Bankruptcy News Updates

Government, Business, Technology

Northvolt Gets New Extension to Submit Documents to US Court

Swedish battery maker Northvolt AB has been granted a second deadline extension to file schedules and statements with a bankruptcy court in the U.S., according to a ruling on Jan. 15.

January 16, 2025
Government, Business, Technology

Northvolt Sells Its Stake in Recycling JV to Norsk Hydro

Bankrupt battery maker Northvolt AB agreed to sell its remaining shares in a recycling venture to Norsk Hydro ASA as it continues to slim down operations amid a Chapter 11 process in the U.S.

January 13, 2025
Government, Business, Technology

Northvolt Owners Back Plan to Keep Making Batteries

Northvolt AB shareholders approved the bankrupt electric vehicle supplier’s plan to keep building battery cells while it seeks new funding to restructure under Chapter 11 protection.

January 8, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Yellow, Pension Funds' Claims Battle to Extend Through Q1

Oral arguments on dispositive motions related to the claims by 11 pension funds are now set to take place at a Jan. 28 hearing at the Delaware Bankruptcy Court.

December 17, 2024
Business, Technology, Fuel

Lion Electric Wins Court Protection From Creditors

After winning breathing room with its bankers to look for additional funding earlier in December, Lion said it failed to raise any cash and was now in default on debt repayments.

December 17, 2024
Business, Technology, Fuel

Northvolt Bankruptcy Hits Danish Pension Fund Hard

ATP is one of the largest owners in Northvolt with a stake of about 5%. The value of that holding “probably won’t be very far from zero.”

December 16, 2024
Government, Business

Kal Freight Adds Directors After Being Accused of Malfeasance

A judge approved adding independent directors to Kal Freight’s board after the bankrupt trucking firm was accused of double-pledging its trucks as collateral to obtain financing.

December 11, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Germany Assumes $629M in Northvolt Debt After Insolvency

Germany will assume more than 600 million euros ($629 million) of debt that its development bank extended to Northvolt AB for the construction of a battery plant in the country.

December 2, 2024
Business, Equipment

Judge Warns of Pitfalls in American Tire’s Bankruptcy Plan

The current debtor-in-possession financing plan could risk a lawsuit down the road, Judge Craig T. Goldblatt told lenders at a Nov. 19 hearing in Delaware.

November 20, 2024
Business, Equipment, For-Hire, Top 100

Yellow Submits Final Chapter 11 Plan, Seeks Creditor Deal

The administrators are disputing the size of withdrawal liability claims from Central States Pension Fund and other multiemployer pension funds.

September 5, 2024