2016-01-04
On December 17, 2015, New Gulf Resources, LLC and 3 affiliated debtors (collectively, the “Debtors”) each filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Distri
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2016-01-04
Unlike the bargain-heavy aftermath of the crisis, acquisitions during the recovery have been hampered by high premiums and unsatisfactory returns.
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2016-01-04
Swift Energy Co. filed for bankruptcy in the last hours of 2015, capping months of struggles to address more than $1.2 billion in debt.
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2016-01-04
Swift Energy Co. (“Swift”) has become the latest U.S. shale driller to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, filing a voluntary petition on December 31, 2015. Swift pumps oil in the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas and in Louisiana fields.
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2016-01-01
Dilip Ratha, an economist at the World Bank, shows how the power of a simple remittance sent from one family member to another could be magnified to improve the lives of poor people.
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2015-12-31
Posted by Kathy Bazoian Phelps Below is a summary of the activity reported for December 2015.
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2015-12-31
My ears perk up whenever I hear the musical words "synthetic collateralized debt offering".
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2015-12-31
(As is my favorite New Year’s tradition, we’re in DC, but will watch it on PBS!)
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2015-12-31
There’s no denying that many people still feel nervous about filing bankruptcy. They know they have financial problems, but they tell themselves “Bankr
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2015-12-31
Recent comments by Russell Golden, chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, raise questions about the board's plans to change bank accounting standards.
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2015-12-31
Great White Shark Opportunity Fund LP, a hedge fund founded by Austrlian golf star Greg Norman, made an 11th-hour bid Wednesday for Fuhu, the producer of the Nabi kids tablet.
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2015-12-30
This is the time of the year when we typically review what we have done in the past year and make plans for changes in the year before of us. Many o
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2015-12-30
Consistency Lacking If you are looking for consistency among the bankruptcy judges and the bankruptcy trustees in the Northern District of Illinois, you will be hard pressed to find it. Let’s start by examining the bankruptcy judges in Chicago.
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2015-12-30
Kalobios Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that develops cancer treatments, has commenced a case under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code by filing a
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2015-12-30
In this image released by 20th Century Fox, Rosamund Pike appears in a scene from “Gone Girl.” DigitalSound Production Services Inc., which provided lighting for this movie
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2015-12-30
Despite increased investment and development in the consumer payments space around mag stripe, EMV and contactless payments solutions, there is still a huge concern when it comes to data theft.
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2015-12-30
The Macron law of 7 August 2015, named after the current Minister of the Economy, anticipated the establishment of specialised commercial courts which will process the most complex insolvency proceedings.
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2015-12-30
KaloBios Pharmaceuticals Inc., a company that recently fired Martin Shkreli as chief executive, filed for chapter 11 protection.
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