Bankruptcy Trends

The Daily Docket: RadioShack Fights for Standard General Takeover

03/27/15
Bloomberg News

RadioShack Corp . said an offer from Standard Gene

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Bankruptcy Lawyers Cheer White House Focus on Student Debt

03/10/15
President Barack Obama signs a Student Aid Bill of Rights in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 10, 2015.
European Pressphoto Agency
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A Tale of Two Lingerie Retailers

02/26/15
Models display creations at the end of the Victoria’s Secret fashion show in London on Dec.
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It’s Delaware’s World; We’re All Just Living in It

02/05/15

Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s decision to place its largest unit into Chapter 11 protection in Chicago rather than in New York or Delaware surprised the bankruptcy community. But just how uncommon is it for companies to file in the Windy City?

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The Daily Docket: Caesars Restructuring Hits a Snag

01/20/15

Caesars Entertainment Corp . may have violated federal law when it shuffled its casino assets, said a federal judge in a ruling that could complicate the casino company’s efforts to unload $18.4 billion in debts in a bankruptcy restructuring of its largest unit, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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The Daily Docket: Teen Retailer Wet Seal Files for Bankruptcy

01/16/15

Teen retailer Wet Seal Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early Friday morning, hoping to salvage some of its stores using a financing offer from B. Riley Co. LLC, The Wall Street Journal reports. The filing followed warnings that Wet Seal was running out of cash even after shutting down 338 stores.

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Cold Retail Climate Hits More Women’s Stores

01/07/15
GNC employee Shianne Penoli walks past the future location of Wet Seal Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at th
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The Daily Docket: Energy Future Still Hiring Advisers

12/30/14
The TXU Monticello Steam Electric Station power plant near Mount Pleasant, Texas, in February 2007.
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What The ABI Bankruptcy Overhaul Doesn’t Include

12/08/14

While restructuring professionals have proposed some interesting changes to the bankruptcy code, it’s also striking what their 370-page report leaves out. Here are some hot topics in the bankruptcy world that wouldn’t be affected:

Distressed-Debt Trading

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Bankruptcy Law Overhaul Would Mean Big Changes

12/08/14

The American Bankruptcy Institute unveiled its long-awaited Chapter 11 reforms Monday morning, which aim to help struggling businesses but also propose to take away perks for lenders who extend bankruptcy loans and to remove protections for some investors who profited from leveraged buyouts. Wall Street Journal Reporter Katy Stech read the 370-page report (read her story here) so you don’t have to.

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