Restructuring

The Daily Docket: U.K. Court Dismisses Lehman Appeal

07/27/11

Britain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by units of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon, a win for investors in a high-stakes legal dispute involving complex derivatives transactions that has divided courts on both sides of the Atlantic. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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Russian Mogul Pulls Electric Car from Financial Wreckage

07/26/11
Associated Press
Karl Turner, director of manufacturing for Think, leads a tour of the Think plant in Elkhart, Ind.

It’s an electric car with more lives than a Jaguar.

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The Broke and the Beautiful: Housewives Edition

07/22/11
Reuters

This week in The Broke and the Beautiful, housewives both real and fictional are in bankruptcy court, the New York Times nails a profile on former slugger Lenny Dykst

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Kinkade’s Production Arm Emerges with Clearer Financial Picture

07/21/11

In a tone as uplifting as one of his portraits, Thomas Kinkade’s art empire announced that its separately operated production unit has emerged from bankruptcy protection.

A San Jose, Calif., judge approved the Chapter 11 reorganization plan for the painter’s manufacturing subsidiary, formally called Pacific Metro LLC, enabling the business to begin following the formula for financial success it devised under the bankruptcy court’s watch.

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The Daily Docket: No Decision on Dodgers Loan

07/21/11

A bankruptcy judge declined to rule Wednesday evening on the contentious battle between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Major League Baseball over who will fund the team’s Chapter 11 case. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.

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Dodgers Called On Goldman, Time Warner Cable for Loan

07/20/11
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Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt

When the Los Angeles Dodgers set out to find a bankruptcy loan, the team called on the aces of commercial finance, inc

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Distressed Investors Dusting Up for Restructuring Bout

07/19/11

After spending a long time twiddling their thumbs, it’s time for some action for distressed investors. Or at least that’s one way to read a crowd of about 60 that gathered for a morning discussion about distressed investing Tuesday at the New York Society of Securities Analysts.

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The Daily Docket: Borders Crosses Over to Liquidation

07/19/11

Borders Group Inc., the second-largest bookstore chain in the U.S., will liquidate after failing to garner offers to keep the company alive, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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Dodgers: Selig Targets L.A. Team as Fans Die Elsewhere

07/18/11
Associated Press

The Los Angeles Dodgers are blaming Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig for their financial woes, including saying that he unfairly and publicly ca

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Desperate Housewife’s Club Denies Desperate Situation

07/18/11
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“Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria’s Beso isn’t in the desperate situation that a pair of disgruntled creditors argue it’s facing, sa

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