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Small Biz, Consumer Bankruptcies On The Rise In 2025
More small businesses and consumers sought bankruptcy protections at the start of 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to recently released data, as economic uncertainty, macroeconomic pressures and an end to pandemic-era relief programs converge.
23andMe Gets Privacy Watchdog, Yellow Investors Push Ch. 7
A Missouri bankruptcy judge signed off on a consumer privacy watchdog for 23andMe's Chapter 11. A group of shareholders and unsecured creditors that previously supported Yellow Corp. attempting a Chapter 11 plan have shifted gears and asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to convert the case to a Chapter 7 liquidation. Chicken restaurant Sticky's won a Delaware bankruptcy judge's tentative permission to sell its assets to an investment fund for $2 million.
Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked a Texas bankruptcy court to restart the auction for his Infowars assets. Restaurant chain TGI Fridays requested additional time to file its Chapter 11 plan without any competing proposals. And the state of Ohio objected to a motion from U.S. Gypsum to reopen its Chapter 11 case nearly 20 years after its plan was confirmed.
Small Biz, Consumer Bankruptcies On The Rise In 2025
More small businesses and consumers sought bankruptcy protections at the start of 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to recently released data, as economic uncertainty, macroeconomic pressures and an end to pandemic-era relief programs converge.
23andMe Gets Privacy Watchdog, Yellow Investors Push Ch. 7
A Missouri bankruptcy judge signed off on a consumer privacy watchdog for 23andMe's Chapter 11. A group of shareholders and unsecured creditors that previously supported Yellow Corp. attempting a Chapter 11 plan have shifted gears and asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to convert the case to a Chapter 7 liquidation. Chicken restaurant Sticky's won a Delaware bankruptcy judge's tentative permission to sell its assets to an investment fund for $2 million.
Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked a Texas bankruptcy court to restart the auction for his Infowars assets. Restaurant chain TGI Fridays requested additional time to file its Chapter 11 plan without any competing proposals. And the state of Ohio objected to a motion from U.S. Gypsum to reopen its Chapter 11 case nearly 20 years after its plan was confirmed.
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Large Cap More
Retail brand operator Franchise Group received a Delaware bankruptcy judge's blessing Tuesday to sell supplement chain Vitamin Shoppe for $193.5 million ahead of its Chapter 11 confirmation hearing.
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The U.S. arm of Indian tech giant Byju's sued a British company in Delaware bankruptcy court on Monday, alleging the defendant is the recipient of $533 million in company funds as part of a years-long plot to ... (more story)
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California-based biotechnology company Synthego Corp. filed for Chapter 11 in Delaware bankruptcy court, listing up to $500 million in debt and outlining a plan to sell its assets during the proceedings.
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A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Monday agreed to give the green light to power plant operator Burgess BioPower LLC to solicit votes on its second Chapter 11 plan, which contemplates a debt-equity swap.
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