Becky Yerak
Bankruptcy Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
@wsj @WSJBankruptcy reporter. @SABEW & @headlineclub award winner. Ex-@chicagotribune @detroitnews . Philippians 4:6-7. St Patrick lector ♌️ [email protected]
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1 week ago |
wsj.com | Akiko Matsuda |Becky Yerak
Claimants argue that the defunct talc supplier—which is owned by the solvent Minerals Technologies—no longer has any business to reorganizeApril 14, 2025 6:00 am ET|WSJ ProA defunct talc-mining subsidiary of a global minerals supplier will make its case Monday for remaining in chapter 11 against personal injury claimants who argue it has no right to bankruptcy protection because it has no business to reorganize.
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3 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Becky Yerak
Aspiration Partners, a climate-finance startup backed by celebrities like Cindy Crawford and Robert Downey Jr., has lined up proposed funding to stay afloat in chapter 11 after federal prosecutors charged a co-founder with fraud.
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1 month ago |
wsj.com | Becky Yerak
The film producer behind “The Matrix” trilogy has filed for bankruptcy, blaming its financial problems on a costly fight with Warner Bros. and an unprofitable foray into independent movies and television. Village Roadshow Entertainment Group entered bankruptcy proposing to sell its film library, which includes its interests in movies, for $365 million to Los Angeles-based investment firm Content Partners.
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1 month ago |
jp.wsj.com | Becky Yerak
映画「マトリックス」3部作などを手掛けた製作会社ビレッジ・ロードショー・エンターテインメント・グループが、米連邦破産法第11条（民事再生法に相当）の適用を申請した。同業ワーナー・ブラザースとの高額な訴訟に加え、不採算が続くインディペンデント系映画およびテレビ制作への進出が財務上の問題になったとしている。 ビレッジ・ロードショーは破産申請に際し、映画の権利を含む作品などを3億6500万ドル（約545億円）でロサンゼルスの投資会社コンテント・パートナーズに売却することを提案。1997年の設立以来、ビレッジ・ロードショーは「オーシャンズ」シリーズや「ジョーカー」、そして「ハドソン川の奇跡」など100本以上の映画を製作・公開してきたCopyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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1 month ago |
wsj.com | Becky Yerak
The company worked with Warner on production, financing and ownership on 89 titles, including the Matrix franchise, court papers show. But the partnership soured, and in 2022 Village filed a complaint against Warner over the release of a fourth “Matrix” installment on HBO Max. Village Roadshow alleged at the time that it was being shut out of rights to co-own and co-finance sequels and prequels of dozens of other films.
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Royal Paper, maker of napkins & toilet paper for customers that include Aldi, Whole Foods & Trader Joe's, has filed for bankruptcy. Among its problems: labor shortages, fire at a distribution center, concerns by suppliers about looming debt maturities. .https://t.co/paFnCk5X65
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Westward Whiskey has filed for bankruptcy. Causes for its money troubles include: falling demand for booze post-Covid; overproduction, leading to unsold inventory; overcapacity after investing heavily in production, hiring and a big warehouse https://t.co/Cawas5sZ9K