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In sync across borders: embracing parallel processes for successful restructurings

18 March 2024 / Author(s): Tim Lees , Sarah Jane O’Leary , Kasia Lorenc
Issue: October 2023 / Categories: Feature

This article examines the legal and commercial rationale behind the adoption of parallel restructuring processes, focusing on recent precedents in England and Hong Kong. It then considers criticisms of parallel proceedings, and whether and when alternative mechanisms may achieve comparable results.

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