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Small-Business Bankruptcy Rules Offer Creditors a Boost, Too

A popular bankruptcy law meant as a boon to small businesses is also helping their creditors.

WeWork Creditors Demand Company Negotiate with Potential Buyers

Coworking giant <-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018f-0673-d583-afbf-c6ff3dbc0000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">WeWork Inc. should be forced to negotiate with potential buyers, possibly including co-founder Adam Neumann, as well as given a 30-day deadline to come up with a plan to exit bankruptcy, a panel of lower-ranking creditors said in a court filing.

Senate-Passed Bill on Judgeships Aims to Help Overworked Courts

Bipartisan legislation passed by the Senate to make all existing temporary trial court judgeships permanent amid judicial staffing concerns would help stabilize the judiciary in several states, lawmakers supporting the bill said.

Chambers’ Revenue Model Tests Law Firms’ Appetite for Exposure

Chambers & Partners faces the challenge of delivering revenue growth that justifies the lofty price its private-equity owner paid to acquire it in November. That largely revolves around selling advertising and research products to the same lawyers it reviews.

Alex Jones-Tied Vendor Says Infowars Owes It Another $6 Million

An Alex Jones-related company that sold dietary supplements he promoted to his Infowars audience asked a bankruptcy court for a judgment saying that $6.3 million in debt is secured and can’t be voided via bankruptcy.

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CREDIT DAYBOOK AMERICAS: Infoblox Eyes a $2.15 Billion Debt Deal

<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"SCESVDT0AFB4","_id":"0000018f-0fdf-d583-afbf-cfdfa7a30000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Commitments are due on four deals in the US leveraged loan market Wednesday, the biggest being a $2.15 billion two-part package for Infoblox. In the US high-yield bond market, ION Corporates wraps up a roadshow Wednesday for its dollar-and-euro bond <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"SCEWCNDWRGG0","_id":"0000018f-0fdf-d583-afbf-cfdfa7a30001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">offering.

Country Garden Extends Bonds to Avoid First Local Default

Chinese developer <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/2007%20HK%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-0fcd-d583-afbf-cfdd56f30000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Country Garden Holdings Co., one of the biggest symbols of the nation’s broader property debt crisis, won approval to push back payments on three yuan bonds, people familiar with the matter said, staving off its first local default for now.

Enphase Sees Soft Solar Market Rebounding Despite Weak Sales

Solar equipment giant <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/ENPH%20US%20Equity/FA","_id":"0000018f-0d6c-d583-afbf-cffc843c0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Enphase Energy Inc. sees the sluggish US rooftop market rebounding this year even as the company forecast disappointing sales for the second quarter.

Ardagh’s Deal With Apollo Harms Other Creditors, Moody’s Says

The terms of Ardagh Group SA’s side deal with <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/9990822D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-0e6c-d583-afbf-cefc5c0e0001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Apollo Global Management Inc. is likely to weaken recoveries for creditors who hold bonds issued by the company’s parent and its glass business, <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://screens/RATE","_id":"0000018f-0e6c-d583-afbf-cefc5c0e0002","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Moody’s Ratings said as it lowered several of the packaging giant’s credit ratings.

FTX to Auction Off More Solana This Week, Potential Bidders Say

The bankruptcy estate of the failed <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1821506D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-0cb8-d583-afbf-cefc4a0d0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">FTX cryptocurrency exchange plans to auction off another unspecified amount of <-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018f-0cb8-d583-afbf-cefc4a0d0001","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Solana tokens this week, according to people familiar with the sale.

Uniti Group, Windstream Said to Near $15 Billion Combination

Uniti Group Inc. is in advanced talks to reunite with telecommunications provider <-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018f-0cc7-d583-afbf-cedfb97a0001","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Windstream in a merger that could be valued at up to $15 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. Uniti rose as much as 13%.

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