The short answer
Insolvency proceedings are the legal processes for a company that cannot pay its debts — such as administration, liquidation, bankruptcy or, in France, redressement and liquidation judiciaire. Dissolution or strike-off removes a company from the register altogether.
At a glance
- Term
- Insolvency proceedings
- Also known as
- administration · liquidation · bankruptcy · strike-off
- Category
- Screening & risk
- Where it matters
- Company and founder due diligence
Insolvency proceedings in practice
Insolvency events are published by registers and official gazettes: the London Gazette and Companies House in the UK, BODACC in France, the Brønnøysund register in Norway and the Lithuanian register.
Each jurisdiction has its own procedures. In the UK, administration aims to rescue the company or achieve a better result for creditors, while liquidation winds it up; in France, redressement judiciaire is a court-supervised recovery and liquidation judiciaire a winding-up.
Why insolvency proceedings matter
- A supplier, customer or investee entering insolvency is a direct financial risk.
- Directors linked to several insolvent companies deserve a closer look.
Insolvency proceedings in MarketPrior
MarketPrior records insolvency and dissolution notices as risk findings in reports and as opt-in events in the lead feed, where they are stored with zero buying intent so they never make a company look like a better lead.