SINGAPORE COURT RECOGNIZES FOREIGN INSOLVENCY ORDER BY WAY OF RELIEF UNDER THE MODEL LAW AFTER RECOGNIZING FOREIGN-MAIN PROCEEDINGS
In a first for the Singapore Court Justice Kanan has recognized, in the China Fisheries Group Restructuring a US Chapter 11 plan confirmation order by way of relief after recognizing the US Chapter 11 proceedings under the Model Law. Our Director Ashok Kumar led the arguments with the support of his team, Lim Yin Li, …
BLACKOAK DIRECTOR DARIUS TAY WINS IFLR RISING STARS AWARD ASIA-PACIFIC 2021
BlackOak is proud to announce that our director Darius Tay is among the 80 lawyers across 28 practice areas throughout the region who won IFLR’s prestigious Rising Stars Awards Asia-Pacific 2021. He is one of only 3 winners for the practice area of Restructuring and Insolvency. The award recognizes the next generation of influential lawyers …
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SAGE 3 WEBINAR: DISTRESS RESOLUTION INVOLVING LARGE COMPLEX BUSINESSES ACROSS SOUTHEAST ASIA
Our Director Ashok Kumar recently joined Ravindran Navaratnam from Sage 3 and Roshan Thiran from Leaderonomics to share his insights on distress resolution involving large complex businesses across Southeast Asia. Watch the recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6BYOexHpF8 – BlackOak LLC
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON RESTRUCTURINGS IN SINGAPORE, HONG KONG, AND CHINA” – AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED BY THE JOURNAL OF CORPORATE RENEWAL
BlackOak LLC’s Ashok Kumar and Richard Woodworth and Roberta Cheung of Allen & Overy recently penned an article, “The Impact of COVID-19 on Restructurings in Singapore, Hong Kong, and China,” for the Journal of Corporate Renewal (JCR), the official publication of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA). View the article on your desktop or download the …
BlackOak Director Darius Tay recognised as IFLR Asia Future Leader 2021
Darius Tay, founding partner and director of BlackOak LLC, is one of only four lawyers for restructuring and insolvency in Singapore to be featured in IFLR Asia Future Leaders 2021.
Restructuring in Malaysia and investment opportunities going forward
In this video, we have Ravindran Navaratnam from Sage 3, a boutique advisory practice providing specialist advice in Malaysia, share with us his valuable insights into the history of restructuring in Malaysia. Ravindran also speaks about possible distress investment opportunities in Malaysia. Sage 3 and Ravi have been involved in numerous complex restructuring deals in …
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Lee Shih and Nathalie Ker from Lim Chee Wee Partnership speak about the developments in the law and practice of judicial management in Malaysia
As part of the BlackOak Workshop Series, Lee Shih and Nathalie Ker from Lim Chee Wee Partnership share with us practical insights into the law and practice of judicial management in Malaysia. It has been 3 years since judicial management legislation was introduced as an additional weapon in the armoury of Malaysian insolvency practitioners. We …
BLACKOAK WORKSHOP SERIES – BLOG 6: LOOK CHAN HO EXPLAINS THE NEW HK/MAINLAND CHINA CROSS-BORDER INSOLVENCY ARRANGEMENT
Look Chan Ho of Des Voeux Chambers HK gives us an illuminating overview of the new HK/Mainland China cross-border insolvency arrangement which was announced recently. The new arrangement provides a framework for mutual recognition of restructuring and insolvency proceedings between the two jurisdictions including recognition of HK schemes of arrangement. Look also gives an update in this blog, …
DAVID GRANT, OF LOCKE LORD’S LONDON OFFICE, SPEAKS ABOUT RESTRUCTURING TRENDS IN UK RETAIL MARKET
David Grant, Managing Partner of Locke Lord’s London office, speaks about a rapidly growing trend of private equity firms forming special purpose vehicles in order to acquire brand portfolios out of insolvency and reposition them as online platforms only, with a special focus on the UK retail space.
Jennifer Marshall of A&O LLP speaks about the new UK restructuring laws and aviation restructuring
As part of the BlackOak Workshop Series we have the pleasure of having Jennifer Marshall, Partner in Allen & Overy’s Restructuring and Insolvency Group, speak about the new UK restructuring laws and London’s growth as a centre for airline restructuring, as well as the significance of the recent Gategroup decision. This informative blog is longer than our usual blogs …