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- 20 Jul 2021
- Research & Ideas
Bankruptcy Spells Death for Too Many Businesses
Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection is supposed to allow companies to shed debt and get a fresh start. Ideally, creditors recover most of what they’re owed as the restructured firm begins turning a profit. Yet,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- January 1995 (Revised March 1997)
- Case
A Bankruptcy Problem from the Talmud
Describes a problem of bankruptcy, following the treatment in the 2,000-year-old Babylonian Talmud. A person dies, leaving a number of debts that total more than the size of the estate. The question is: How should the estate be divided among the creditors? The case... View Details
Brandenburger, Adam M., Harborne W. Stuart Jr., and Barry Nalebuff. "A Bankruptcy Problem from the Talmud." Harvard Business School Case 795-087, January 1995. (Revised March 1997.)
- January 2023
- Teaching Note
Bankruptcy in the City of Detroit
By: Kristin Mugford and Annelena Lobb
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 215-070. View Details
- October 1991 (Revised January 1992)
- Background Note
Note on Bankruptcy in the United States
By: Timothy A. Luehrman
An introduction to, and summary of the laws, rules, and procedures established in the United States for settling the claims of creditors on a bankrupt company. Covers both Chapter 7 liquidations and Chapter 11 reorganizations. View Details
Luehrman, Timothy A. "Note on Bankruptcy in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 292-062, October 1991. (Revised January 1992.)
- January 5, 2012
- Article
Internet Protocol Numbers and the American Registry for Internet Numbers: Suggested Guidance for Bankruptcy Trustees, Debtors-in-Possession, and Receivers
By: Stephen Ryan, Benjamin Edelman and Matthew Martel
Bankruptcy trustees, debtors-in-possession, and receivers are seeing an increase in efforts to sell Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, also referred to "IP Numbers." IP Numbers are the unique numeric identifiers associated with computers connected to the Internet. While... View Details
Ryan, Stephen, Benjamin Edelman, and Matthew Martel. "Internet Protocol Numbers and the American Registry for Internet Numbers: Suggested Guidance for Bankruptcy Trustees, Debtors-in-Possession, and Receivers." BNA's Bankruptcy Law Reporter (January 5, 2012).
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Research Brief: Bankruptcy as a Better—Not Bitter—End
Are big banks using bankruptcy as a bullying tactic? A recent report by the American Bankruptcy Institute suggested that a longtime—and increasingly popular—mechanism in the US code that allows for... View Details
Keywords: Erin Peterson
- 1983
- Chapter
The Effects of Financing Opportunities and Bankruptcy on Entrepreneurial Risk Bearing
By: Jerry R. Green and John Shoven
Green, Jerry R., and John Shoven. "The Effects of Financing Opportunities and Bankruptcy on Entrepreneurial Risk Bearing." In Entrepreneurship, edited by Joshua Ronen, 49–74. Lexington Books, 1983.
- July 1996 (Revised January 1997)
- Case
Northwest Airlines: Brush with Bankruptcy (A)--November 1992
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Davis Dyer
Deals with Northwest's financial crisis between the fall of 1992 and the following spring. Northwest's leaders face the problem of how to meet an impending $600 million payment on the 1989 LBO loan when the airline had run out of cash. Concludes by outlining options... View Details
Keywords: Air Transportation; Restructuring; Leveraged Buyouts; Crisis Management; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financial Strategy; Financial Crisis; Air Transportation Industry; United States
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Davis Dyer. "Northwest Airlines: Brush with Bankruptcy (A)--November 1992." Harvard Business School Case 897-030, July 1996. (Revised January 1997.)
- November 2023 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
Celsius Network Inc.: Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt in the Brave New World of Crypto Bankruptcy
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah L. Abbott
In July 2022, Celsius Network filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. CEO Alex Mashinsky acknowledged that Celsius had grown its assets “faster than the Company was prepared to deploy [them]” and as a result had made “certain poor asset deployment decisions.” Two months after... View Details
Keywords: Cryptocurrency; Chapter 11; Restructuring; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Asset Management; Acquisition; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Services Industry; United States
Gilson, Stuart C., and Sarah L. Abbott. "Celsius Network Inc.: Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt in the Brave New World of Crypto Bankruptcy." Harvard Business School Case 224-044, November 2023. (Revised April 2024.)
- July 1996 (Revised January 1997)
- Case
Northwest Airlines: Brush with Bankruptcy (D)--June-July 1993
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Davis Dyer
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Davis Dyer. "Northwest Airlines: Brush with Bankruptcy (D)--June-July 1993." Harvard Business School Case 897-033, July 1996. (Revised January 1997.)
- July 1996 (Revised January 1997)
- Case
Northwest Airlines: Brush with Bankruptcy (C)--March-June 1993
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Davis Dyer
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Davis Dyer. "Northwest Airlines: Brush with Bankruptcy (C)--March-June 1993." Harvard Business School Case 897-032, July 1996. (Revised January 1997.)
- December 2020
- Teaching Note
Latam Airlines and COVID-19: Seeking Bankruptcy Protection in the United States
By: Laura Alfaro
- June 2007
- Article
Law and Finance in Historical Perspective: Politics, Bankruptcy Law, and Corporate Governance in Brazil, 1850-2002
By: Aldo Musacchio
Keywords: Law; Finance; History; Perspective; Government and Politics; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Corporate Governance; Brazil
Musacchio, Aldo. "Law and Finance in Historical Perspective: Politics, Bankruptcy Law, and Corporate Governance in Brazil, 1850-2002." Journal of Economic History 67, no. 2 (June 2007): 502–506. (Dissertation summary.)
- April 2017 (Revised October 2023)
- Supplement
Central European Distribution Corporation: Hostile Takeover, Bankruptcy Makeover
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah L. Abbott
- 09 Feb 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Cashing Out: The Rise of M&A in Bankruptcy
- 27 Jun 2017
- News
What corporate bankruptcy can teach us about morality
- July 1996 (Revised January 1997)
- Case
Northwest Airlines: Brush with Bankruptcy (B)--November 1992-March 1993
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Davis Dyer
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Davis Dyer. "Northwest Airlines: Brush with Bankruptcy (B)--November 1992-March 1993." Harvard Business School Case 897-031, July 1996. (Revised January 1997.)
- October 2013 (Revised December 2013)
- Teaching Note
Blackstone and the Sale of Citigroup's Loan Portfolio Teaching Note
By: Victoria Ivashina and David Scharfstein
- May 2018
- Teaching Note
Mubadala and EBX: To X or to X It?
By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Sayiddah Fatima McCree
On April 3, 2013, Hani Barhoush and Oscar Fahlgren of Mubadala Capital (“Mubadala”) considered how to salvage Mubadala’s $2 billion preferred equity investment of a 5.63% stake in the EBX Group. At the time, EBX was the holding company of a myriad of subsidiaries and... View Details
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