Global Restructuring Review

5 min read | Credit: shutterstock/ Yau Ming Low Unjust enrichment claims arising from an unenforceable currency exchange agreement tainted by illegality in mainland China can succeed under Hong Kong law unless such a ruling would offend comity by endorsing a violation or circumvention of foreign law, Hong Kong’s top appeal court has held.

3 min read | | Credit: shutterstock/noel bennett Partners from FRP Advisory have been appointed administrators of the historic British pottery brand Denby as it looks to sell part or all of its businesses, after soaring energy prices led to the business becoming unprofitable. To read more Subscribe to Global Restructuring Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content.

2 min read | | Baker McKenzie has bolstered its New York restructuring practice with a partner hire from Proskauer Rose, who brings with him experience advising bankrupt energy companies Enron and Pacific Exploration. To read more Subscribe to Global Restructuring Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content.

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4 min read | | Investigations and advisory firm Nardello & Co has hired a new managing director to lead its bankruptcy, restructuring and special situations practice, who tells GRR that the most consequential distressed situations “almost always have investigations, litigation, and complex fact finding at their core”. To read more Subscribe to Global Restructuring Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content.

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9 min read | | (Credit: Shutterstock.com/Tae PY15MU) Kennedys partner Samson Spanier in London considers a recent UK Supreme Court decision that has changed the law on time bars for bringing avoidance actions, raising new uncertainty – and perhaps opportunities – for office holders and creditors in insolvency proceedings, and even in out-of-court restructurings.

3 min read | Credit: Shutterstock/vfhnb12 A global manufacturer of electric vehicle charging hardware has signed a restructuring deal after months of negotiations with its major financial creditors, extending its debt maturities and securing a new capital injection. To read more Subscribe to Global Restructuring Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content.

3 min read | | Credit: shutterstock/Roman_studio After failing to complete court-sanctioned restructurings in 2022 and 2023, Chinese property developer E-House has launched new interconditional Cayman and Hong Kong schemes that will see offshore creditors swap all their claims for equity. To read more Subscribe to Global Restructuring Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content.

You asked and we listened: those wishing to nominate themselves or a colleague for GRR’s 40 under 40 now have two extra weeks to submit. By popular demand, the deadline for submitting nominations to the third edition of GRR’s 40 under 40 survey has been extended to 24 April. Like our previous editions in 2016 and 2022, the GRR 40 under 40 survey aims to find the next generation of rising stars within the global restructuring community.