in receivership

Example Sentences

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“I am advised that the process leading to the company being placed in receivership is legally questionable,” he said in a statement in a government publication.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

California Attorney general filed a civil case against Shangri-La Industries in January 2024 seeking the return of more than $100 million in Project Homekey funds and asking the court to place seven properties in receivership.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

Deals involving banks either in receivership or under stress rose to $23.2 billion in the first quarter to the highest since 2019, according to data from Dealogic.

From Reuters • Jul. 17, 2023

Schmitt put the company in receivership and sold off its assets, including a factory in Red Hook that cost nearly $7 million to build.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2023

On the night of Thursday, May 5, officials of the National Cordage Company, a trust that controlled 80 percent of America’s rope production, placed itself in receivership.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson