New Chapter 11 Filings, Disclosures: May 18 – May 22, 2020
Credit issuers lowered various ratings of eight companies that either filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection or defaulted on loans during the...
More Than 100 PE-Backed Companies are at Risk of Defaulting
Credit ratings issuers have shown no mercy. COVID-19 continues to ravage the U.S. economy, and issuers believe 109 companies are at risk...
Consumer Discretionary Sector Hit Hardest in Tough Month for PE-Backed Companies
Thirty-nine private equity-sponsored companies are at risk of bankruptcy, due to COVID-19, which continues to wreck havoc across the economy.
Health-Care Investor Makes New Bankruptcy Bid for Bay Area Hospital
Healthcare investor Strategic Global Management Inc. offered $50 million in an all cash offer for two bankrupt Bay Area hospitals owned by...
Frontier Communications to Skip Interest Payments While Pursuing $17 Billion Restructuring
Frontier Communications Corp. will skip interest payments to bondholders, which is 60 days before they are able to force a bankruptcy.
Ice Cream Chain Ample Hills Creamery Files for Bankruptcy
Ample Hills Creamery, a Brooklyn-based chain of ice cream shops, announces bankruptcy to sell off the business after a ill-fated decision to...
Toys ‘R’ Us Creditor Trust Sues Former Owners
A bankruptcy trust for creditors who lost money in the Toys “R” Us Inc. bankruptcy sued former Chief Executive David Brandon and...
Modell’s Files for Bankruptcy, Will Close Down All Stores
Modell’s Sporting Goods Inc. filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday after being unsuccessful in finding a buyer. As a result, Modell's Sporting Goods...
Pier 1 Imports Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Pier 1 Imports the once prominent furniture store with locations numbering over a 1000, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday. A...
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New High Yield Bond Ratings February 15 – February 19, 2021
At least 25 companies received a revision on high yield bond ratings during the week of February 15 - February 19, 2021....
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Quarterly Report 2020: Tariffs and International Trade Agreements, 2nd Quarter 2020
The 2nd quarter tariffs of 2020 affected imports, including aluminum and steel, as well as whiskey, on U.S. manufacturers. There were also...
New High Yield Bond Ratings November 2 – November 6, 2020
At least 19 companies received downgrades or revisions on high yield bond ratings during the week of November 2 – November 6,...
DoorDash Set for Fourth Quarter IPO, Facing Legal Injunction and Prop. 22
Third-party food delivery service, DoorDash, is anticipated to make its IPO during the fourth quarter of 2020. The company has experienced...
Maison Kayser U.S. Operator Goes Bankrupt, Aurify Bids on Takeover
Cosmoledo, LLC, the operator of U.S. stores of French bakery chain Maison Kayser, filed for Chapter 11 on Sept. 10.
New Chapter 11 Filings, Disclosures: August 24 – August 28, 2020
At least five new companies have either filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection or defaulted on loans during the week of August...
