Is Bankruptcy is the right move for your business? Follow along with the Timeline of a Bankruptcy. Learn about preventative measures, the difference between Chapters and how to protect yourself and your assets during the process. Breaking it down into four simple phases, this timeline will offer a clearer, big-picture of the bankruptcy process. Let us help demystify the process and bring clarity to the challenges and opportunities that confront you.
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Restructuring
All the king's horses...
A business confronted with a sudden (or not so sudden) financial distress need to assess its options and seek a way forward
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Phase I
Houston We Have a Problem!
A business or individual begins to confront the very real implications of increased debt and persistent legal proceedings. Choices must be made to sustain the business and avoid a bankruptcy filing.
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Phase II
We're from the Government and we are here to help.
The path has been chosen, bankruptcy, planning need to occur to choose a path forward and develop a vision of life after financial distress.
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Phase IIIa
Thanks for the memories.
Chapter 7, the assets will be liquidated and distributed to satisfy claims of creditors. The debtor business will cease to exist.
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Phase IIIb
We can fix this...
Chapter 11, the business with restructuring or be sold as a going concern, ownership may be changed, and obligations resolved. The business will try to emerge with a fresh start.
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Phase IV
Exhale
The bankruptcy is over a fresh start is at hand, the business can move forward and prosper.
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Ancillary Issues
Just when you thought it was safe…
Bankruptcy and restructuring is a legal process with a foundation in equity, there are opportunities and pitfalls for all concerned as a case progresses.
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Restructuring
A business confronted with a sudden (or not so sudden) financial distress need to assess its options and seek a way forward.
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Phase I - Planning
A business or individual begins to confront the very real implications of increased debt and persistent legal proceedings. Choices must be made to sustain the business and avoid a bankruptcy filing.
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Phase II - Filing
The path has been chosen, bankruptcy, planning need to occur to choose a path forward and develop a vision of life after financial distress.
Bankruptcy Cliff: Debt Discharge and the Automatic Stay
In this episode of Perspectives from the Bankruptcy Cliff, Sareena Sawhney interviews John Liska of Withum’s Forensic and Valuation Services group about debt discharge and the automatic stay.
Bankruptcy Cliff: Pre-Bankruptcy Planning
In this episode of Perspectives from the Bankruptcy Cliff, John Liska interviews Missy Urban of Withum’s Forensic and Valuation Services group about pre-bankruptcy planning.
Phase IIIa – Chapter 7
Chapter 7, the assets will be liquidated and distributed to satisfy claims of creditors. The debtor business will cease to exist.
Bankruptcy Process Part III - The Process, Chapter 7
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy ends in liquidation. It is a reasonably quick process concluding in the filer’s discharge (individuals), meaning their debt, and their business no longer exists.
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Phase IIIb – Chapter 11
Chapter 11, the business with restructuring or be sold as a going concern, ownership may be changed, and obligations resolved. The business will try to emerge with a fresh start.
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy ends in a company’s reorganization. It is typically a lengthy, tedious and costly process that is usually reserved for big businesses.
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Phase IV – Discharge and Emergence
The bankruptcy is over a fresh start is at hand, the business can move forward and prosper.
Bankruptcy Cliff: Emergence from Bankruptcy
In this episode of Perspectives from the Bankruptcy Cliff, Ken DeGraw interviews John Liska of Withum’s Forensic and Valuation Services group about emergence from bankruptcy.
Ancillary Issues
Bankruptcy and restructuring is a legal process with a foundation in equity, there are opportunities and pitfalls for all concerned as a case progresses.
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