Energy-efficiency aggregator American Efficient LLC filed for Chapter 11 protection as it fights a $1.1 billion fine from a federal regulator, blaming the penalty on rules that it said don't actually exist and wouldn't be enforceable even if they did.
A group of attorneys from Sidley Austin LLP is leading the Chapter 11 case of Alea Holdings US Co., a unit of Bermuda-based insurance group Catalina Holdings, as the company plans to use its bankruptcy to push through a $20 million deal with a major creditor.
TGI Fridays won approval of its Chapter 11 liquidation plan, Spirit Airlines secured approval for the $58.5 million sale of LaGuardia gate slots to JetBlue, and CashCall received interim approval for Chapter 11 financing. Meanwhile, one of SIMAD's summer camp sales faced opposition from camp-goers' parents and Akorn reached a settlement allowing its asset buyer an $18.5 million unsecured claim.