SVB Financial Group has formulated a restructuring plan with principal creditors, gaining the endorsement of a consortium of banks and investment firms. This group, holding over $2.3 billion in SVB Financial's debt and preferred stock, was mentioned in the documents presented to the Manhattan bankruptcy court. Following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in March,…
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The initiative comes during intense developments within FTX’s bankruptcy process. The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors has recently addressed insights from the FTX 2.0 Customer Ad Hoc Committee. They are focused on striking a fair equilibrium between the valuation and distribution of assets in the proposed reorganisation plan, a crucial element in determining the future…
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Headquartered in Sweden, this electric vehicle outfit also operates in the UK. The move puts 850 jobs on the chopping board, 600 of which are UK-based. However, the dash toward net zero emissions could possibly attract viable interest. Don’t miss out the latest news, subscribe to LeapRate’s newsletter Volta said the liquidation of Proterra and…
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According to legal documents cited by Bloomberg, experts are trying to determine if all payments were above board. This includes sponsorships to well-knowns such as the NBA’s Shaquille O’Neal and professional tennis player, Naomi Osaka, who received approximately $3.2m from FTX. The once-prominent cryptocurrency exchange submitted its Chapter 11 filing for bankruptcy in November 2022.…
Read moreIn the bizarre but continuing legal case of Aviv Talmor, former owner of the UTrade Retail FX and algo trading brand, Mr. Talmor has been sent (back) to jail for a second 14 day term after producing a "grocery list" in court which showed that he was not working to repay bankruptcy debts, as was agreed. Under…
Read moreIsraeli news sources are reporting that Aviv Talmor, former owner of the UTrade Retail FX and algo trading brand, has been jailed for two weeks for not making payments as part of a 2016 bankruptcy plan for UTrade. Under the agreement, Talmor was to make monthly payments of NIS 3,500 (USD $1,000) to the insolvency…
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Australia financial regulator ASIC has obtained orders from the Supreme Court of Queensland appointing Mr. Michael McCann of Grant Thornton as a provisional liquidator to five companies within the Benchmark Private Wealth Group. These are: 1. Benchmark Private Wealth Pty Ltd; 2. Benchmark Wealth Property Services Pty Ltd; 3. Benchmark Private Wealth Holdings Pty Ltd;…
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