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Bodybuilder’s Supplement Company Hits the Auction Block

12/01/14
Gaspari Nutrition Inc.s muscle-building formulas.
Gaspari Nutrition

A nutritional supplement business led by former professional bodybuild

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Bulldog Reporter Bankruptcy Leaves Trail of Unpaid Journalists

11/26/14

An organization that coached public-relations professionals on how to master crisis communications may need to take some of its own advice after its recent bankruptcy filing.

Bulldog Reporter, an Oakland, Calif.-based company that provided training and services for public relations professionals, recently filed for bankruptcy protection in California with liabilities of less than $1 million and assets of $178,220.

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The Daily Docket: Ex-Owners Settle Lake Las Vegas Suit for $115 Million

11/26/14

The former owners of Lake Las Vegas, including two of Texas’ billionaire Bass brothers, paid $115 million last month to quietly settle a long-running lawsuit tied to the luxurious golf community and resort’s collapse into bankruptcy in 2008, according to confidential settlements viewed by The Wall Street Journal. Read the exclusive Daily Bankruptcy Review story in the Journal.

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The Daily Docket: NII Holdings Strikes Deal With Bondholders

11/25/14

NII Holdings Inc. on Monday announced a restructuring deal that would put the Latin American Nextel carrier in the hands of its bondholders. Read Joe Checkler’s Daily Bankruptcy Review story in The Wall Street Journal.

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The Daily Docket: Madoff Bankruptcy Trustee Strikes Another Clawback Deal

11/19/14

An investment fund that parked all of its money with Bernard Madoff has agreed to give up $95 million for the benefit of Mr. Madoff’s victims in the second major settlement announced this week by the court-appointed official tracking down money tied to the biggest Ponzi scheme ever. Read Sara Randazzo’s Daily Bankruptcy Review story in The Wall Street Journal.

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The Daily Docket: Madoff Trustee Claws Back Another $500 Million

11/18/14

A new legal settlement will bring in nearly $500 million for Bernard Madoff ’s cheated investors, putting their total recovery to date above $10 billion. Read Jacqueline Palank’s Daily Bankruptcy Review story in The Wall Street Journal.

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The Daily Docket: Mutual Fund Appeals Stockton Bankruptcy Ruling

11/17/14

Mutual fund giant Franklin Templeton Investments is appealing a judge’s decision to allow the city of Stockton, Calif., to exit bankruptcy under a plan that pays Franklin-managed funds a fraction of the $37 million owed them but makes full payments for the city’s pensions. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story in The Wall Street Journal.

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The Daily Docket: Denmark’s O.W. Bunker U.S. Units File for Chapter 11

11/14/14
OW Bunker vessels in Singapore.
O.W. Bunker

Denmark’s O.W. Bunker AS on Thursday placed its U.S.

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The Daily Docket: Drug Maker Dendreon Files for Bankruptcy

11/10/14

Dendreon Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday after coming to terms with senior lenders on a restructuring that could mean a reorganization or a sale of its cancer drug operation. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review story in The Wall Street Journal.

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Forward Motions: Natrol Set to Auction Its Assets

11/07/14

Next Monday at a law office in Wilmington, Del., vitamin maker Natrol Inc. will auction itself off. ICV Partners is offering approximately $90 million for Natrol, but other bidders can top that at the auction.

The California company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June, due to a dispute with lender Cerberus Business Finance LLC. The buyout firm had criticized the company’s management. Natrol lawyers said they “strongly disputed” the lender’s claims of mismanagement.

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