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Oreck Family Offers $22M for Vacuum Company

05/17/13

The Oreck family is rallying to take back their namesake vacuum-cleaner company from private equity owners in a deal valued at $22 million—a price that founder David Oreck hints is cheaper than what he sold the business for a decade ago.

Oreck, 89, has never stately publicly how much he profited from the 2003 sale of his company. But while his three sons lead the charge to buy the company’s 96 retail stores and 250-worker manufacturing plant in Tennessee out of bankruptcy, Oreck pointed out that the value of the business has certainly fallen in recent years.

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The Daily Docket: Kodak Seeks Court Approval of U.K. Pension Deal

05/17/13

Eastman Kodak Co. is seeking court permission to enter into a deal with its U.K. pension plan, an “unprecedented” settlement that lies at the heart of its reorganization proposal. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.

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ABI’s Nonprofit Pushes for Unclaimed Chapter 11 Funds

05/15/13

Top bankruptcy attorneys have found a new place for the scraps of leftover money from corporations that collapsed under Chapter 11 protection: their own charity.

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Coda’s Electric Car Steers Into Trouble

05/14/13
Reuters
A General Electric car charging station for one of the first all-electric CODA EV cars in the parking structure at the Westfield Century City Mall in Los Angeles on March
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It Ain’t No Lie: Pearlman Bankruptcy Nearly Over

05/14/13

Get ready to say ‘bye, ‘bye, ‘bye to the bankruptcy case of imprisoned boy-band manager Lou Pearlman.

Six years after the creator of ‘N Sync and the Backstreet Boys was forced into bankruptcy (and later prison), a creditor-payment plan is expected to be ready for court approval as soon as this summer.

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Bankruptcy Watchdog Defends Role in GSC Case

05/13/13

A federal bankruptcy watchdog filed a rare letter defending her personal role in negotiating settlements to resolve a professional fee dispute in GSC Group Inc.’s Chapter 11 case.

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The Daily Docket: ResCap Report Expected Monday

05/13/13

An independent examiner investigating Residential Capital LLC’s relationship with parent Ally Financial Inc. is set to release his report Monday afternoon, Daily Bankruptcy Review reports.

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04/05/13

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04/05/13

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Hello world!

04/05/13

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

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