RE BEAUFORTE INVESTORS CORPORATION LTD

RE BEAUFORTE INVESTORS CORPORATION LTD

The court sanctioned the Scheme because the statutory notice and voting requirements under s166 were met, the unsecured creditors formed a single class that was adequately informed and had approved the Scheme by the requisite majority, and the Scheme represented a commercially sensible rescue likely to achieve full repayment to the Scheme Creditors and avoid insolvent liquidation.

Citation
RE BEAUFORTE INVESTORS CORPORATION LTD
Parties
Petitioner (the Company): Beauforte Investors Corporation Limited; Creditors: Scheme Creditors; Investor / Subscriber / Substantial Shareholder: Huang Wenxi; Adverse Claimant in PRC Proceedings Re Jinan Property: Shandong Laigang Construction Company Limited
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
19 June 2008
Case Number
HCMP584/2008
Procedural Posture
Scheme of Arrangement Under Companies Ordinance (cap.32) S166 / Sanction Hearing (judgment)
Outcome
Scheme sanctioned
Legal Topics
Scheme of Arrangement, Creditor Voting and Class Composition, Rescue Restructuring and Subscription Financing, Delisting and Resumption of Listing
Source Language
EN
Company Law Insolvency Securities Regulation Scheme of Arrangement Creditor Voting and Class Composition Rescue Restructuring and Subscription Financing Delisting and Resumption of Listing

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Parties

Beauforte Investors Corporation Limited

Petitioner (the Company)

Scheme Creditors

Creditors

Huang Wenxi

Investor / Subscriber / Substantial Shareholder

Shandong Laigang Construction Company Limited

Adverse Claimant in PRC Proceedings Re Jinan Property

Procedural Posture

Scheme of Arrangement Under Companies Ordinance (cap.32) S166 / Sanction Hearing (judgment)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether statutory requirements under s166 were complied with
  2. 2 Whether the creditors constituted a single class and were adequately informed
  3. 3 Whether the scheme was fair and reasonable and such that intelligent and honest members might reasonably approve

Ratio Decidendi

The court sanctioned the Scheme because the statutory notice and voting requirements under s166 were met, the unsecured creditors formed a single class that was adequately informed and had approved the Scheme by the requisite majority, and the Scheme represented a commercially sensible rescue likely to achieve full repayment to the Scheme Creditors and avoid insolvent liquidation.

Court Disposition

Scheme sanctioned

Orders

  • The Scheme dated 18 April 2008 is sanctioned and an order is made in terms of the draft submitted.