LexaGene files for chapter 7 bankruptcy

LexaGene files for chapter 7 bankruptcy

LexaGene Holdings Inc., a biotechnology company that was based at the Cummings Center, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Boston, after being unable to secure the necessary funding to continue operations. The company has ceased operations and laid off its staff. LexaGene’s founder and CEO, Jack Regan, invented a system that detects biological contaminants, … Read more

Invacare files for bankruptcy

Invacare files for bankruptcy

Invacare Corp. and two of its subsidiaries in the United States have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas. The Elyria, Ohio-based medical equipment manufacturer and distributor has already reached a “restructuring support agreement” with nearly all of its debt holders, the company announced on Wednesday. Such agreements typically include an agreed-upon framework for … Read more

Rockley Photonics files for bankruptcy

Rockley Photonics files for bankruptcy

Rockley Photonics, a wearable sensor company with high-profile partnerships with Apple and Medtronic, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week, after months of falling stock prices and mounting debts. According to an 8-K filing (PDF) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday, Rockley asked to be allowed to proceed as a “debtor in … Read more

Lakeside Produce files for bankruptcy

Lakeside Produce files for bankruptcy

The bankruptcy of Lakeside Produce Inc. in Leamington, Ontario, will shake the produce business in North America. The firm is facing a total of $187,889,241 in claims. Lakeside’s assets are valued at $3,580,233. The bankruptcy petition was filed on January 17. The Dispute Resolution Corporation in Ottawa provided its public data on this astonishing development … Read more

Serta Simmons files for bankruptcy

Serta Simmons files for bankruptcy

Serta Simmons Bedding has filed for pre-arranged bankruptcy in Houston, Texas, in order to reduce company debt from $1.9 billion to $300 million and settle legal claims. The bedding manufacturer intends to achieve this by converting old loans into new loans and exchanging other debt for equity. Meanwhile, the company is running regularly, but it … Read more