American Apparel, Inc. (2015)

Company

  • Pre-filing annual sales: $760 (millions of current dollars)
  • Pre-filing assets: $367 (millions of current dollars)
  • Pre-filing number of employees: 10,000
  • Sub-industry: 67 Holding And Other Investment Offices
  • Place of incorporation: DE
  • Court for city of headquarters: CA Los Angeles
  • In business at filing? yes

Bankruptcy case

  • Chapter at filing: Chapter 11
  • Who filed case? debtors
  • Debtor's lead attorney: Jones Day
  • Date of filing: October 5, 2015
  • Judge at filing: Christopher S. Sontchi
  • Court district of filing: DE
  • Court city of filing: Wilmington
  • Case number: 15-12055
  • Cause of bankruptcy: Not tort
  • Forum shop? Forum Shop

  • Case transferred? no
  • Destination court of transfer: not applicable
  • Creditors committee appointed? yes
  • ยง363 sale: no 363 sale
  • Dip loan final approval? yes
  • Plan type: prenegotiated

  • Disposition status: confirmed
  • Date of disposition: January 27, 2016
  • Judge at disposition: Brendan L. Shannon
  • Days from filing to disposition: 114

After the case

  • Did firm emerge? Company emerged
  • Did firm refile? emerged 5 years, refiled


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