Debtor in possession

A debtor in possession or DIP in United States bankruptcy law is a person or corporation who has filed a bankruptcy petition, but remains in possession of property upon which a creditor has a lien or similar security interest. A debtor becomes the debtor in possession after filing the bankruptcy petition.[1][2][3] A corporation which continues to operate its business under Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings is a debtor in possession.

Under certain circumstances, the debtor in possession may be able to keep the property by paying the creditor the fair market value, as opposed to the contract price. For example, where the property is a personal vehicle which has depreciated since the time of the purchase, and which the debtor needs to find or continue employment to pay off his debts, the debtor may pay the creditor for the fair market value of the car to keep it.

On January 20, 2026, asset management firm GoldenTree committed to buying a roughly $200 million ‌portion of the debtor-in-possession financing of bankrupt retailer Saks Global, which owned hundreds of millions of dollars in inventory from brands including Chanel and Gucci.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Guidelines for Debtors-in-Possession" (PDF). Justice.gov. United States Department of Justice. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  2. ^ "11 U.S. Code § 1101 - Definitions for this chapter". Legal Information Institute. Cornell Law School. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  3. ^ Friedland & Cahill, Jonathan P. & Christopher M. (2021). Commercial Bankruptcy Litigation. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Thomson Reuters. pp. §1:11. ISBN 978-1-5392-3368-8
  4. ^ "GoldenTree to buy about $200 million of Saks Global bankruptcy financing, Bloomberg News reports". Reuters. 2026-01-20. Retrieved 2026-01-20.


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