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Borders

December 20, 2011By Sarah Weinman

Unsecured Borders Creditors to Get Close to 10 Cents on Dollar As Liquidation Plan Approved

December 20, 2011By Sarah Weinman

Federal bankruptcy court put its official stamp on the end of Borders, as the chain’s liquidation plan was approved by Judge Martin Glenn on Tuesday. Approximately 98 percent of creditors holding $211.5 million in debt voted to approve the plan. As previously reported, unsecured creditors owed between $812 million and $850 million will receive 4 to 10 cents on the dollar, but court papers indicate that recovery may be in the “higher end of the range,” with Borders lawyer Andrew Glenn stipulating in court that percentage may be even higher still, according to Bloomberg. In addition, Borders got the go-ahead to […]

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November 15, 2011By Sarah Weinman

Borders Creditors Will Get Only 4 to 10 Cents On the Dollar

November 15, 2011By Sarah Weinman

Borders’ current plan for Chapter 11 liquidation proceedings got a preliminary go-ahead in federal bankruptcy court Monday afternoon, when Judge Martin Glenn signed off on the company’s explanatory disclosure statement of their liquidation program. Borders currently expects to pay unsecured creditors somewhere between 4 and 10 percent of the $812 million to $850 million they are owed. Among other items gleaned from the documents: at some point “during the course of these cases,” Perseus resigned from the creditors committee (as did Sony Music). Borders continues to insist that they “intend to market [their] Kobo stock for sale.” They hold roughly 9.9 percent […]

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October 5, 2011By Sarah Weinman

Borders Creates Liquidating Trust For Remaining Assets As Privacy Objections Continue

October 5, 2011By Sarah Weinman

Now that Borders has sold its intellectual property and liquidated all remaining stores, the bankrupt retailer said in a court filing Tuesday that it intends to distribute remaining assets that have not been abandoned or sold already through a liquidating trust. “Holders of equity interests shall neither receive nor retain any property under the plan,” the company said in court papers, which means any remaining shareholders, whoever they are (stock traded at 2 cents on the pink sheets most recently) will end up with nothing. Creditors have until December 9 to approve or reject the plan, with a confirmation hearing […]

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October 3, 2011By Sarah Weinman

Borders Website Will Redirect to BN by October 14

October 3, 2011By Sarah Weinman

As part of a $13.9 million deal approved in federal bankruptcy court late last month, Borders’ website will shut down by October 14 and redirect to BN.com. Over the weekend Barnes & Noble ceo William Lynch wrote a letter to Borders customers outlining the switch — and how to opt out if need be — as well as some words about the end of what was once the second-largest bookstore chain in the country. “Our intent in buying the Borders customer list is simply to try and earn your business,” Lynch wrote in the letter, which went to more than […]

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September 27, 2011By Sarah Weinman

Court Finally Approves BN’s Bid For Borders IP

September 27, 2011By Sarah Weinman

Federal bankruptcy court Judge Martin Glenn finally approved Barnes & Noble’s $13.9 million winning bid for the bulk of Borders’ intellectual property on Monday afternoon after various privacy concerns voiced last week by an independent ombudsman were worked out by all parties. Reuters reported that at the hearing, Borders lawyer Andrew Glenn said the deal will give customers 15 days to opt out of the transfer by responding to an email that will be sent out once the deal closes, though that date has not been decided upon yet. Further information on how the more than 48 million Borders customers […]

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September 22, 2011By Sarah Weinman

BN’s Privacy Issues Are Holding Up the Other Borders IP Sales

September 22, 2011By Sarah Weinman

A lengthy hearing in federal bankruptcy court Thursday did little to resolve a dispute over recommendations from a consumer privacy ombudsman that leaves Barnes & Noble’s $13.9 million bid for Borders’ intellectual property still in doubt. The asset purchase agreement called for a “drop-dead” deadline of September 30, but Judge Glenn flat-out said there was “no way” any deal could be reached in time at the current rate. For now, the parties will reconvene Monday, September 26 at 4 PM. As Judge Glenn heard statements from lawyers for Borders, the creditors committee, Barnes & Noble, as well as the privacy […]

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