liquidation

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The legal document protects a company from creditors for a short period, initially 10 business days, to either find a buyer, find an administrator, or enter liquidation.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Those shares’ liquidation preference—the government’s claim on the companies’ value before other shareholders get paid—has risen to about $370 billion as of this month.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

“A very simple rule of thumb for tactical liquidation is when gold and equities crash together, which usually signals margin call / liquidation-esque behavior,” they say.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

The company has been teetering on the brink of liquidation for weeks and surviving on emergency financing from automotive customers after its lenders declined to put more money in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

The place had already been picked clean before the liquidation.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz