#insolvency

#insolvency

Data for the first three quarters of 2025 have shown that smaller German firms have borne the brunt of almost three years of economic downturn in Europe's biggest economy over the past three years. On December 12, the chief analyst at the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), Volker Treier, told news agency Reuters that the "wave of insolvencies continues." He added that small and medium-sized enterprises in particular were "running into difficulties."

PPE Medpro, the company linked to Baroness Michelle Mone, has been wound up after a court ruling that makes it unlikely the government will recover most of the £148 million owed over a failed pandemic PPE contract. The Insolvency and Companies Court ordered the company into liquidation on Thursday, just months after it lost a High Court battle with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) over the supply of 25 million surgical gowns during the Covid-19 crisis.

That Friday night until the Tuesday morning when I finally was let out to speak to the Listeners [trusted prisoners who support new inmates] were the three most difficult nights of my life. You can't sleep because all of it is true. In jail people do kill themselves, people do harm themselves and people do go crazy. It's the harsh reality when you have never been to prison and that's what your lawyers don't tell you before maybe not to scare you.

Lex Greensill has accused Kemi Badenoch of interfering in an insolvency case for political ends as the last Conservative government sought to protect David Cameron from scrutiny for his involvement in a lobbying scandal. The financier, whose companies paid Cameron millions of pounds, claimed that the current Tory leader used her former ministerial position as business secretary to restructure an inquiry into his activities.

In July, YT Germany announced it would be entering self-administration, but stressed that the US operations would not be affected. They also noted that businesses would go on as usual. However, that didn't seem to be the case. Rumors spread quickly as reports surfaced that the brand was holding onto customers' bikes and their payments due to the insolvency process. Many took to social media to share their frustration with YT Industries.

"These debts are historic. They go back over many years. While some of the issues were worked on in more recent times, the full scale of the problem only became visible during the leadership change in 2025," the Update states. "Once the Board understood the full picture, it was clear that there was no responsible way forward other than liquidation."

Investors claim that, when the facade was exposed, they still hoped they could be bailed out by the £157m worth of diamonds they were told were held in stock. However, the remaining gemstones were valued at just £100,000, a BBC Panorama investigation claims. In 2021, allegedly incorrect accounting figures were published on Companies House, recording sales of more than £100m when the real sales figures that year were reportedly only £5m.

The club's management stated it had to file for insolvency, not because we're already unable to pay, but because we soon would be.

Edinburgh City will appeal a 15-point deduction imposed by the Scottish Professional Football League due to a provisional liquidator appointment for an unpaid debt.

"The fact that we, as the proven victims, are not recouping the extorted funds, even though they have been confiscated, has derailed our restructuring efforts."

Peter Connelly has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for COVID-19 loan fraud after inflating his company's turnover to secure multiple Bounce Back Loans.

We have reached the point where we can no longer continue to operate in the normal course. Because of this, TPX will be filing what is called a Notice of Intention to Make a Proposal (NOI) under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. I want you to know this is not a step I wanted to take.

The junior energy minister Michael Shanks wrote to Prax Group owners urging them to support workers financially amid concerns of finding a buyer for the struggling refinery.

Insolvency can lead to severe legal consequences, such as personal liability for company debts, if directors do not act in the best interests of creditors.