> That seems like a bit of a simplistic view spurred on by people who don’t know what Chapter 11 is.
> It’s not “we don’t have any more money” or “we aren’t making any money”, it’s “we need a little court-mandated breathing room (from our creditors) to change x, y, and z, and then we’ll be ok”.
It really depends on which "we" you're talking about:
1. What you said is probably true, from the perspective of the organization itself (which includes its officers).
2. It's almost always false, from the perspective of the current shareholders. They're going to get wiped out.
> It’s not “we don’t have any more money” or “we aren’t making any money”, it’s “we need a little court-mandated breathing room (from our creditors) to change x, y, and z, and then we’ll be ok”.
It really depends on which "we" you're talking about:
1. What you said is probably true, from the perspective of the organization itself (which includes its officers).
2. It's almost always false, from the perspective of the current shareholders. They're going to get wiped out.