Oct 16Character.AI Files Chapter 11 With Disney’s $20M License BidCharacter.AI’s Chapter 11 filings outline Disney’s proposed $20 million IP license, escrow terms, requested sale procedures, and states’ safety and privacy concerns.
Sep 10DISH DBS Repays $2 Billion in Notes During Chapter 11DISH DBS repaid $2 billion in notes on July 28. Its modified plan proposed $5 billion in remaining debt, a wireless asset sale, and separate recovery mechanisms for disputed network claims.Prepackaged
Sep 9LIV Golf Files Chapter 11, Pursues $300M RecapitalizationLIV Golf proposes a $300 million recapitalization with majority common ownership for players. A separate $49.6 million PIF loan request would fund operations and the bankruptcy cases, subject to approval.
Jul 20Local First Media Completes $1.28M Alaska Radio Sale to Alaska First MediaLocal First Media's Chapter 15 case recognized an Alberta receivership that sold Alaska radio assets to Alaska First Media for $1,280,797.59, resolving a municipal tax objection and moving the estate into post-sale wind-down.
Jun 6Pivotal Post: $22M Insider Credit-Bid Sale and DismissalFilm and TV post-production company Pivotal Post filed chapter 11 in Delaware in November 2024. The debtors' prepetition lenders credit-bid $22M to acquire assets through Film Services International. The case dismissed May 19, 2025 with no recovery for unsecured creditors.Freefall
Jun 1Village Roadshow: Liquidation Plan Confirmed with $57M Warner Bros. SettlementVillage Roadshow Entertainment Group's chapter 11 plan was confirmed in Delaware on April 17, 2026 and went effective May 1, 2026. The plan distributes $440M of Alcon sale proceeds and grants Warner Bros. a $57.05M allowed claim, ending the Matrix arbitration. Bar date June 1, 2026.
May 22Pinstripes Holdings: From $520M SPAC Debut to Chapter 7 in Under Two YearsPinstripes public holding company sold its eatertainment assets to lender affiliate SilverStrike through a $15M credit bid, then converted from chapter 11 to chapter 7.Chapter 7
May 18Food52 Liquidation: Effective Plan and First Trust ReportFood52’s plan became effective May 22, 2026. The trust reported no unsecured-creditor payments through June 30; recovery projections are historical.
May 5Emmerich Newspapers: Mississippi Publisher Files Chapter 11 Amid Copyright LitigationEmmerich Newspapers filed chapter 11 March 20, 2026 in S.D. Mississippi (Case No. 26-00793). The Jackson-based group operates 25+ papers across the Mississippi Delta with copyright suits against NewsBreak and an antitrust action against Google pending. Capital structure not yet disclosed.Freefall
May 5Legacy Cares Files Chapter 11 After $284M Arizona Revenue Bonds Default; Mesa Sports Park Sells for $25.8MArizona nonprofit Legacy Cares filed chapter 11 in May 2023 after $284M in revenue bonds defaulted and the Mesa sports complex missed its 2022 revenue budget by over $70M. The park sold for $25.8M in December 2023; the SEC and DOJ charged its founders with bond fraud in April 2025.Freefall
May 5Lucky Bucks: Prepackaged Chapter 11, Holdings Converted to Chapter 7Lucky Bucks filed prepackaged chapter 11 in Delaware on June 9, 2023 with $904 million in funded debt. OpCo confirmed a plan in 49 days and emerged as Arc Gaming; Holdings converted to chapter 7, transferring $237.7 million in alleged dividend-clawback claims to an independent trustee.Prepackaged
May 4Cirque du Soleil: First Lien Lenders Acquire Via $1.09B Credit Bid in CCAA Sale, Case Winds Down After Five YearsCirque du Soleil filed chapter 15 in Delaware July 2020 as an ancillary to Canadian CCAA proceedings. First lien lenders credit-bid approximately $1.089 billion to acquire the company through Spectacle BidCo. The case closed January 27, 2026 after a five-year wind-down.