III Podcast: Restructuring plans in Europe: A focus on Southern Europe: Greece, Italy, Spain, France and Portugal

This episode of the International Insolvency Institute’s Global Perspectives podcast is the first in a series of podcasts that will focus on available restructuring tools and the implementation of the EU Directive in Europe. Discussion topics include: -What restructuring tools are there available in European countries? -Did they exist before or are they a result of the implementation of the EU Directive? -How do they work? -Are creditors divided into classes? -How do they vote? -Is DIP financing available? In this first podcast, International Insolvency Institute (III) members and NextGen members discuss, under the moderation of Carlo Ghia of the Italian Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, pre-insolvency tools in five European countries. Specifically, Greece (George Bazinas of Bazinas Law Firm), Italy (Giorgio Corno of Corno Avvocati), Spain (José Carles of Carles Cuesta), France (Mylène Boché-Robinet of Boché Dobelle) and Portugal (Rita Espírito Santo of Gómez-Acebo & Pombo). NextGen’s chairperson, Adam Crane of Baker & Partners, introduces this podcast.