Chapter 11
noun
: bankruptcy as provided under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code which governs corporate reorganization
filed for Chapter 11
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First Brands Group Holdings has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, capping weeks of turmoil sparked by creditor concern over the auto-suppliers use of opaque off-balance sheet financing.
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Michael Wayland, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
In 2017, Nine West Holdings filed Chapter 11.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Scrutiny is rising on the quality of loans that banks and other lenders have broadly made following last month’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing of First Brands Group, a supplier of aftermarket auto parts.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
That bill will come on top of the more than $155 million that Avant Gardner owed as of August when the company filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to Bloomberg.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 14 Oct. 2025
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Michael Wayland, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
In 2017, Nine West Holdings filed Chapter 11.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Scrutiny is rising on the quality of loans that banks and other lenders have broadly made following last month’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing of First Brands Group, a supplier of aftermarket auto parts.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
That bill will come on top of the more than $155 million that Avant Gardner owed as of August when the company filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to Bloomberg.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Chapter 11.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chapter%2011. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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