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Spirit Airlines Pros Get $32M In First Batch Of Fees
A New York bankruptcy judge approved more than $32 million in professional fees for firms working on the latest bankruptcy from Spirit Airlines, including about $13 million for restructuring adviser FTI Consulting Inc. and $12.9 million for debtor counsel Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
Meet The Attys Helping Texas Renewables Co. Find 2nd Wind
Shannon Wind LLC, the owner of a wind farm in North Texas, has tapped Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP to oversee the bankruptcy it began Sunday with $108 million in debt, ailing from the long-term consequences of a winter storm in the Lone Star State.
Finance Execs Taking A Strict Line On Late Pay Penalties
Almost two-thirds of U.S. finance leaders are unwilling to wait longer than 60 days before imposing penalties for late payments on invoices, with those creditors likely to enforce payment discipline amid rising bankruptcies and squeezed cash flow, a new survey found.
Spirit Airlines Pros Get $32M In First Batch Of Fees
A New York bankruptcy judge approved more than $32 million in professional fees for firms working on the latest bankruptcy from Spirit Airlines, including about $13 million for restructuring adviser FTI Consulting Inc. and $12.9 million for debtor counsel Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
Meet The Attys Helping Texas Renewables Co. Find 2nd Wind
Shannon Wind LLC, the owner of a wind farm in North Texas, has tapped Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP to oversee the bankruptcy it began Sunday with $108 million in debt, ailing from the long-term consequences of a winter storm in the Lone Star State.
Finance Execs Taking A Strict Line On Late Pay Penalties
Almost two-thirds of U.S. finance leaders are unwilling to wait longer than 60 days before imposing penalties for late payments on invoices, with those creditors likely to enforce payment discipline amid rising bankruptcies and squeezed cash flow, a new survey found.
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