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Winding-Up Order Obtained Against Cayman Islands Fund Investment Manager Within 3 Months

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The Honourable Mr Justice Kawaley granted a winding up order against Airstream Investment Ltd (the “Company”), an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Conyers acted for the successful...more

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Cayman Islands Restructuring: Getting Oriented With the New Regime – Part II

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On 11 November 2022, Mr Justice Kawaley ordered the first appointment of restructuring officers in Re Oriente Group Limited (FSD 231 of 2022) under the new Cayman Islands restructuring regime, with reserved written reasons to...more

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Home Thoughts, From Abroad - Restructuring Recognition (and Recognition of Restructuring)

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Where a company’s liquidation is necessary, deciding who or where is best placed to administer an orderly wind down for the benefit of creditors can be difficult: the shortfall of assets in an insolvency will highlight...more

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New Cayman Islands Restructuring Regime: Modern Land and a Modernised Approach

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Cayman Islands companies have dominated the restructuring news cycle of late for a variety of reasons, including recent judicial commentary as to the effect of obtaining recognition under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy...more

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Cayman Islands Restructuring: Recent Common Law Insights for Directors when Entering the Zone of Insolvency

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Conyers partner Jonathon Milne and associate Rowana-Kay Campbell in the Cayman Islands, and partner Anna Lin in Hong Kong, explain why the new Cayman restructuring regime is likely to be a welcome addition to the legislative...more

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A Summary of the New Restructuring Officer Regime

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Later this year, amendments to Part V of the Cayman Islands Companies Act (the "Companies Act") will be introduced to commence a new restructuring officer regime available to companies in financial difficulty. Under the new...more

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Cayman Islands Restructuring: What amounts to a “Rational Basis”?

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In the recent decision of Evergreen International Holdings Limited, delivered on 11 January 2022, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands made an order for the immediate winding up of a company notwithstanding the company’s...more

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Filing Admiralty In Rem Writs Is Outside Scope of Scheme Moratorium Under Singapore Companies Act

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Guidance from the General Division of the Singapore High Court on the extent to which the protections afforded by the statutory moratoria for schemes of arrangement conflict with the ability of maritime claimants to protect...more

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Singapore rescue financings: introducing roll-ups

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The landmark decision in Design Studio introduces the US rescue financing concept of "roll-ups" to Singapore. This is the first case to consider the appropriateness of the roll-up feature in Singapore and is a pragmatic...more

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Paying the piper

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More often than not companies trade for months under insolvent or financially distressed circumstances before eventually filing for business rescue proceedings as a last hope to keep the wolves from the door. ...more

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A Bridge Over Troubled Water: Singapore’s New Restructuring & Insolvency Framework Is Being Introduced When It Is Most Needed

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Further to K&L Gates’ Singapore Restructuring and Insolvency Alert dated 5 December 2016, Singapore’s revised restructuring and insolvency legislation has come into effect. The amendments to the Companies Act, summarised in...more

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Indah Kiat – A Scheme Pulped

On 12 February 2016 Snowden J handed down his judgment in Indah Kiat International Finance Company B.V. [2016] EWHC 246 (Ch). Indah Kiat International Finance Company B.V. ("Indah Kiat"), part of the global Asia Pulp & Paper...more

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