IBM / General Electric / Olympia & York / Global Crossing / Enron / TWA / Maxwell / Long-Term Capital Management / Drexel / The Contact Group / Barings / /
Country
Netherlands / Italy / Japan / United States / United Kingdom / /
Event
Bankruptcy / M&A / Reorganization / /
IndustryTerm
main bank / public law / insolvency law / consumer bank deposit / outside insolvency law / bridge bank / bank insolvency proceedings / bank creditor / bank insolvency law / insolvency law procedure / law reform efforts / insurance law / bank insolvencies / uncertain choice-of-law rules / financial services / telecommunications / law addresses / bank regulator / purpose financial insolvency law / /
Organization
Bank of Italy / International Monetary Fund / European Central Bank / Bank of Japan / Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development / World Bank / Federal Reserve Bank of New York / United Nations / UN Court / European Union / Bank of England / Netherlands Bank / /
Person
Matthias Kahl / /
Position
trustee / Private International Law / Official / insolvency official / administrator / /
I. Introduction In the recent past, several large, internationally active firms have entered formal insolvency proceedings, among them Drexel, TWA, Barings, Maxwell, Olympia & York, Enron and Global