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Creative Destruction and an Inevitable Fall: What Can We Learn From the Penthouse Magazine Bankruptcy? Penthouse International, publisher of Penthouse Magazine, sold for $11.2 million in June of 2018. The company was worth about $700 million (adjusted for inflation) at its height. The latest Penthouse Magazine bankruptcy highlights just how far Penthouse has fallen, and what lessons can be learned regarding bankruptcy in general. The New Owner The buyer was WGCZ, which also owns XVideos.com and Bangbros.com. XVideos, in turn, functions as an aggregator (just as YouTube is an aggregator […]
August 25, 2020 – In an unusual twist to an unusual asset sale process, the Court hearing the Northwest Company cases approved the $31.46mn sale of the Debtors’ assets to Ashford Textiles, LLC and Ashford Partners, LLC (together, “Ashford” or “Purchaser”) [Docket No. 301]. The asset purchase agreement (the “APA”) governing terms of the sale is attached to the order as Exhibit 1. On August 7th, the Debtors named Ashford as the back-up bidder, with Cathay Home, Inc. (“Cathay”) named as the successful bidder, notwithstanding that the Cathay bid was […]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE ON MAY 13TH ASSETS OF CALUMET ABRASIVES CO., INC. 1. What is for sale? Certain items of machinery and equipment belonging to Debtor (defined below) and used in the manufacture of industrial abrasive cutting and grinding products (the “Collateral”). The Collateral includes, without limitation, molding presses, mixing equipment, testing equipment and support items. 2. Who is the Debtor? Calumet Abrasives Co., Inc., an Indiana corporation (“Debtor”). 3. Who is selling the Collateral? First Midwest Bank, an Illinois banking corporation (“Creditor”), as the holder and owner of certain credit agreements (including, but not limited to, certain business loan agreements, promissory notes, security agreements and other collateral documents) evidencing indebtedness, and securing payment thereof, owed by Debtor to Creditor. 4. When and where is the sale? The sale will be held on May 13, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. and will be conducted remotely using a call-in phone number […]