Eagle Merchant Partners, the firm managing the legacy portfolio firms of its former parent bank Arcapita, said it will not be selling Arcapita's assets for cents on the dollar, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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Eike Batista's Oleo e Gas to honor $31.2 million oil field debt
Oleo e Gas Participacoes, controlled by Brazilian investor Eike Batista, promised to repay its $31.2 million debt in two oil fields located south of Rio de Janeiro. Oleo e Gas could lose its 40% stake in the said oil fields if it fails to repay its joint venture partners.
Spain's Codere seeks creditor protection amid €1.27 billion debt restructuring
Codere, a Spanish gaming group with €1.27 billion of debt as of last September, is seeking creditor protection and beginning talks to avoid insolvency. Codere may be unable to pay a €127 million loan due on January 5 if it fails to reach an agreement with its lenders.
Air freight and transport services provider Evergreen Air files for bankruptcy
Cargo airline Evergreen International Airlines Inc. on December 31 filed for bankruptcy protection in the US Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware. Seven other Evergreen affiliates also sought Chapter 7 protection.
Two Detroit pension funds file expedited appeal for city's bankruptcy eligibility
Detroit pension funds, the General Retirement System and Police and Fire Retirement System, submitted an expedited appeal with the US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on a judge's ruling about Detroit's bankruptcy.
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A US Bankruptcy Court approves honey supplier Groeb Farms Inc to proceed with its restructuring plan
A US Bankruptcy Court allowed honey supplier Groeb Farms Inc to proceed with its restructuring plan, allowing the Michigan company to come out of Chapter 11 protection.
Constar International Holdings, which lost its contract with PepsiCo last year, filed for its third bankruptcy since 2008. Constar filed for Chapter 11 protection as it hopes to nail down its sale to Amcor Rigid Plastics USA.
Australia-based international packaging giant Amcor has agreed to buy Constar International Holdings' US assets for an unconfirmed sum, in a court-supervised transaction under the US Bankruptcy Code.
Three of the four largest claims against the US estate of bankrupt telecoms company Nortel Networks Inc has been resolved, reducing the bills the estate needs to settle by by $5.14 billion, said a Reuters report.
The state of Russia under President Vladimir Putin agreed to acquire $15 billion worth of Ukrainian Eurobonds to help the beleaguered country of Ukraine out of a potential currency crisis, according to a Reuters report.
Outgoing chief executive officer of General Motors Co Dan Akerson has said that US taxpayers actually netted a gain despite the US government losing $10.5 billion stemming from a bailout package it extended to the carmaker in 2009, according to an Associated Press report.
Loehmann's Holdings Inc., a seller of discounted designer goods from brands like Michael Kors and Calvin Klein, has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan.
Sports bar and pub operator Fox & Hound filed for bankruptcy protection in order to run a streamlined sales process for all of its assets. F&H Acquisition Corp., Fox & Hound's parent, listed out assets and liabilities between $100 million and $500 million.
Hospitality Staffing Solutions said it had obtained approval from the court to sell its assets to HS Solutions Corporation. Financial details about the deal were not disclosed.
