Asset Sales Committee

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Post date: Thursday, July 07, 2011

On June 28, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the U.S.

Post date: Thursday, July 07, 2011
Asset sales of substantially all of the assets of a corporate debtor early in a chapter 11 case have become routine. Orders approving motions to approve streamlined procedures for sales of de minimis assets in large chapter 11 cases have also become routine. In re Borders Group, Inc.
Post date: Thursday, July 07, 2011

Picture the typical bankruptcy case. The decision is made to sell the assets, and debtor’s counsel drafts bidding procedures to create a framework to generate the highest and best bid for a particular estate asset. The committee and the secured creditors make comments and the court approves the bidding procedures.

Post date: Thursday, May 05, 2011
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William Snyder [1]
Editor’s Note: For more information about this case, please read two features by Jonathan S. Covin and David G. Gamble that were published in the July/August and October 2010 issues, respectively.
 
Post date: Wednesday, February 02, 2011
In In re Douglas Ray, [1] the Ninth Circuit recently held that a bankruptcy court lacks jurisdiction to reopen a closed case to preclude a collateral attack on its prior, final sale order.
 
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Post date: Sunday, October 10, 2010

  It's Never Too Late to Deal with Unscheduled Assets by: Krystiana L. Gembressi

Post date: Sunday, June 06, 2010

Some cases really should not be all that difficult. However, when judges choose to divorce statutory text completely from any reference to underlying legislative intent and long standing commercial practice, inexplicable results follow.

Post date: Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Philadelphia Newspapers LLC and its related debtor entities, as debtors and debtors-in-possession (the debtors), proposed a plan of reorganization that included, among other things, the sale of substantially all of their assets by public auction pursuant to §363 of chapter 11 of title 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
Post date: Wednesday, March 03, 2010
In these unprecedented times, fast-track sales of troubled companies are prevalent across a wide range of industry sectors. With traditional M&A, there are a variety of options available to companies seeking to restructure their businesses, but there are no guarantees that a transaction will take place.
Post date: Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Since companies are increasingly finding themselves in distressed situations, here is a simple opportunity to act upon that often yields significant dividends: Invest in understanding intellectual property (IP). The IP of an entity needs to be understood as an important value driver for its business and a potent vehicle to increasing potential recovery.

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