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Bankruptcy is a legal status of a person or organization that cannot repay the debts it owes to creditors. Liabilities exceed Assets Negative Equity
External business conditions Internal business conditions Severe monetary problems
Bankruptcy Law Chapter 7- Liquidation for individual and businesses Chapter 11- Reorganization Chapter 13- Personal
The company stops all operations and goes completely out of business. Collateral Assets serves as protection for a lender against a borrower’s default. Remaining Assets are liquidated
1. Secured creditors- collateral 2. Unsecured creditors - employees, suppliers, banks, government (taxes) and bondholders 3. Stockholders - preferred stock holders and common stock holders
Company still run business and control the bankruptcy process. Voluntary or Involuntary A corporation which continues to operate its business under chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings is a debtor-in-possession.
Federal Court will appoint one or more committees to represent the interests of creditors and stockholders in working with the company to develop a plan of reorganization to get out of debt. A Vote on the plan - 2/3 groups say Yes- Pass Cancel the existing equity shares
Success - reshaping the company into a profit entity What if it fails? - Chapter 7
How many firms filed Chapter 11 from Year 1993 to 2007? A. 521 B. 821 C D How many firms emerging from bankruptcy as public companies during this period? A. 216 B. 516 C. 816 D. 1216
Year Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed Number of firms filed chapter 11 Number of firms successfully re-structured Total
Bankruptcy is a legal status of a person or organization that cannot repay the debts it owes to creditors. Three main causes of Bankruptcy Chapter 7- Liquidation -Order of payment Chapter 11- Reorganization
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