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The Daily Docket: MF Global Creditors File Liquidation Plan

01/11/13

A group of MF Global creditors on Thursday filed a comprehensive plan of liquidation for the failed brokerage firm. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Starbucks: Dempsey Unfairly Charmed Tully’s Auctioneers

01/11/13
Associated Press
Patrick Dempsey

Losers at the bankruptcy auction for the Tully’s coffee shops are asking the court to reject the winning $9.1 million bid

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Talking SMAC

01/10/13
Associated Press

There’s been a lot of talk in Washington about the proposed sale of battery maker A123 Systems Inc.

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Secret Restaurant Chain Files for Bankruptcy

01/10/13

Could a restaurant chain that has more than 1,400 employees and hundreds of creditors hide its bankruptcy from them?

Twelve days into the bankruptcy reorganization cases of Fiesta Holdings Inc. and Eateries Inc.—two companies that “operate a chain of restaurants in 20 states across the nation,” according to court filings—those companies have yet to reveal the names of their restaurants in hundreds of papers they have filed to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Oklahoma City.

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The Daily Docket: LightSquared Lenders Look to Go After Falcone

01/10/13

LightSquared’s lenders Wednesday pressed their case that they should be allowed to go after Phil Falcone and his Harbinger Capital Partners hedge fund firm for a July 2011 loan made to LightSquared, a transaction they say benefited Harbinger and could hurt other creditors. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: K-V Pharmaceutical Unveils Bankruptcy Plan

01/09/13

K-V Pharmaceutical Co. Monday unveiled a bankruptcy-exit plan that hinges on a $20 million rights offering and has already earned the support of a group of senior noteholders. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: LightSquared Lenders Look to Go After Falcone

01/08/13

A group of LightSquared Inc.’s lenders reiterated its desire to go after Phil Falcone and Harbinger Capital Partners for a prebankruptcy loan made to the wireless satellite company, making it clear that the troubled venture’s officers and directors won’t be a target of the lawsuit. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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The Daily Docket: Flowers, Bimbo in Talks to Buy Hostess Bread Business

01/07/13
Reuters

Flowers Foods Inc.  and Grupo Bimbo SAB are in discussions to acquire pieces of Hostess Brands Inc.’s bread business, as the maker of Wonder Bread and Twinkies sells off assets and liquidates, said peopl

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Delta, Creditors to Back Pinnacle Plan

01/04/13

Pinnacle Airlines Inc. has struck several crucial deals to enable its eventual exit from Chapter 11 protection, including securing new financing from sole customer Delta Air Lines Inc. and overhauling its fleet of regional jets. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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