bankruptcy

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A run-up in fuel prices helped push Delta into bankruptcy in 2005.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

DeLorean’s upstart company filed for bankruptcy in 1982, having exhausted investor funds, including significant sums from the British government, since the company chose economically struggling Belfast in Northern Ireland for its factory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

It also acquired parachute maker Pioneer Aerospace in 2023 and specialty RF filter firm Akoustis in 2025 after each of those companies filed for bankruptcy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

One of the creditors, who has begun bankruptcy proceedings against de Min to try to recover his money, said the situation was "heartbreaking" because they had "trusted someone".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

It had filed for bankruptcy and was bought out by another company, Parker & Parsley, for virtually nothing.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger