Investment firm 777 Partners has hired a clutch of lawyers from Gray Reed & McGraw LLP to help it navigate the bankruptcy it began with nearly $3 billion of debt after a creditor's involuntary Chapter 7 petition expedited its Chapter 11 plans.
While First Brands sought to follow a Chapter 11 plan strategy like the one employed by Steward Health Care that aimed to pay professionals out of recoveries from future litigation, experts — and the judge himself — said the speculative nature of the strategy was a step too far for confirmation.
BFG Supply, a major distributor of horticultural products, filed for Chapter 11 with $100 million to $500 million in liabilities and plans to sell its assets. Houston-based Galindo Law Firm filed for bankruptcy amid a $9.5 million fee dispute tied to the Camp Lejeune litigation. And World Group Import, an e-commerce supplier to Amazon, filed for Chapter 11, citing tariffs, litigation costs and supply chain disruptions.