US bank action may thwart Arrium rescue

Original article by Sarah Danckert
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 11 & 16 : 18-Apr-16

Morgan Stanley Bank has applied for a court order in the US seeking the repayment of a $US75.4m ($A97.6m) credit facility that it provided to failed steelmaker and iron ore miner Arrium. The US bank is also believed to be seeking a court order to prevent Arrium from transferring assets from the US. Arrium’s administrator KordaMentha in turn will apply to the Federal Court of Australia to block Morgan Stanley’s attempt to demand repayment of the debt facility.

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