March 09, 2026
A Delaware federal bankruptcy judge approved a $35.7 million sale of assets Monday in the Chapter 11 case of sports gear and golf course design enterprise Nicklaus Cos. LLC, agreeing to a deal that will see affiliates tied to retired golfer Jack Nicklaus acquire the business and end protracted litigation among its founders.
March 05, 2026
Nicklaus Cos., the bankrupt sporting gear and golf course design company founded by Jack Nicklaus, has picked a $35.7 million offer from a family office tied to the golf legend's son as the winning bid in an auction for the debtor's intellectual property and other assets.
February 11, 2026
A film production company has urged a Delaware bankruptcy court not to allow any successful bidder for brand licensing rights of Jack Nicklaus to disturb a biopic screenplay agreement involving an affiliate of the insolvent business bearing the golf legend's name, saying the firm's role is commercially critical.
February 05, 2026
A $50 million offer from brand manager Iconix International will be the baseline bid for a Chapter 11 auction of licensing rights for golf legend Jack Nicklaus' name, rights holder GBI Services has told a Delaware bankruptcy judge.
January 14, 2026
Sports gear and golf design company GBI Services received final approval for a $17 million Chapter 11 loan Wednesday in Delaware, with a judge there ruling the debtor can grant a lien in favor of the postpetition lenders that covers the name, image and likeness rights for retired professional golfer and company co-founder Jack Nicklaus.
January 08, 2026
A dispute over ownership of critical intellectual property assets delayed a Delaware bankruptcy judge's consideration of final approval for a $17 million postpetition loan Thursday in the Chapter 11 case of sports gear and golf course design company GBI Services, as the lenders want liens on the property.
January 05, 2026
Retired professional golfer Jack Nicklaus is opposing the Chapter 11 financing and sale procedures floated by sporting gear and golf course design company GBI Services, saying the business is trying to sell assets that include valuable intellectual property that he owns.
December 19, 2025
Sporting gear and golf course design firm Nicklaus Cos. has asked the Delaware bankruptcy court to invalidate the liens of its largest creditor and to provide clarity on its claim status ahead of a proposed asset sale in February.
December 02, 2025
A solar energy business sought bankruptcy protection in Texas. The foreign representative of a consultancy founder's bankruptcy estate sought recognition of his Canadian insolvency proceedings. And a landlord in the Bronx entered Chapter 11.
December 02, 2025
The bankruptcy of sporting gear and golf course design company Nicklaus Cos. is rooted in a tangle of litigation with its namesake, and it doesn't appear the Chapter 11 filing has put a stop to the disputes.