Restructuring

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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Abandoned Solyndra Tubes Are Now Art

08/23/12

Solyndra’s trash is two California artists’ treasure.

Since filing for bankruptcy protection last September, the failed solar company has abandoned thousands of the cylindrical glass tubes that made its solar panels unique (and were its namesake). Now, some of those tubes comprise an art installation in the University of California Botanical Garden in Berkeley.

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The Daily Docket: AMR Can Buy Boeing Planes

08/23/12
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An American Airlines fleet clerk unloads a baggage can.

A judge on Wednesday said American Airlines parent AMR Corp.

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Blunt Force: Landlord Cleared to Evict Marijuana Dispensary

08/22/12
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It’s still not clear whether San Diego marijuana dispensary Mother Earth’s Alternative Healing Cooperative Inc.

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The Daily Docket: Hostess Union to Vote on Contract

08/22/12
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Members of Hostess Brands Inc.’s largest union are set to vote on a final labor contract offer from the troubled company, a proposal that calls for some “deep” concessions and c

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The Daily Docket: Singapore Fund Makes Offer for Paulson Resort

08/21/12

Singapore’s real-estate investment arm is offering to buy four U.S. luxury resorts from hedge fund Paulson & Co. for $1.5 billion, subject to higher bids at a bankruptcy auction. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: ATP Enters Bankruptcy

08/20/12

ATP Oil & Gas Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday, hit by the rising costs associated with its deep-water drilling projects in the Gulf of Mexico. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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Barclays Dips Into Bankruptcy Lending Pool

08/17/12
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Barclays is standing tall in the world of debtor-in-possession financing this year.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Jim Donnan Edition

08/17/12

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, the SEC accuses former University of Georgia football coach Jim Donnan of running a Ponzi scheme, and Evander Holyfield wants to avoid a knockout in bankruptcy. Also this week, a museum Julia Child helped start is trying to cook up a new beginning.

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The Daily Docket: ResCap Examiner Gets Subpoena Power

08/17/12

A judge on Thursday granted broad subpoena power to the independent examiner investigating Residential Capital LLC’s relationship with parent Ally Financial Inc., though he agreed with private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP to limit the number of parties with access to the examiner’s data. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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