Fine Host Corporation

Company

• Pre-filing annual sales: $591 (millions of current dollars)
• Pre-filing assets: $439 (millions of current dollars)
• Pre-filing number of employees: 14,250
• Sub-industry: 58 Eating and Drinking Places
• Place of incorporation: DE
• Court for city of headquarters: CT Bridgeport
• In business at filing? yes

Bankruptcy case

• Chapter at filing: Chapter 11
• Who filed case? debtors
• Debtor's lead attorney: Weil Gotshal
• Date of filing: January 7, 1999
• Judge at filing: Peter J. Walsh
• Court district of filing: DE
• Court city of filing: Wilmington
• Case number: 99-00020
• Cause of bankruptcy: Fraud
• Forum shop? Forum Shop


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


• Disposition status: confirmed
• Date of disposition: May 18, 1999
• Judge at disposition: Peter J. Walsh
• Days from filing to disposition: 131

After the case

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