News & Information
16 Dec 2020
RIP 2020 and Outlook 2021
Join us for this online event on 22nd January at 11am UK time/ 12pm CET Speakers: Alain Le Berre, Alpaha Corporate Finance Gert- Jan Boon, Leiden University Hadrien Salin, CEO...
15 Dec 2020
Finetuning company operations during the Covid-19 trade slowdown
As businesses across the country hop from tier 2 and tier 3 due to the coronavirus pandemic and restaurants face tighter restrictions, many shopfronts are being forced to temporarily close...
10 Dec 2020
Covid-19 - Light at the end of the tunnel? What next?
By David Bryan, CEO of BM&T As we head towards the end of what has been a very eventful 2020, the news of potential vaccine success has brought a bit...
04 Dec 2020
WHY are some leaders or organisations more successful than others? Time for a New Year’s Resolution?
Have you ever questioned why it is that some businesses fail, and others do not? Why are some individuals more successful than others? What really are the ingredients of success?...
03 Dec 2020
Is the UK’s HMRC short sighted in restoring Crown Preference?
Is the UK’s HMRC short sighted in restoring Crown preference at a time when many SME’s and their lenders are already struggling? From 1 December 2020, arrears of crown debts...
03 Dec 2020
Italy and the second wave: a Country struggling between a virus, EU and G20
by Enrica Maria Ghia Partner at Studio Legale Ghia Founder of JurisNet and VP International at TMA Global Here we are, back again. The nightmare is back and for reasons...
03 Dec 2020
Deloitte’s sale of its UK restructuring arm is back on
Deloitte restructuring and insolvency staff in the UK were informed on Friday 6 November that the Big Four’s global partnership has given the green light for a sale, reversing an...
02 Dec 2020
EACTP 2020 Annual General Meeting
The EACTP Annual General Meeting took place on 17th November. Please click here to read the minutes.
05 Oct 2020
EACTP announces European exam-based training and accreditation system for turnaround professionals
PRESS RELEASE – October 5th 2020 The first European exam-based training and accreditation system for turnaround professionals has been established, coinciding with legislation making academic qualifications increasingly relevant for people...
04 Sep 2020
New Dutch insolvency law, WHOA
By Jantine Hak of Kruger INTRODUCTION The Dutch bankruptcy law is 125 years old, very solid, but in some parts outdated. For example, the 1893 Bankruptcy Act does not take...
04 Sep 2020
Message from EACTP President, Alan Tilley
A milestone in EACTP development This month EACTP reaches an important step in the progress of our Education and Certification programme. We have reached a cooperation agreement with Leiden University...
01 Sep 2020
US Chapter 11s - Are they superior to European processes?
By John Willcock of Global Turnaround magazine Does the current boom in US Chapter 11s compared to generally quiet bankruptcy markets in Europe demonstrate the superiority of the American process,...
01 Sep 2020
Transformations in the Romanian economy
By Catalin Nichifor On May 18th, 2020, Romania switched from lockdown to state of alert (situation still in place until end of September), forcing the government to provide on some...
01 Sep 2020
Now is the time for true operational turnarounds
Having spent the early part of his career managing businesses before entering the turnaround field, Alan Tilley has strong views about the need for true ‘hands-on’ operational turnarounds, as businesses...
24 Jul 2020
Registration open for 2020 Online TMA Annual European Conference
The 2020 Annual European Conference moves online this September. Following unprecedented global change over recent months, these two half-day sessions will explore key issues facing the industry and take a...
04 Jun 2020
Amending insolvency legislation in response to the COVID-19 crisis
By Gert-Jan Boon, Leiden University (The Netherlands) The COVID-19 (corona) virus has reached pandemic status. It currently spreads over the world and is expected to infect a majority of all people...
04 Jun 2020
UK introduces 20-day moratorium - but still no DIP financing
John Willock, editor of Global Turnaround The UK’s long-awaited Corporate Insolvency & Governance Bill prompted by the Covid-19 crisis was finally put before Parliament today, and will come into force...
04 Jun 2020
The German “COVInsAG” – in practice
By Dr Volker Beissenhirtz of Beissenhirtz Business Law After a rather short discussion on the various measures necessary to counter the economic effects of the corona virus pandemic (cf. for...
29 Apr 2020
Proposed new UK Insolvency legislation
To UK members from Alan Tilley, EACTP president In 2015, anticipating the EU Directive that required member states to introduce pre insolvency consensual restructuring processes the UK Government undertook a review...
22 Apr 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis—Is keeping calm & carrying on enough?
Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: Peter JM Declercq of DCQ Legal looks at what the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis means for those working in the restructuring & insolvency (R&I) sector. Introduction What...
21 Apr 2020
Essay on Covid19 and Insolvency measures in Italy
By Domenico Benincasa, Francesca Burigo and Carlo Ghia Italy’s national lockdown in response to the Covid-19 health emergency has been adopted from March 9th, 2020. Several contingency rules aimed at containing...
15 Apr 2020
UK Government to Temporarily Suspend Wrongful Trading Provisions in Response to Covid:19
On 28th March the Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, announced several new measures to help businesses through the financial impact of Covid:19 so they can emerge in-tact once the crisis is...
09 Apr 2020
Addressing the financial and operational challenges caused by COVID-19
Financier Worldwide Magazine discusses how to address the financial and operational challenges caused by COVID-19 with Alan Tilley, David Bryan and Matthew Quade at BM&T European Restructuring Solutions. FW: Although we...
17 Mar 2020
Entering Uncharted Waters: Surviving the Economic impact of Coronavirus
The economic consequences of the Coronavirus epidemic have heavily impacted stock markets worldwide as investors quantify and manage the risks in underlying businesses often by quickly disposing of their investments....
09 Mar 2020
Creating Value with Operational Intervention
by Francesco Liistro Private equity has gotten a bad rap throughout the years, thanks in part to the popular image of an uncaring operator who buys and sells companies without...
09 Mar 2020
EU: “Preventive Restructuring Mechanism” – implementation in Germany
By Volker Beissenhirtz of Beissenhirtz Business Law The deadline for the European legislators to implement the EU “Restructuring Directive” is set for the 17 July 2021. However, The German Ministry...
01 Mar 2020
Human Factors: The Dangers of ‘Confirmation Bias’
By Tyrone Courtman, Restructing Expert Some of you may be aware that I have a passion for all thing’s aviation, which stems from my childhood dream to become an airline...
17 Jan 2020
Welcome to 2020!
EACTP now has a new president, Alan Tilley, and this year we are embarking on a campaign to give CTPs a voice. The Turnaround industry has been taken over by...
08 Jan 2020
CVA’s; The Missing Ingredient
An interesting article in the influential London newspaper The Times on January 7th, 2020. It refers to a report from Colliers, a respected UK commercial property adviser, that states that...
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23 February, 2021
TMA Global’s Distressed Investing Conference
From impact to innovation
23-25th February 2021, online.
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