April 29, 2026
An auction for assets of Fat Brands Inc. netted offers totaling $10.5 million for two restaurant chains and credit bids for the company's 16 other brands, according to notices in its Chapter 11 case.
April 08, 2026
Restaurant group Fat Brands received approval Wednesday from a Texas bankruptcy judge to pay up to $1.9 million in bonuses to key corporate employees the debtor said were at risk of leaving while it pursues an expedited Chapter 11 sale process.
April 07, 2026
Mall owner Simon Property Group has joined with other landlords of Fat Brands' eateries to tell a Texas bankruptcy court that the restaurant group's proposed Chapter 11 sale procedures don't give the property owners sufficient input into the sale of their leases.
March 23, 2026
Label maker Multi-Color's Chapter 11 case will stay in New Jersey, Spandex maker Lycra hit Chapter 11 in Texas, and Jackson Walker can pay clients demanding refunds over a relationship between a former firm attorney and a bankruptcy judge. This is the week in bankruptcy.
March 19, 2026
A Texas bankruptcy judge agreed Thursday to give interim approval to a $184 million debtor-in-possession loan in Fat Brands' Chapter 11 case, and also approved a connected stipulation that temporarily removes the restaurant group's CEO.
March 13, 2026
Bankrupt restaurant chain owner FAT Brands filed proposed sale and bidding procedures calling for a sale of its assets to close by early May, while saying it is working with its creditor groups on the final form of the procedures and on securing Chapter 11 financing.
March 13, 2026
In the week ahead, bankruptcy courts will consider issues including the Chapter 11 financing of senior-living provider Inspired Healthcare and label maker Multi-Color, multiple fee dispute settlements with Jackson Walker, and whether Fat Brands' CEO should be suspended.
March 06, 2026
In the week ahead, bankruptcy courts will consider issues including whether to put a trustee in charge of Fat Brands' Chapter 11, if an Illinois horse track can get interim financing access and Spirit Airlines' asset auction procedures.
March 02, 2026
The chief executive officer of bankrupt restaurant chain owner FAT Brands Inc. must sit for a deposition as noteholders prepare to pursue their bid to give control of the case to a Chapter 11 trustee.
February 27, 2026
Bankruptcy courts are set to tackle in the coming weeks issues ranging from an exchange of discovery requests flung between Fat Brands and a noteholder group, US Magnesium's request to sell a turbine package and Meyer Burger's Chapter 11 plan and disclosure.