The following is a list of some recent larger U.S. bankruptcy filings in various industries. To the extent you are a creditor to any of these debtors, or other entities which may have filed for bankruptcy protection, you as a creditor are entitled to certain protections under the Bankruptcy Code.
BROADCASTING
Radio group Citadel Broadcasting Corp. has filed a prepackaged bankruptcy petition aimed to eliminate some $1.4 billion in debt.
ENERGY
The following is a list of some recent larger U.S. bankruptcy filings in various industries. To the extent you are a creditor to any of these debtors, or other entities which may have filed for bankruptcy protection, you as a creditor are entitled to certain protections under the Bankruptcy Code.
BROADCASTING
Radio group Citadel Broadcasting Corp. has filed a prepackaged bankruptcy petition aimed to eliminate some $1.4 billion in debt.
ENERGY
During the past 18 months, the world has felt the impact of derivatives on financial markets. Many businesses have for years used derivative contracts such as currency or interest rate swaps or forward contracts for the purchase of oil, gold, natural gas, wheat or other commodities to hedge their exposure to an unexpected rise or fall in values, interest rates or prices. However, the scope and extent of trading in derivative instruments exploded during the past 10 years, causing profound effects on the world’s financial markets.
PETER J. SOLOMON COMPANY, L.P., v. ONEIDA, LTD., CASE NO. 09-CIV-2229, 2010 WL 234827 (S.D.N.Y. JAN. 22, 2010)
Masuda Funai routinely represents creditors in bankruptcy proceedings in order to protect their contractual and legal interests and rights to payment. The following is a list of some recent larger U.S. bankruptcy filings in various industries. To the extent you are a creditor to any of these debtors, or other entities which may have filed for bankruptcy protection, you as a creditor are entitled to certain protections under the Bankruptcy Code.
BUILDING PRODUCTS
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency approved the first use of a "shelf charter" for the acquisition of a failed bank, allowing Bond Street Bank, National Association, to acquire a Florida bank that was placed in receivership on January 22nd. The "shelf charter" is a mechanism that involves the granting of preliminary approval to investors for a national bank charter. The charter remains inactive until the investor group is in a position to acquire a troubled institution.
On January 19th, the FDIC announced that it will open a temporary satellite office in suburban Chicago to manage receiverships and to liquidate assets from failed financial institutions primarily located in Midwestern states. FDIC Press Release.
On Friday, the Missouri Division of Finance closed Bank of Leeton, headquartered in Leeton, Missouri, and the FDIC was named receiver.
On Friday, the Oregon Division of Finance and Corporate Securities closed Columbia River Bank, headquartered in Dalles, Oregon, and the FDIC was named receiver.
On Friday, the Washington Department of Financial Institutions closed Evergreen Bank, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and the FDIC was named receiver.