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Inside this issue

• Lessons in navigation are yet to be put to the test – the sector’s rocky times may not be over

• Rush to sell non-core assets risks flooding the market: an examination of the difficulties of widespread restructuring - -

Content

Happy days are put on hold

Restructurings are down and refinancings are taking centre stage, but there are concerns about the outlook, writes Anousha Sakoui

Insolvencies: Economic upturn may bring more bad news

Hal Weitzman and Daniel Pimlott look at the effect of recession on two of the world’s biggest countries

Container shipping: Lessons in navigation yet to be put to the test

Robert Wright says the sector’s rocky times may not be over

Banks: Rush to sell non-core assets risks flooding the market

Sharlene Goff examines the difficulties of such widespread restructuring

Refinancing needs: Day of reckoning approaching for the havenots

Gravity may be about to apply to overleveraged companies, writes Jennifer Hughes

European construction: Prospect of a recovery heralds new threats

A ‘flight to quality’ will present a risk to smaller groups, says Ed Hammond

UK property: Insolvency is ‘last resort’ for sector weighed down by debt

Further action by banks on problem loans is in prospect, writes Daniel Thomas

Pre-packs: Important weapon in the armoury

Anousha Sakoui explains why the process has become more accepted

General Motors: The ups and downs of having Uncle Sam come to the rescue

Bernard Simon reports on the carmaker’s return from the dead

US insolvencies: Banks kick the can down the road

The volume of bankruptcies slowed last year as banks preferred to keep struggling companies going, but the trend could yet be, writes Hal Weitzman

UK insolvencies: ‘Zombie companies’ heading for oblivion

Case study: Reader’s Digest