Chapter 11
noun
: bankruptcy as provided under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code which governs corporate reorganization
filed for Chapter 11
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Just months after that special filing window closed in late 2023, the diocese responded by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
The filing details the restructuring of the Global Ecommerce segment, including a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and a debtor-in-possession term loan agreement.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, the chain is now contending with the expensive possibility of customers trying to redeem $49.7 million of gift cards that never expire.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Conn’s filed its own Chapter 11 petition in July to conduct an orderly wind-down of operations, which include both the Conn’s and W.S. Badcock nameplates.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
The filing details the restructuring of the Global Ecommerce segment, including a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and a debtor-in-possession term loan agreement.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, the chain is now contending with the expensive possibility of customers trying to redeem $49.7 million of gift cards that never expire.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Conn’s filed its own Chapter 11 petition in July to conduct an orderly wind-down of operations, which include both the Conn’s and W.S. Badcock nameplates.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Chapter 11.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chapter%2011. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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