WW International, Inc.
Case Number:
1:25-bk-10829
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Firms
- Gibson Dunn
- Linebarger Goggan
- McCreary Veselka
- Morgan Lewis
- Pachulski Stang
- Reed Smith
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
- Young Conaway
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June 23, 2025
23andMe Sale Nears Ruling, Tariff Policies Drive Bankruptcy
A Missouri bankruptcy judge said he will soon rule on the proposed $305 million sale of 23andMe to a nonprofit led by its co-founder. Meanwhile, shifting tariff policies under President Donald Trump have been blamed for recent bankruptcies, and experts at a conference in New York discussed the future of Chapter 11 and how a second Trump term could shape bankruptcy law.
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June 17, 2025
WeightWatchers Cleared To Exit Ch. 11 And Cut $1.15B In Debt
WeightWatchers on Tuesday secured a Delaware bankruptcy judge's blessing to exit Chapter 11 less than two months after filing the case with a leaner balance sheet and new owners, allowing the dieting company to refocus its business after new weight-loss drugs threatened its main product.
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May 16, 2025
WeightWatchers Equity Offering Aims To Smooth Ch. 11 Path
WeightWatchers hopes to make a quick trip through Chapter 11 as it restructures more than $1 billion in debt, in part by giving equity holders a 9% stake in the reorganized business that would otherwise go to creditors, a somewhat rare recovery for shareholders of bankrupt companies.
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May 13, 2025
Catching Up With New Bankruptcy Case Action
Weight loss business WeightWatchers entered Chapter 11 in Delaware, as did medical technology company Accelerate Diagnostics Inc. and California-based biotechnology company Synthego Corp. Here are the week's new bankruptcy cases.
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May 12, 2025
Rite Aid Back In Ch. 11, Tupperware Gets OK To Liquidate
Drugstore chain Rite Aid reentered bankruptcy less than a year after its earlier reorganization plan was approved, and received a bankruptcy court's permission to conduct asset sales. Food storage container maker Tupperware Brands Corp. received court approval for its Chapter 11 liquidation plan. And a Washington University law professor was named the consumer privacy ombudsman in 23andMe's Chapter 11 case.
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May 09, 2025
Meet The Attorneys Guiding WeightWatchers' Ch.11
A team of lawyers from Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is leading the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of WeightWatchers, as the company plans to cut its debt under a restructuring plan set for confirmation in June.
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May 08, 2025
WeightWatchers To Seek OK For Equity Swap Ch. 11 In June
WeightWatchers expects it will be able to set aside some equity in a reorganized company for existing stockholders while cutting $1.15 billion in debt under a Chapter 11 plan that is scheduled for a confirmation hearing in June, the debtor told a Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday.