liquidator
noun
liq·ui·da·tor
ˈli-kwə-ˌdā-tər 
: one that liquidates
especially
: an individual appointed by law to liquidate assets
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The liquidator, a woman in her late forties, was charged with a range of felonies.
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Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
If the court rules in favor of the request and appoints a provisional liquidator, the latter may take control of the company, dispose of its realizable assets and distribute any remaining funds to creditors whose claims have been admitted.
—Lulu Yilun Chen, Fortune Asia, 28 Feb. 2024
Hong Kong and the mainland city of Shenzhen — where Evergrande is based — have a mutual insolvency recognition agreement, but courts in the city are unlikely to recognize the offshore liquidator, experts have said.
—Laura He, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
Most Evergrande projects are operated by local units, which could be hard for the offshore liquidator to seize.
—TIME, 29 Jan. 2024
Now provisional liquidators will take over the management of the company in Hong Kong, take control of its assets in the jurisdiction, and begin negotiations with the company’s creditors on a debt restructuring.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Provisional liquidators will now take over Evergrande’s management and handle affairs that include negotiating a debt restructuring agreement.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 29 Jan. 2024
Such orders mean that the court would regulate the winding-up process, potentially including appointing a liquidator.
—TIME, 29 Jan. 2024
The liquidation process will be complicated: Whichever liquidator is appointed must take control of projects and subsidiaries in mainland China.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
If the court rules in favor of the request and appoints a provisional liquidator, the latter may take control of the company, dispose of its realizable assets and distribute any remaining funds to creditors whose claims have been admitted.
—Lulu Yilun Chen, Fortune Asia, 28 Feb. 2024
Hong Kong and the mainland city of Shenzhen — where Evergrande is based — have a mutual insolvency recognition agreement, but courts in the city are unlikely to recognize the offshore liquidator, experts have said.
—Laura He, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
Most Evergrande projects are operated by local units, which could be hard for the offshore liquidator to seize.
—TIME, 29 Jan. 2024
Now provisional liquidators will take over the management of the company in Hong Kong, take control of its assets in the jurisdiction, and begin negotiations with the company’s creditors on a debt restructuring.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Provisional liquidators will now take over Evergrande’s management and handle affairs that include negotiating a debt restructuring agreement.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 29 Jan. 2024
Such orders mean that the court would regulate the winding-up process, potentially including appointing a liquidator.
—TIME, 29 Jan. 2024
The liquidation process will be complicated: Whichever liquidator is appointed must take control of projects and subsidiaries in mainland China.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
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liquidator
noun
liq·ui·da·tor
ˈli-kwə-ˌdā-tər
: one that liquidates
especially
: an individual appointed by law to liquidate assets compare receiver
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