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Catching Up With New Bankruptcy Case Action
France's second-largest telecommunications group petitioned for Chapter 15 recognition in the U.S. as it looks to restructure some $22 billion in debt in its home country. Slumping sales in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic led a Vermont-based garden supplier to launch Chapter 11 proceedings to sell the business. And the operator of online job search board Monster.com hit bankruptcy with multiple purchase agreements in hand.
Meet The Attys Helping Furniture Retailer At Home In Ch. 11
Furniture and decor retailer At Home has called on attorneys from Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP to see it through a Chapter 11 aimed at eliminating most of its roughly $2 billion in debt with a debt-for-equity swap.
Bankruptcies Sweep Home Solar Industry, But Not Like Before
A confluence of elevated interest rates, state energy policies and the possible end of federal tax incentives have combined over the last year to take the air out of what had been a rapidly inflating residential solar power industry.
Catching Up With New Bankruptcy Case Action
France's second-largest telecommunications group petitioned for Chapter 15 recognition in the U.S. as it looks to restructure some $22 billion in debt in its home country. Slumping sales in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic led a Vermont-based garden supplier to launch Chapter 11 proceedings to sell the business. And the operator of online job search board Monster.com hit bankruptcy with multiple purchase agreements in hand.
Meet The Attys Helping Furniture Retailer At Home In Ch. 11
Furniture and decor retailer At Home has called on attorneys from Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP to see it through a Chapter 11 aimed at eliminating most of its roughly $2 billion in debt with a debt-for-equity swap.
Bankruptcies Sweep Home Solar Industry, But Not Like Before
A confluence of elevated interest rates, state energy policies and the possible end of federal tax incentives have combined over the last year to take the air out of what had been a rapidly inflating residential solar power industry.
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The company behind job search website Monster.com filed for bankruptcy Tuesday, listing over $100 million in liabilities and saying in a news release that it has three stalking horse bidders for various assets lined up.
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