Corporate Insolvencies increase again in Q4 2011

Quarterly_Insolvency_Report_2011Q4 CMRC Quarterly Insolvency Report (2011 Q4) and Forecast. Q3 and Q4 indicates a further increase incorporate insolvencies in line with negative GDP growth. Winding up orders and other indicators of distress suggest that the rise will continue into 2012 Retail, Restaurants, Hotels and other consumer-facing sectors are the hardest hit

Private Equity and Insolvency

A new report on the insolvency risk of private equity backed buyouts is shortly to be published. The report co-authored by CMRC, the Centre for Management Buyout Research (Nottingham University) and the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Centre (Birmingham University) analyses the failure rate of UK buyouts 1995-2009;  provides case study evidence on financial distress and the failure process; and looks at recovery rates. The report is available in our surveys section (Practitioners).

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