August 10, 2026
A New Jersey bankruptcy judge Monday approved sales of more than two dozen U.S. summer camps, capping an intense, complicated and emotionally charged process that lawyers said saved the camps from closing this year while generating nearly $448.8 million to repay creditors.
August 07, 2026
Plans to sell more than two dozen summer camps have been met with a flurry of comments from families concerned that outside investors will alter operations or close some camps altogether, with a group of parents saying they hoped to offer $10 million to buy one of the properties in Pennsylvania, Camp Lavi.
August 05, 2026
Bankrupt summer camp operator SIMAD Holdings stands to reap $440 million so far from the sale of 27 of its camps, including a $120.75 million winning bid for the "crown jewel" property in a wealthy New York City suburb.
July 29, 2026
A federal grand jury is investigating the bankrupt summer camp operator SIMAD Holdings, its controlling shareholders and related entities, and the company has received a demand to produce documents as part of the probe, according to a notice filed with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
July 27, 2026
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.
July 24, 2026
A New Jersey bankruptcy judge has addressed families' concerns about the sale of a century-old New York sleep-away summer camp in the Chapter 11 case of SIMAD Holdings, telling parents their comments will be considered in connection with an Aug. 4 sale hearing.
July 22, 2026
As bankrupt SIMAD Holdings pushes forward with quick sales of the summer camps it owns, distraught parents whose children attend one camp in New York have expressed deep concerns about the process and the outside organization that has made a stalking horse bid.
July 17, 2026
Summer camp holding company SIMAD has asked a New Jersey bankruptcy judge to sign off on new stalking horse offers totaling over $30 million to set the floor for a Chapter 11 auction of two of its New York summer camps.
July 16, 2026
A group backed by Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is making a $68 million stalking horse bid for Mohawk Day Camp, one of a collection of camps run by SIMAD Holdings that are up for sale in its Chapter 11 proceeding.
July 01, 2026
More than two dozen U.S. summer camps are for sale just as kids arrive for the season, under a rapid timeline in the free-fall bankruptcy of SIMAD Holdings, and whether they land in the hands of outsiders or longtime directors trying to buy back their properties is up in the air.