Freedom Forever Cancels Sale After CEO Offer Fails
Bankrupt solar power company Freedom Forever on Thursday canceled a sale hearing for its assets after its CEO's bid failed to pass muster with the creditors committee, leaving the debtor's future uncertain as ... (more story)
Yellow Corp. Ex-Workers Sue Over SSN Breach, Notice Delay
A group of former Yellow Corp. workers on Thursday sued the defunct trucking giant and its liquidating trustee, alleging their personal information was exposed in a data breach last year and that the debtor wa... (more story)
Exec Who Tried To Buy English Soccer Club Denies Fraud Rap
A Florida executive who once tried to buy England's Everton soccer club on Thursday denied new charges accusing him of engaging in a $500 million fraud on lenders, before the judge hearing his case declined to... (more story)
Spirit Lands $88M Stalking Horse For Corporate HQ
Bankrupt budget air carrier Spirit Airlines has announced it has secured an $88 million baseline bid for its corporate campus in Florida.
Simpson Thacher Trial Hears Of 'Grave Risk' In PIPE Deals
An attorney who is an expert in private investment in public equity transactions told a Florida jury hearing a malpractice case against Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Thursday that companies who enter into an ... (more story)
Ex-NY Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain Joins M3 Partners
Robert Drain, the former Southern District of New York bankruptcy judge who oversaw Purdue Pharma's Chapter 11 case, will serve as a senior adviser and head of fiduciary services at M3 Partners, the restructur... (more story)
Apple Tree Gets $4M For Biotech Cos. As Managers Take Over
A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved biotechnology investor Apple Tree Life Sciences Inc.'s bid to deploy another $4 million in Chapter 11 to support its portfolio companies, after the debtor and i... (more story)
DOJ Probing Brothers Who Ran Summer Camp Empire
A federal grand jury is investigating the bankrupt summer camp operator SIMAD Holdings, its controlling shareholders and related entities, and the company has received a demand to produce documents as part of ... (more story)
MF Global Proposes Complex Plan To Speed Ch. 11 Payments
Reorganized commodities brokerage MF Global proposed a multistep restructuring process that it says will help speed up and increase recoveries due to unsecured creditors nearly 13 years after a New York bankru... (more story)
Grupo Antolin Noteholders Seek Ch. 15 Toss Or Transfer
Objecting noteholders have told a New York bankruptcy judge that the Chapter 15 cases of U.S. affiliates of Spanish auto parts maker Grupo Antolin violate U.S. bankruptcy principles and should be thrown out, w... (more story)