Reorganizations

LightSquared Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection - FOXBusiness

05/14/12

LightSquared Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, hours ahead of the expiration of a deal to keep hedge fund manager Philip Falcone's venture from defaulting on its debt. LightSquared reported assets and debts each exceeding $ ...

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LightSquared files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection - FierceWireless

05/14/12

LightSquared filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after reports had indicated that the company would do so amid disagreements with its creditors. The company, which has been backed by hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners, had until 5 p.m ...

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LightSquared set for Chapter 11 - Financial Times

05/14/12

LightSquared, the satellite venture of Philip Falcone, was expected to file for bankruptcy protection on Monday, after the billionaire investor was unable to reach agreement with creditors. Talks between the parties broke down last week, and the company ...

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Falcone's LightSquared files for bankruptcy - msnbc.com

05/14/12

(Reuters) - LightSquared, the wireless startup backed by hedge fund manager Philip Falcone, on Monday filed for Chapter 11 protection. The company and many affiliates filed for protection from creditors with the U.S. bankruptcy court in Manhattan.

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LightSquared officially files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy - engadget

05/14/12

As expected, May 14th is indeed a dark day for LightSquared. The company has just filed court paperwork in order to initiate Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, effectively killing its dream of providing a high-speed mobile wireless network to ...

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Ally puts ResCap into Chapter 11 bankruptcy - The Business Journal

05/14/12

Mortgage lender Residential Capital filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday. The move paves the way for ResCap's parent company, Ally Financial (formerly GMAC), to sell the Richfield-based subsidiary's mortgage business, settle ...

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Dewey Troubles Touch NewPage Chapter 11 - Wall Street Journal

05/14/12

Curious what happens to a client whose law firm is on the brink of collapse? Just ask paper maker NewPage Corp., which saw a hearing on a key issue in its Chapter 11 case pushed back because of the “extraordinary difficulties” its lawyers at ...

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CEO Announces Retirement; Nebraska Book Company Names Current President and COO, Barry Major, as New CEO - Business Wire

05/14/12

“I am looking forward to our emergence from Chapter 11 and the exciting new direction NBC is heading. We are the leader in the market and we plan to stay there - this is a vision I share with the entire executive team. Steve Clemente brings ...

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Hawker Beechcraft hoping to exit Chapter 11 by year’s end - The Business Journal

05/14/12

Hawker Beechcraft Corp. Hawker Beechcraft Corp. Latest from The Business Journals Hawker Beechcraft creditors committee named Hawker Beechcraft hands out 150 new layoff notices Panera management on the move Follow this company Executive Vice ...

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Ally Financial mortgage unit files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection - Memphis Commercial Appeal

05/14/12

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government is hoping that today’s bankruptcy filing by Ally Financial Inc.’s troubled mortgage business will help the company repay its government bailout faster. Residential Capital LLC, or ResCap, filed for ...

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