English Court Stays Hunkemöller LME Claim Pending New York Litigation

Moves and Promotions — Week of 17 August, 2026

Moves and promotions at CY Group, Isadore Goldman, Blake Morgan, and more.

Senior Insolvency Administrator

Leonard Curtis (Fareham)

Exertis administrators expect unsecured creditor payout as £41.5m Aurelius claim faces review

Administrators have recovered £17 million to date while reviewing Aurelius Finance’s asserted £41.5 million secured claim

Allied paid £4.5 million for Jhoots Pharmacy business as creditors and employees face shortfalls

New administrators’ report provides fresh detail on transaction first reported last November and confirms that key stakeholders are expected to face shortfalls

Seven Ardmore companies file CVA applications

Thames Water gave finance boss a £1m signing-on fee

How Aston Martin showed bondholders the hard shoulder

Shadow bank founder battles to stave off bankruptcy threat

HMRC petition pushes Strathmore Hotels into administration

Interpath keeps eight hotels open and 410 staff in place while reviewing options

Blencowe Scaffolding enters administration after 62 years

More than 100 jobs at risk as family-run contractor collapses after six decades

Frasers buys Harvey Nichols through pre-pack administration

Frasers swoops on Harvey Nichols in pre-pack rescue