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Disgraced Ex-Bankruptcy Judge Taps Star Lawyer David Boies

Legal heavyweight David Boies will represent a former Texas bankruptcy judge accused of improperly concealing his romantic relationship with a local attorney.

Invesco Loses Bid to Seize Control of Bain-Backed Restructuring

Invesco lost a bid to regain control of <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1537907D%20US%20Equity","_id":"00000190-36ef-d497-a7fb-feef48310001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Robertshaw after the firm was stripped of its power to steer the restructuring of the troubled appliance parts maker by rivals <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/0755354D%20US%20Equity","_id":"00000190-36ef-d497-a7fb-feef48320000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Bain Capital, <-rte-company state="{"_id":"00000190-36ef-d497-a7fb-feef48320001","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Eaton Vance Management and <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/830756Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"00000190-36ef-d497-a7fb-feef48320002","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Canyon Capital Advisors.

Brooklyn’s William Vale Luxury Hotel Sells for $177 Million

EOS Hospitality bought Brooklyn’s 183-room luxury hotel The William Vale for $177 million following a years-long bankruptcy involving its owner, All Year Holdings.

WOM, Ad Hoc Creditors Group to Sign Deal in Coming Days: DF

WOM and an ad hoc group of creditors agreed to maintain the bankruptcy proceedings in the US and plan to sign a deal in the coming days, Diario Financiero reported.

Judges Urged to Embrace AI, but Not When Writing Opinions

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Judges should be broadly integrating artificial intelligence technologies in their chambers while approaching generative AI—which can produce text and audio automatically—with skepticism, experts say.

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Kaisa Avoids Liquidation for Now But Restructuring Plan Needed

A Hong Kong court has given Chinese developer <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1638%20HK%20Equity","_id":"00000190-488c-d497-a7fb-ec8d35e70000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd. seven more weeks to work on its debt restructuring plan in order to avoid being liquidated, but also warned this might be the company’s last chance.

Chinese Developer Kaisa Returns to Court for Liquidation Hearing

Few <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://news/topics/CHCREDIT","_id":"00000190-46e7-d497-a7fb-eeef11ac0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Chinese developers symbolize the long path to resolving the property debt crisis quite like <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1638%20HK%20Equity","_id":"00000190-46e7-d497-a7fb-eeef11ac0001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd., which will be trying to fend off liquidation in a Hong Kong court Monday.

Binance General Counsel Confronts Some of Crypto’s Hardest Tests

<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1624796D%20CH%20Equity","_id":"00000190-46e2-d497-a7fb-eeef936a0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Binance’s General Counsel Eleanor Hughes has a lot to keep her busy, ranging from the giant crypto exchange’s testy dispute with Nigerian officials to strict monitoring by US authorities as part of a landmark <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"S4HQUFDWX2PS","_id":"00000190-46e2-d497-a7fb-eeef936a0001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">plea deal.

Credit’s Strong Run Stumbles in First This Year: Credit Weekly

Global <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://news/topics/CMW","_id":"00000190-43f3-d497-a7fb-efffc2960000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">corporate bonds are on track for their worst month since late last year by one measure, reigniting the debate about the relative value of credit versus other fixed-income classes.

Robertshaw Sold to Bain, One Rock, Eaton Vance and Canyon

A Texas bankruptcy judge approved the sale of appliance parts maker <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1537907D%20US%20Equity","_id":"00000190-3c95-d497-a7fb-fc9dc5df0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Robertshaw to a group of lenders that includes <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/0755354D%20US%20Equity","_id":"00000190-3c95-d497-a7fb-fc9dc5df0001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Bain Capital, <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/43409Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"00000190-3c95-d497-a7fb-fc9dc5df0002","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Eaton Vance Management, <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/830756Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"00000190-3c95-d497-a7fb-fc9dc5df0003","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Canyon Capital Advisors and private equity owner <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/0277677D%20US%20Equity","_id":"00000190-3c95-d497-a7fb-fc9dc5df0004","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">One Rock Capital Partners.

Rite Aid Fights $200 Million Bill After MedImpact Buys Elixir

<-rte-company state="{"_id":"00000190-3c31-d497-a7fb-fc3d10470000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Rite Aid Corp. and <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/0193751D%20US%20Equity","_id":"00000190-3c31-d497-a7fb-fc3d10470002","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">MedImpact Healthcare Systems Inc. are fighting over which company is responsible for more than $200 million in extra costs connected with an acquisition, a fresh hurdle for the pharmacy company as it attempts to forge a path out of bankruptcy.

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