City of Detroit is Emerging from Bankruptcy

Emerging from the city’s bankruptcy, Detroit can now design its own future.

Bob Wessels • November 20, 2014

The Swiss watch industry is bankrupt

At Baselworld 2014 – the world’s biggest and important event for the international watch industry – no smart watch can be found. An early warning sign of the industry’s existential crisis.

Jan Adriaanse • April 01, 2014 • 1 comment

Detroit’s Bankruptcy. Is it a real bankruptcy?

Detroit in USA’s largest municipal bankruptcy, but it is not a typical liquidation.

Bob Wessels • August 13, 2013

Cypriot banking crisis: bailing out the Russians?

Every crisis is unique in its own way. What is unique in Cyprus is the large share of presumably illicit Russian money that is deposited in Cypriot banks. A banking rescue including this Russian capital is highly unpopular in Europe.

Joop de Kort • March 26, 2013

Ford Genk: victim of the law of unintended consequences?

In times of economic crisis companies in distress and bankruptcies. And especially when major redundancies are announced governments are often asked to provide aid to help save the company. A social cause. But how social is it?

Jan Adriaanse • November 05, 2012

Bail outs, bankruptcies or bond swaps?

Bankruptcies usually cause losses for owners and creditors alike. Since the financial crisis there seems to be an exception for banks, which are massively bailed out from bankruptcies. There are other options, but they need legal support.

Joop de Kort • October 05, 2012 • 7 comments

Bankruptcy law: a bonus for lack of entrepreneurship in the airline industry

Entrepreneurship can be described as the pursuit of opportunity. The international airline industry however seems to be pursuing bankruptcy law instead of commercial opportunity. Or are we really talking about airline leadership bankruptcy?

Jan Adriaanse • June 29, 2012

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