Peabody Energy Corporation

Company

  • Pre-filing annual sales: $6,958 (millions of current dollars)
  • Pre-filing assets: $13,672 (millions of current dollars)
  • Pre-filing number of employees: 7,600
  • Sub-industry: 12 Coal Mining
  • Place of incorporation: DE
  • Court for city of headquarters: MO St. Louis
  • 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: April 13, 2016
  • Judge at filing: Barry S. Schermer
  • Court district of filing: MO ED
  • Court city of filing: St. Louis
  • Case number: 16-42529
  • Cause of bankruptcy: Not tort
  • Forum shop? Filed at headquarters

  • 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: free fall

  • Disposition status: confirmed
  • Date of disposition: March 17, 2017
  • Judge at disposition: Barry S. Schermer
  • Days from filing to disposition: 338

After the case

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


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