprises (“SMEs”) are essential to Thailand’s economy. Although they…
Cross-border insolvencyBy Yeejin Jang (University of New South Wales), Jenny Jihyun Tak (University of New South Wales) and Wei Wang (Queen’s University)SummaryThe restructuring of financially distressed multinational companies is often complex and costly…
Insolvency and technologyBy Joke Baeck and Stijn Van Ruymbeke (Ghent University)Financial distress among companies poses a significant challenge to economic stability. Timely and effective intervention is essential. In Belgium, the Chambers for Companies in…