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What the First Brands Litigation Reveals About Industry Practice,...

When Courts Rewrite Factoring Author: Igor Zaks, CFA, President, Tenzor Ltd. The collapse of First Brands Group and the investor litigation that has followed is doing something beyond resolving individual disputes. It is generating a body of legal interpretation that...

#cash dominion#factoring#First Brands

Weaknesses in US factoring programmes exposed by First Brands...

Allegations linked to First Brands are raising fresh concerns about how risk is managed across receivables finance structures, particularly in…

#factoring#First Brands#fraud


First Brands collapse exposes risks in receivables finance structures

The collapse of US automotive supplier First Brands is continuing to raise concerns across the receivables finance market, with the…

#ABL#asset based lending#collateral monitoring


Jefferies pushes back on Western Alliance claims over receivables-backed...

Jefferies Financial Group has pushed back against claims made by Western Alliance Bank regarding loans linked to receivables financing tied…

#ABL#asset based lending#First Brands


US prosecutors investigate telecom firms over US$400m in suspected...

US prosecutors are examining a group of telecommunications companies after HPS Investment Partners (HPS), the private credit arm of BlackRock,…

#asset-backed finance#BlackRock#fake receivables


From collapse to clarity: What Tricolor and First Brands...

While European banks have long integrated credit insurance into their credit risk and capital optimisation strategies, US banks have historically…

#Brown & Brown#collapse#credit insurance


US watchdog seeks independent probe into First Brands bankruptcy

The US government’s bankruptcy watchdog has requested the appointment of an independent examiner to investigate the collapse of auto parts…

#bankrupcy#First Brands


First Brands faces turmoil amid US$2bn accounting scandal

Patrick James, the founder and long-time CEO of First Brands, stepped down on Monday, just weeks after the auto parts…

#debt-finance deals#First Brands#Point Bonita


First Brands bankruptcy – implications on trade credit insurance

After several years of strong results, trade credit insurance — a cornerstone of receivables finance — is entering a more…

#First Brands#Igor Zaks#receivables finance


Investigations announced into Jefferies Financial Group

Multiple law firms launch investigations into Jefferies Financial Group (Jefferies) following US$715m exposure disclosure to the bankrupt First Brands Group,…

#First Brands#Jefferies#Point Bonita Capital


UBS faces US$500m exposure linked to First Brands bankruptcy

UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank, is assessing the impact of the bankruptcy of US auto parts supplier First Brands, to which…

#First Brands#investment#O'Connor


Jefferies provides update on First Brands Group and Point...

In response to inquiries, Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (Jefferies) announced yesterday: On September 29, 2025, First Brands Group, LLC and…

#First Brands#Jefferies#Jefferies Financial Group

First Brands files for bankruptcy amid mounting liabilities

U.S. auto parts supplier First Brands has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, disclosing liabilities of more than US$11bn. The…

#bancrupcy#Chapter 11#debt finance

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