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Week of August 24, 2026

Signorello Estate Files Chapter 11, Halts Auction on $36.32M AgCredit Debt

Signorello Estate filed chapter 11 in Northern California, pausing foreclosure over $36.32M in AgCredit debt and proposing an up-to-$20M sale.

Food & agriculture

Week of June 22, 2026

Jun 23

Pacific Capital Funding Group Files Chapter 11 in California

Pacific Capital Funding Group, parent of the Pacific Private Money hard-money lending operation, and 12 affiliates filed chapter 11 in the Northern District of California to wind down a collapsed $140 million private mortgage-fund business now under SEC, DOJ, FBI, IRS, and California DFPI investigation.

Financial services

Week of June 1, 2026

Jun 6

SWC Industries: $35M Sale to MSI Automate and Asbestos Trust

SWC Industries filed chapter 11 in November 2024, bifurcating 13 debtors into operating and legacy groups. MSI Automate (Grays Peak Capital) acquired the SencorpWhite operations for ~$35M-$40M; the plan established a non-524(g) asbestos trust and went effective May 27, 2025.

Industrials & manufacturing

Week of May 4, 2026

May 4

PG&E Corporation: Wildfire Chapter 11 and $13.5B Fire Victim Trust

PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company filed chapter 11 in January 2019 under case 19-30088 in the N.D. Cal., driven by $30B+ in wildfire liability. Four sequential RSAs produced a $13.5B Fire Victim Trust; the plan went effective July 1, 2020.

FreefallEnergy & natural resources

Week of March 16, 2026

Mar 19

LeFever Mattson: Settlements Narrow April Confirmation Fight

LeFever Mattson's Northern California chapter 11 cases now center on an April 13-15, 2026 confirmation fight after March settlements, substantive consolidation, and a liquidation plan built around property sales and investor recoveries.

FreefallReal estate & construction

Mar 16

Diocese of Oakland: Competing Plans Target $224M for Abuse Survivors

The Diocese of Oakland chapter 11 has reached a contested plan stage, with the debtor and UCC backing competing paths to fund a $224.3 million survivor trust after a failed dismissal push and mounting professional fees.

FreefallBusiness & public services

Mar 16

Trinitas Farming: Almond Grower Bankruptcy Moves Toward Liquidation

Trinitas Farming's chapter 11 cases in the Northern District of California followed a lender-driven orchard sale process after almond prices fell and Rabo declared default. The debtors, committee, and lender later settled key disputes and moved toward a joint liquidating plan.

FreefallFood & agriculture

Week of December 29, 2025

Dec 30

Bullivant Houser Bailey: 87-Year-Old Law Firm Liquidates in Chapter 11

Bullivant Houser Bailey filed chapter 11 on Dec. 15, 2025 after closing Nov. 1. The 87-year-old firm seeks to subordinate $1.64M in shareholder claims.

Business & public services