Preface -- Part I Introduction -- 1. Corporate rescue -- the new orientation of insolvency law -- PART II Pre-packs in the UK -- 2. A critical appraisal of the rise of pre-pack administrations -- 3. Pre-pack business sales to connected parties -- the uneasy case for pre-pack administrations -- 4. Safeguards for creditors -- an evaluation of UK reform initiatives -- PART III Pre-packs in the US -- 5. Pre-packaged reorganization under Chapter 11 -- 6. Pre-Plan sales under S 363(b) under Chapter 11 -- United States -- PART IV Pre-packs in Europe -- 7. The use of the pre-pack approach in key European jurisdictions -- 8. Pre-packs and insolvency forum shopping -- PART V Conclusion -- 9. Conclusion.