Deep dives into major chapter 11 cases, researched from court filings and written for restructuring professionals.
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FreshRealm filed chapter 11 in New Jersey on April 27, 2026, after Listeria recalls triggered the loss of its Walmart account. The case centers on a $1 363 sale of the Blue Apron production business to Misfits Market, a Rule 9019 settlement with Blue Apron, and a $63M DIP from BGC and FaraNord.
Filed April 27, 2026
Wiser Solutions, a retail-intelligence SaaS platform, filed chapter 11 in the Northern District of Texas on April 27, 2026. Crestline — senior lender, DIP lender, and stalking-horse affiliate — is positioned to acquire assets via a $90 million credit bid in a sale targeting June 23.
Filed April 27, 2026
Miyoshi America, a Connecticut cosmetic ingredient manufacturer, filed prepackaged chapter 11 in S.D. Texas on April 27, 2026, to resolve over 200 pending talc injury cases. A 524(g) channeling injunction directs all claims to a $20M trust funded by Japanese parent Miyoshi Kasei.
Filed April 26, 2026
Impac Mortgage filed a prepackaged chapter 11 plan backed by Hildene, which would convert about $23.95 million in senior secured debt into reorganized equity while preserving large federal and California NOL assets.
Filed April 21, 2026
Fitzgibbon Hospital filed chapter 11 in W.D. Missouri on April 21, 2026, proposing an $8.6M 363 sale to Strawberry Fields REIT with no DIP financing. A preference adversary challenges BNY Mellon's cash-collateral lien, filed only 86 days before the petition.
Filed April 21, 2026
National Railway Equipment filed chapter 11 after Great Rock demanded $2.4M in one business day, with a marine-unit sale and recapitalization planned.
Filed April 16, 2026
QVC Group, parent of QVC and HSN, filed prepackaged chapter 11 on April 16, 2026 in SDTX to eliminate over $5B of $6.53B in funded debt under an RSA with three creditor groups. Trade creditors and Cornerstone Brands creditors are unimpaired; emergence targeted within 90 days.
Filed April 15, 2026
Freedom Forever LLC, #2 U.S. residential solar installer (6.1% market share per Wood Mackenzie), filed chapter 11 in Delaware on April 15, 2026 with $500M-$1B in liabilities. Mosaic Funding is the largest creditor at $114M; filing came nine days after the Texas AG named it in a solar fraud probe.
Filed April 9, 2026
Ascend Elements, a lithium-ion battery recycler valued at $1.5 billion, filed chapter 11 in S.D. Tex. on April 9, 2026, pursuing a 363 sale after the DOE cancelled $110M of a $316M grant for its Kentucky facility. Jefferies is running the sale process; no DIP facility at filing.
Filed April 8, 2026
EEW American Offshore Structures, the Paulsboro NJ manufacturer that built the first monopile foundations for U.S. offshore wind, filed chapter 11 after Orsted cancelled Ocean Wind 1 and Shell withdrew from Atlantic Shores. The $250 million facility lost its customer pipeline as federal policy turned against offshore wind.