Mar 6Hooters of America: Founder-Led Buyout Returns Iconic Chain to Its Rootsfiled ch. 11 with $376M debt. Founders acquired 140+ locations. Full docket and plan confirmation analysis.FreefallFood & agriculture
Mar 6Five Star Selects Madison for Texas Property SaleFive Star selected Madison as the sole qualified bidder for eight Texas properties. A September 18 sale hearing follows procedures allowing a credit bid of up to $90 million.Real estate & construction
Mar 6Buddy Mac Holdings: Franchisor Collapse Triggers Chapter 11Buddy Mac Holdings filed chapter 11 with 49 affiliates after franchisor bankruptcy triggered supplier credit crisis. Complete 50-debtor case analysis.FreefallConsumer & retail
Mar 6Apple Tree Files Chapter 11 to Halt $6.5B Fund Fight With RybolovlevApple Tree Life Sciences filed Chapter 11 to preserve its $6.5B biotech fund amid a governance and funding dispute with Dmitry Rybolovlev's Rigmora.FreefallHealthcare & life sciences
Mar 6Ample: $330M Battery Swapping Unicorn's Chapter 11 CollapseAmple filed chapter 11 Dec 2025 after raising $330M+ from Shell, Blackstone, Mitsubishi. Battery swapping startup pursuing 363 sale. Full case analysis.Industrials & manufacturing
Mar 6iRobot Corporation: Prepackaged Plan Transfers Ownership to PiceaiRobot Corporation, the Roomba maker, filed a prepackaged chapter 11 in Delaware on December 14, 2025. The plan transferred 100% ownership to Chinese manufacturer Shenzhen Picea Robotics via debt-for-equity conversion. Confirmed January 22 and effective January 23, 2026; existing equity cancelled.PrepackagedConsumer & retail
Mar 6Lutheran Life Trustee Seeks to Close Seven Bankruptcy CasesLutheran Life Communities’ creditor trustee seeks to close seven Chapter 11 cases while unsecured claims administration continues. The U.S. Trustee filed a notice of objection ahead of the September 14 hearing.Healthcare & life sciences
Mar 6Mondee Holdings: $191M Credit Bid Sale in 80 DaysMondee Holdings, the largest air ticket consolidator in North America, filed chapter 11 in Delaware with a pre-negotiated $191M stalking horse credit bid. The 80-day sale transferred assets to founder Prasad Gundumogula (75% stake). The case was dismissed after post-sale tax complications.PrenegotiatedTechnology & telecom
Mar 6Omega Therapeutics: $14M Chapter 11 Sale After $532M DealClinical-stage biotech Omega Therapeutics filed chapter 11 in Delaware Feb 2025 after Banc of California swept $14.7M from accounts. Flagship Pioneering affiliate acquired all assets via $14M credit bid in 74 days. Plan of liquidation confirmed July 2025.Healthcare & life sciences
Mar 6Flagship Resort: $5M Insider Buyout of Atlantic City Timeshare PortfolioAtlantic City's largest non-casino hospitality provider filed chapter 11 amid consumer fraud litigation and margin compression. Former co-CEOs resigned weeks before filing, formed AC Boardwalk Investments, and acquired the 794-unit timeshare portfolio for $5M cash plus $40.5M in assumed debt.Travel, leisure & hospitality
Mar 6Car Toys: 38-Year Retailer's $14M Going-Concern SaleCar Toys, the largest independent car audio retailer in America, filed chapter 11 in W.D. Washington after revenue declined from $127M to $60M. Five buyers acquired 35 stores for ~$14M. Insider conflicts over founder Brettler's $20M+ secured claim resolved via December 2025 settlement.Consumer & retail
Mar 6Marin Software: 66-Day Chapter 11 RestructuringMarin Software, a publicly traded SaaS ad-tech company, filed pre-negotiated chapter 11 in Delaware on July 1, 2025. ESW Capital affiliate Kaxxa Holdings provided $5.5 million in plan consideration. The company emerged in 66 days with full creditor recovery and equity distributions.PrenegotiatedTechnology & telecom