Restructuring

The Daily Docket: Arcapita Creditors Oppose Proposed Financing

10/08/12

Arcapita Bank’s unsecured creditors say a proposed $150 million financing package from Silver Point Finance LLC is structured to benefit the lender at other creditors’ expense and to preclude the company from pursuing other options. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Going Broke Edition

10/05/12

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, it’s a sports bonanza. A director documents how sports stars go broke, Michael Vick has spent some money, Curt Schilling might need to sell a bloody sock, and much, much more!

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The Daily Docket: Giddens Settles Lehman Dispute

10/05/12
Reuters

The trustee winding down Lehman Brothers’ brokerage has settled a $6 billion dispute with the failed investment bank’s former Swiss derivatives unit, one of the last holdouts among Lehman’s foreign affil

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The Daily Docket: Bakers Steps Into Bankruptcy

10/04/12

Bakers Footwear Group Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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Alma Rosa Cash Flow Threatened by Bottled-up Wine

10/03/12

For California’s Alma Rosa Winery, the old saying about lemons should be tweaked to: “When life hands you bankruptcy, sell wine.”

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‘Newsies’ Steal the Show in Freedom Chapter 11

10/02/12
Getty Images
The cast of “Newsies” perform onstage at the Tony Awards on June 10, 2012, in New York City.
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The Daily Docket: Ally Worries Over ResCap Sale

10/02/12

Ally Financial Inc. is worried that the proposed sale of Residential Capital LLC’s mortgage-servicing platform might hamstring ResCap’s promise to abide by the terms of a landmark national mortgage settlement. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Pro Athletes Go ‘Broke’ in New ESPN Documentary

10/01/12
Associated Press
Curt Schilling is one of many athletes or former athletes who’ve had brushes with bankruptcy.

Ever wonder how pro

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The Daily Docket: LightSquared Proposes Sharing Network With Government

10/01/12

Philip Falcone‘s LightSquared on Friday made a proposal to the Federal Communications Commission that the company hopes will solve the regulatory issues surrounding its wireless satellite network and help it build its business faster without abandoning its long-term goals. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Legendary Edition

09/28/12

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, Digital Domain creative leaders want a happy ending, and a Lynyrd Skynyrd-themed restaurant finds a sweet home in bankruptcy. Also this week, a Ponzi-scheme operator disputed a lawsuit involving musician John Mayer.

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