David Arthur Shabsels

  1. July 29, 2026

    DOJ Probing Brothers Who Ran Summer Camp Empire

    A federal grand jury is investigating the bankrupt summer camp operator SIMAD Holdings, its controlling shareholders and related entities, and the company has received a demand to produce documents as part of the probe, according to a notice filed with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

  2. July 27, 2026

    Bankrupt Summer Camps Owner Says Brother Handled Loans

    David Shabsels, who listed $782 million of liabilities in his personal Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, said Monday he often signed loan documents that were given to him by his brother, against whom he may have future claims related to the downfall of the summer camp empire they previously controlled.

  3. June 23, 2026

    Summer Camp Co. SIMAD's Ch. 11 Steered By Cole Schotz

    A quintet of partners from Cole Schotz PC is stewarding the Chapter 11 case of summer camp operator and real estate holding company.

  4. June 18, 2026

    Cash Advances Helped Sink Summer Camp Operator

    Of the many mysteries still surrounding the tangled case of bankrupt summer camp operator SIMAD Holdings Ltd., one of the biggest, at least to those interested in business financing, is why such a large company would turn so sharply toward merchant cash advances — a method of last-ditch funding normally used by desperate small businesses.