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Insolvency

Processes
Administration Bankruptcy Chapter 7 (US) CVA Conservatorship Dissolution Examinership IVA Liquidation Provisional liquidation Receivership
Officials
Insolvency practitioner Tribunal Regulatory agency Liquidator Referee in Bankruptcy Trustee in bankruptcy
Claimants
Creditor Preferential creditor Secured creditor Unsecured creditor
Restructuring
Administration (UK) Chapter 11 (US) Cram down Restructuring Scheme of arrangement
Avoidance regimes
Fraudulent conveyance Undervalue transaction Unfair preference Voidable floating charge
Offences
Fraudulent trading Misfeasance Trading while insolvent Wrongful trading
Security
Floating charge Lien Mortgage Second lien loan Security interest
International
Chapter 15 (US) Cross-border insolvency Insolvency Regulation UNCITRAL Model Law
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Bankruptcy in the United States

Bankruptcy in the United States
Authority History U.S. Trustee Court BAP Code FRBP
Chapters
Chapter 7 Chapter 9 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 15
Aspects of bankruptcy law
Automatic stay Discharge Bankruptcy trustee Chief restructuring officer Claim Means test DIP
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A trustee in bankruptcy is an entity, often an individual, in charge of administering a bankruptcy estate.