Qwest sells directory business in survival bid
Business Recovery

Qwest sells directory business in survival bid

24y Adriana Zea

Qwest sells directory business in survival bid

Qwest Communications is selling its directory business to stave off the immediate threat of bankruptcy as it restructures its $20bn (£13bn) bond debt....

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Shareholders lose out in Marconi liquidation
Business Recovery

Shareholders lose out in Marconi liquidation

24y AccountancyAge.com

Shareholders lose out in Marconi liquidation

Crippled hi-tech giant Marconi, will go into voluntary liquidation this week as the firm launches the first phase of its long-awaited financial restru...

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KBP to rescue Budget rent-a-car
Business Recovery

KBP to rescue Budget rent-a-car

24y Adriana Zea

KBP to rescue Budget rent-a-car

Insolvency firm Kroll Buchler Phillips has been appointed administrator of Budget Rent-A-Car's UK subsidiary following the parent company's bankruptcy...

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Insurance rises will push up insolvencies, says Wilkins Kennedy
Business Recovery

Insurance rises will push up insolvencies, says Wilkins Kennedy

24y Adriana Zea

Insurance rises will push up insolvencies, says Wi...

Accountancy firm Wilkins Kennedy has thrown its weight behind the idea that company insolvencies will rise due to mounting insurance costs, as reveale...

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Numerica acquires key Chantrey Vellacott practice
Business Recovery

Numerica acquires key Chantrey Vellacott practice

24y Adriana Zea

Numerica acquires key Chantrey Vellacott practice

Numerica has announced its acquisition of Chantrey Vellacott's Thames Valley business recovery practice. Read More...

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Revenue won't play ball
Business Recovery

Revenue won't play ball

24y Adriana Zea

Revenue won't play ball

The Inland Revenue has gone cold on ailing football clubs and is now demanding full debt payment instead of striking deals with the Nationwide League'...

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League rethinks supercreditors
Business Recovery

League rethinks supercreditors

24y Adriana Zea

League rethinks supercreditors

The Nationawide League has unexpectedly signalled that it could overhaul the controversial super creditor rule offering insolvency experts a lifeline ...

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Companies at risk from insurance costs
Business Recovery

Companies at risk from insurance costs

24y Adriana Zea

Companies at risk from insurance costs

Hundreds of companies are facing insolvency as risk-wary insurance companies are hiking up fees and even refusing to insure certain sectors. Read More...

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Bankruptcy court keeps US Airways flying
Business Recovery

Bankruptcy court keeps US Airways flying

24y AccountancyAge.com

Bankruptcy court keeps US Airways flying

Bankrupt airline US Airways will continue to operate thanks to emergency funding, which has been approved by a court in Virginia today. Read More...

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Chapter 11 for US Airways
Business Recovery

Chapter 11 for US Airways

24y Adriana Zea

Chapter 11 for US Airways

US Airways has become the first major US airline to file for bankruptcy protection following the 11 September terrorist attacks. Read More...

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PwC to sell Independent spin-off
Business Recovery

PwC to sell Independent spin-off

24y Adriana Zea

PwC to sell Independent spin-off

Provisional liquidators at PricewaterhouseCoopers say they are selling the company set up to settle outstanding claims left behind by failed insurance...

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KPMG comes to the rescue of Butt Uglies
Business Recovery

KPMG comes to the rescue of Butt Uglies

24y Larry Schlesinger

KPMG comes to the rescue of Butt Uglies

KPMG, the administrator of Just Group plc, has succeeded in negotiating a company voluntary arrangement for three of its companies, which include cult...

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Football bosses resign as clubs face shaky future
Business Recovery

Football bosses resign as clubs face shaky future

24y Adriana Zea

Football bosses resign as clubs face shaky future

The chairman and chief executive of the Nationwide Football League have stepped down after a failed lawsuit against ITV Digital parent companies Carlt...

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Future of Jensen Motors secured
Business Recovery

Future of Jensen Motors secured

24y Damian Wild

Future of Jensen Motors secured

The future of Jensen Motors is expected to be secured by the end of this month after administrators to the luxury carmaker said they had received two ...

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Accountants called in to rescue Mardi Gras
Business Recovery

Accountants called in to rescue Mardi Gras

24y AccountancyAge.com

Accountants called in to rescue Mardi Gras

Organisers of London's Mardi Gras - the UK gay pride march - have been forced to call in corporate recovery experts to negotiate a repayment deal with...

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SMEs face massive insurance hike
Business Recovery

SMEs face massive insurance hike

24y Larry Schlesinger

SMEs face massive insurance hike

Small business face a substantial increase in their general insurance premiums as well as their policy excess, as the sector continues to suffer from ...

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Company insolvencies surge
Business Recovery

Company insolvencies surge

24y Damian Wild

Company insolvencies surge

The number of companies becoming insolvent has leapt by almost 10%, according to new figures published today by the Department of Trade and Industry. ...

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Photographic business in administration
Business Recovery

Photographic business in administration

24y Adriana Zea

Photographic business in administration

Insolvency specialists at Leonard Curtis & Co have been appointed administrators of photographic companies FotoStop Express and Marston Associates. Re...

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Football in hot water after ITV digital loss
Business Recovery

Football in hot water after ITV digital loss

24y Adriana Zea

Football in hot water after ITV digital loss

In a further blow to lower division football clubs, the Nationwide Football League has lost its battle for compensation against Carlton and Granada, t...

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Bradford City FC creditors accept rescue package
Business Recovery

Bradford City FC creditors accept rescue package

24y Adriana Zea

Bradford City FC creditors accept rescue package

Creditors of Bradford City Football Club has voted today to accept the Company Voluntary Arrangement proposed by administrators from Kroll Buchler Phi...

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Moore Stephens takes the pressure off
Business Recovery

Moore Stephens takes the pressure off

24y Larry Schlesinger

Moore Stephens takes the pressure off

The pressure has been relieved at a collapsed components manufacturer following the sale of two of its divisions. Read More...

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PKF declares Motherwell FC 'fit'
Business Recovery

PKF declares Motherwell FC 'fit'

24y Larry Schlesinger

PKF declares Motherwell FC 'fit'

PKF, the administrator of Scottish Premier League side Motherwell FC, has pronounced the club 'financially fit' for the forthcoming football season. R...

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Bankruptcy specialist named as WorldCom CFO
Business Recovery

Bankruptcy specialist named as WorldCom CFO

24y Larry Schlesinger

Bankruptcy specialist named as WorldCom CFO

Bankrupt US telecom WorldCom has appointed a corporate recovery specialist as its new chief financial officer. Read More...

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Numerica helps bankrupt get income support
Business Recovery

Numerica helps bankrupt get income support

24y Adriana Zea

Numerica helps bankrupt get income support

Listed consolidator Numerica has helped one of its clients overturn a bankruptcy rule which had allowed Social Security commissioners deny him income ...

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Begbies strengthens hand in North West
Business Recovery

Begbies strengthens hand in North West

24y AccountancyAge.com

Begbies strengthens hand in North West

Insolvency practice Stephen Conn & Co has joined the Manchester head office of corporate recovery firm Begbies Traynor. Read More...

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Shot in business recovery arm for PwC
Business Recovery

Shot in business recovery arm for PwC

24y Larry Schlesinger

Shot in business recovery arm for PwC

Proving there is a silver lining in the current economic turmoil, PricewaterhouseCoopers has strengthened its business recovery and restructuring prac...

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PwC takes over as Folksam collapses
Business Recovery

PwC takes over as Folksam collapses

24y Michelle Perry

PwC takes over as Folksam collapses

PricewaterhouseCoopers has been appointed administrators of Folksam International Insurance after its directors concluded it could no longer run the c...

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