As a result, BenQ Mobile was effectively placed under the supervision of a state-appointed bankruptcy administrator.

The Italian government and the bankruptcy administrator have agreed to the CAI take over offer on 19 November 2008.

The debtor, U.S. trustee or bankruptcy administrator, case trustee, and creditors are parties in interest for most matters.

The former national airline of Switzerland, the Swissair Group, which collapsed in October, is facing claims of $25 billion, according to its bankruptcy administrator.

But Barings and its court-appointed bankruptcy administrators from the accounting firm of Ernst & Young face a number of daunting obstacles.

In announcing plans this week for Vivendi's asset sale, the paper said, "he behaved more like a bankruptcy administrator than a dynamic corporate boss."

Parmalat's new chairman, Enrico Bondi, who was appointed as bankruptcy administrator, met with the experts on Monday.

On Friday, the bankruptcy administrator for the book publisher's parent, Maxwell Communication, got the first idea of how much the asset might fetch.

The second official, a bankruptcy administrator, identified Chevron as one of the companies.

The investigation opened as talks continued between bankruptcy administrators and ING over the sale of the investment firm.