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• Europe and the Middle East could be the focus of restructuring specialists in the coming months

• Tough conditions are likely to continue for UK retailers

• An adversarial approach is not always best - -

Content

Crunch time for companies at exit from recession

Europe and the Middle East could be the focus of restructuring specialists in the coming months, writes Anousha Sakoui

Unlikely alliance saves car parts company

An adversarial approach is not always best, writes Henny Sender

High street costs need a close look

The tough conditions are likely to continue, writes Andrea Felsted

UK heads European move towards Chapter 11 rules

But France and Germany are also undergoing a cultural shift in insolvency regulation

Shifting relationship between lenders and buy-out groups

As the dust settles after the financial crisis, the way that troubled companies that have undergone a leveraged buy-out are treated is slowly becoming clearer

CVAs make a comeback as landlords change their tune

Retailers facing insolvency have revived the little-used company voluntary arrangement to negotiate lower rents at more advantageous terms

Bargain hunters should beware value destruction

Lina Saigol examines whether there will be a rush of deals as the recession ends

Dubai World’s restructuring likely to be a slow process

Legal deficiencies have been exposed, writes Robin Wigglesworth

From company doctor to chief restructuring officer

Charles Batchelor charts the rise of the role of CRO

Vulture fund takeover of Countrywide was more than picking at the bones

Oaktree bought up distressed debt to gain control and is now working with management to rebuild the estate agency