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Monster.com Can Sell Assets, Joann Gets OK To Wind Down
The company behind Monster.com secured the Delaware bankruptcy court's permission to hold asset auctions in its Chapter 11 case. A Texas bankruptcy judge gave Jackson Walker LLP and the U.S. Trustee's Office until Tuesday to mediate a fee dispute stemming from a former bankruptcy judge's secret relationship with an ex-firm partner. And a bankruptcy judge in Delaware approved arts and crafts retailer Joann's Chapter 11 wind-down plan.
What's Happening In Bankruptcy Court This Coming Week
In the coming week, bankruptcy judges will weigh matters including hospital operator Steward Health's bankruptcy plan confirmation, U.S. recognition of the foreign insolvency of a Brazilian sugar producer and an asset sale for coal producer White Forest Resources Inc.
Linqto Collapse Puts Focus On Retail Money In Private Funds
Investment platform Linqto's failed promise to "democratize" private markets by letting regular people buy into hot startups comes as U.S. regulators seem poised to relax rules that reserve such products for institutions and the wealthy, meaning securities rules may soon permit more ventures like it.
Monster.com Can Sell Assets, Joann Gets OK To Wind Down
The company behind Monster.com secured the Delaware bankruptcy court's permission to hold asset auctions in its Chapter 11 case. A Texas bankruptcy judge gave Jackson Walker LLP and the U.S. Trustee's Office until Tuesday to mediate a fee dispute stemming from a former bankruptcy judge's secret relationship with an ex-firm partner. And a bankruptcy judge in Delaware approved arts and crafts retailer Joann's Chapter 11 wind-down plan.
What's Happening In Bankruptcy Court This Coming Week
In the coming week, bankruptcy judges will weigh matters including hospital operator Steward Health's bankruptcy plan confirmation, U.S. recognition of the foreign insolvency of a Brazilian sugar producer and an asset sale for coal producer White Forest Resources Inc.
Linqto Collapse Puts Focus On Retail Money In Private Funds
Investment platform Linqto's failed promise to "democratize" private markets by letting regular people buy into hot startups comes as U.S. regulators seem poised to relax rules that reserve such products for institutions and the wealthy, meaning securities rules may soon permit more ventures like it.
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The Chapter 11 wind-down plan of former arts and crafts retailer Joann Inc. received approval Thursday in Delaware bankruptcy court without opposition from any party in interest.
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