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Children’s Pizza Parties & Films: The Latest Players on the Bankruptcy Docket

Irving-based CEC Entertainment, the parent company of Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday in Houston federal court. 

The filing comes two months after The Texas Lawbook and the Dallas Business Journal reported that the company had retained Weil, Gotshal & Manges to explore a possible restructuring. According to court papers, Houston Weil partner Alfredo Pérez is leading the restructuring for CEC and 16 other affiliated companies. 

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