Welcome to TMA Talks, a regular series of podcasts hosted by TMA Global CEO Scott Y. Stuart, Esq. Each segment features prominent TMA members, industry experts, and other special guests. These exchanges, edited transcripts of which are printed in the JCR , offer insights into key markets, forward-...
In October 2018, Quintis Limited, with some 13,000 hectares (32,110 acres) of sandalwood to grow and harvest in Australia, completed a recapitalisation of its business and restructuring of the group balance sheet and debt instruments. The restructure design utilised Australian voluntary...
Recreational cannabis use became legal in Canada on October 17, 2018. Canada is now the second country in the world—and the first G-7 nation—to authorize a national cannabis market. 1 The passage of Bill C-45, otherwise known as the Cannabis Act, marks a historical moment for advocates of cannabis...
Post-Brexit, how would creditors in the U.K. retrieve assets that had been transferred to Europe? How would creditors recover debts from European Union (EU) companies that are insolvent? This article looks at how the European Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings (EIR) and recognition of insolvency...
Some dreamed of it and others dreaded it, but nobody actually expected the Brexit referendum result. As such, politicians and business leaders seemed unprepared for the negotiations and practicalities of Britain’s exit from the European Union. Nassim Taleb wrote in “Black Swan” (part of his Incerto...
Post-Brexit, how would creditors in the U.K. retrieve assets that had been transferred to Europe? How would creditors recover debts from European Union (EU) companies that are insolvent? This article looks at how the European Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings (EIR) and recognition of insolvency...
In recent years, there has been an upward trend in the use of the Canadian insolvency regime as a mechanism to “detach” an unprofitable Canadian subsidiary from a larger corporate enterprise. In circumstances where an economically viable parent is hemorrhaging losses as a result of its Canadian...
Venezuela is one of the richest countries in Latin America and has the world’s largest oil reserves. But it also has too much debt, severe corruption, and related economic, political, and social problems. What unfolds there will make it a top restructuring story in 2018 and beyond. Venezuela’s...
Historically low interest rates resulting from quantitative easing in the developed markets have afforded relatively easy access to capital, making it possible for distressed companies around the globe to refinance rather than restructure as capital markets continue to flow. In China, bank capital...
As part of the political project Pacto por México , the Mexican executive branch signed 13 initiatives in May 2013 that derogated and amended provisions of 34 laws. The financial reform amendments became effective in January 2014. As part of the financial reform, some amendments that cover...
