Bankruptcy Blogs

After much litigation and legal maneuvering, the Senior Secured Lenders prevailed at the auction for Philadelphia Newspapers.  The Lender’s winning bid is for approximately $139 million, and the parties expect to close on the sale by late June.  To read a summary of the sale, click here and here.

While this Blog generally focuses on bankruptcy-related issues, I thought it would be interesting to provide some of the key information about the Government’s fraud investigation into Goldman Sachs; after all, the subprime debacle caused the most severe financial collapse since the Great Depression.  There is no doubt that the Government on both sides of the aisle is looking for blood from Goldman Sachs, but more than that, the Government is currently seeking financial reform. 

Portsmouth FC's administrators' proposals to creditors make fascinating reading. Their accessibility highlights the Football Association's football creditors rule, which requires players, clubs and agents to be paid often very large sums in full, while non-football creditors including charities such as...