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• An overhaul of the rules is changing the way insolvent companies are handled in Europe and China

• The UK’s proposed ‘special resolution regime’ for failed or failing banks and building societies is raising anxiety in legal circles - -

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Looking for new ways to stay afloat

Ross Tieman and Anousha Sakoui find that things could be very different in the current ‘distress cycle’

The credit crisis: Banks caught between a rock and a hard place

Jane Croft on the challenges the sector faces in bolstering its depleted capital

US insolvencies: The Fed makes presence felt

Ross Tieman on a wave of restructuring that differs sharply from the telecoms bust eight years ago

China: New approach offers more options

Ross Tieman on the country’s shift away from a liquidation culture

UK bank rescues: New powers ‘create legal uncertainty’

Anousha Sakoui on the aftermath of last year’s crisis at Northern Rock

SIV restructuring: New routes to keep vehicles on the road

Anousha Sakoui on the complex challenges facing rescuers when the wheels fall off

JVH Gaming: Waterland goes Dutch to place its bets on €127m buyback

Anousha Sakoui on a deal that highlights a new proactive stance among private equity owners

Column: Insolvencies debate rages but there’s no silver bullet

John Willman on drawbacks on the Chapter 11 procedure in the US

Opinion: It’s time to pay attention to cash

Ross Tieman on a healthy year-end and tax efficiency

Citadel Capital: ‘Grow the top line fast’ is the key

Rod Newing on a specialist operating in North Africa

Carlyle Strategic Partners: Distress fund finds patience reaps rewards

Donald Muir: How to stay on track after a ‘train crash’

Mark Sterling: Restructuring lawyer swaps bugs for briefs


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