以下是引用Caffeine在2008-9-15 7:45:00的发言:
yes. originally they were talking about liquidation so I was quite confused. it turned out to be Chap 11.
I'm not a lawyer but I heard that there are different rules when it comes to broker/dealers' bankruptcies. wonder what difference that makes.
我看到的是LEh Holding filed a petition for Ch 11, 但是IB part filed for ch 7.
据我有限的知识,CH11和CH 7的区别很大,ch 7是liquidation, 债务是“all or nothing“的游戏。有non-dischargeable的债务,譬如back to 3 years的taxes. File了ch 7的公司最后基本就是“死掉了”为结局。
ch 11是restructure bankruptcy, 债务会spread out,会cut back。LEH会先file 一个repayment plan, 然后judg审核。如果同意了这个plan,公司会照常运营,还可以继续借债以确保ongoing operation(这个是和ch 7最大的区别,ch 7没什么继续运营一说)。ch 11的债务, follow the absolute priority rule (shareholder 啥都拿不到也是这个原因,因为debtholder先有权力拿回自己的债;然后是preferred shareholders,最后才是common shareholders。debtholder里面又分first lien, second lien,有无投票权等,反正异常复杂。)
如果ch 11 失败了,就go for ch 7. 历史上80%的ch 11都失败了。成功的只有20%, kmart就是一个成功的例子。但愿leh会成功;但是在这种经济形式下,个人觉得恐怕是凶多吉少。