Anchor Glass Container Corp. (1996)

Company

• Pre-filing annual sales: $1,799 (millions of current dollars)
• Pre-filing assets: $2,273 (millions of current dollars)
• Pre-filing number of employees: 5,700
• Sub-industry: 32 Stone, Clay, Glass, And Concrete Products
• Place of incorporation: DE
• Court for city of headquarters: FL Tampa
• In business at filing? yes

Bankruptcy case

• Chapter at filing: Chapter 11
• Who filed case? debtors
• Debtor's lead attorney: Stroock Stroock
• Date of filing: September 13, 1996
• Judge at filing: Peter J. Walsh
• Court district of filing: DE
• Court city of filing: Wilmington
• Case number: 96-01434
• Cause of bankruptcy: Not tort
• Forum shop? Forum Shop


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


• Disposition status: confirmed
• Date of disposition: November 25, 1997
• Judge at disposition: Peter J. Walsh
• Days from filing to disposition: 438

After the case

• Did firm emerge? Company emerged
• Did firm refile? emerged 5 years, did not refile