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The Daily Docket: Hostess Union Rejects Labor Deal

09/17/12
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Hostess Brands Inc.’s second-largest union voted to reject a revamped labor deal, sending the company back to the drawing board as it scrambles to find a way out of bankruptcy.

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The Daily Docket: Pilots Outline Arguments in Appeal of AMR Labor Ruling

09/14/12
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A US Airways plane passes American Airlines planes at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington in this April 23, 2012, file photo.

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The Daily Docket: Digital Domain Files for Chapter 11

09/11/12

Digital Domain Media Group Inc . said it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and agreed to sell its core business to private investment firm Searchlight Capital Partners LP for $15 million. Click here to read the article in DBR Small Cap.

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The Daily Docket: Central Falls Wins Approval to Exit Bankruptcy

09/07/12

A judge cleared Central Falls, R.I., to emerge from Chapter 9 protection with a plan that would forgive some of its debts and finalize cuts to its retirees’ pension plans. Read the DBR Small Cap article here.

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The Daily Docket: Solyndra Backers Could Get $300M in Tax Breaks

09/05/12

Losses bankrupt solar power equipment maker Solyndra LLC racked up during its brief existence could translate into more than $300 million worth of tax breaks for private equity backers in the future, new court papers say. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Contec Plans Quick Trip Through Bankruptcy

09/04/12

Bain Capital Partners’ Contec Holdings Ltd. plans a speedy trip through bankruptcy with a debt-for-equity swap that will displace the private-equity firm and leave banks in charge, attorneys said at a court hearing Friday. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: American Airlines Pilots Appeal Labor Ruling

08/31/12
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American Airlines grounds crew service and arriving flight at JFK International Airport in New York.

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The Daily Docket: Bain-Owned Contec Enters Bankruptcy

08/30/12

Contec Holdings Ltd., the cable-box repair company owned by Bain Capital Partners, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday with a plan in hand to restructure some $360 million in debt. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Solyndra’s Losses Could Mean Profits for Private Equity Firms

08/28/12

The U.S. Department of Energy and the Internal Revenue Service are demanding information on potential tax breaks that could allegedly be worth “hundreds of millions of dollars” to the private equity firms behind failed solar power equipment maker Solyndra LLC. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Hostess CEO Threatens Liquidation

08/24/12
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The chief executive of Hostess Brands Inc.

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