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The Southern District of Texas has been a hub for corporate bankruptcies for some time, but even more so now as energy companies continue to be crippled by the one-two punch of the coronavirus outbreak and oil price war. Natalie Posgate explains the circumstances behind three new energy bankruptcies in Houston and identifies their lawyers.
The country is about to witness an unprecedented number of corporate bankruptcy filings. Companies that were otherwise healthy 90 days ago or at least had a fighting chance of avoiding a trip through the bowels of bankruptcy are now faced with the grim reality of a Chapter 11 filing. Gary Kennedy, who guided American Airlines through one of the most successful corporate bankruptcies in history, provides guidance for companies facing restructuring.
The stores in the real estate investment trust would be leased to a new operating company called "New JCP", according to court documents.
More Texas businesses are filing for bankruptcy this year than during the Great Recession or anytime in the past two decades, and legal experts say the wave of insolvencies and restructurings is still far from breaking or hitting their peak. Houston has emerged as the preferred venue for large, complex restructurings for companies such as J.C. Penney and Neiman Marcus, though Dallas has a new bankruptcy judge on deck. The Texas Lawbook examines the trends and provides analysis from the top bankruptcy experts.
The romance continued Sunday evening between Jackson Walker and Kirkland & Ellis as the bankruptcy duo filed a Chapter 11 corporate restructuring petition on behalf of Houston-based department store chain Stage Stores, which operates Bealls, Palais Royal and others.
The much-anticipated move by the luxury retailer involved 24 separate entities filing in the Southern District of Texas. Natalie Posgate has the names of lawyers and bankers involved.
J.Crew is the first of an expected wave of major brand names to file for bankruptcy as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep retailers' doors shuttered. J.Crew's Chapter 11 features prolific Dallas litigators and a private equity owner with Texas roots.
The Dallas-based company has tapped lawyers at Dykema to lead it through Chapter 11. Natalie Posgate reports on this story and another bankruptcy filing by a Dallas men's clothier.
Three weeks after losing the very first IP trial decided by U.S. District Judge Alan Albright, Crowley-based Diamondback Industries filed for bankruptcy protection, citing the $40 million judgment as first among their debts. Natalie Posgate has the details.
The DFW-based retailers skipped debt payments this week as the COVID-19 pandemic ravages retailers and reports that both are possibly in bankruptcy talks, according to multiple reports.
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