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
• §363 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