Maximizing the recovery for unsecured creditors is the primary goal of every liquidating trustee.
Farmland Industries Creditors Paid in Full
Maximizing the recovery for unsecured creditors is the primary goal of every liquidating trustee. In proposing the Farmland Industries liquidating plan, the debtor estimated that the maximum recovery for unsecured creditors would not exceed 85% of their allowed claims and that it would take the liquidating trustee approximately 5 years to reach that payout. Instead, JPMorgan, the appointed liquidating trustee, paid unsecured creditors more than 100% of their allowed claims 3 years earlier than anticipated. Several factors played a crucial role in maximizing the payout for Farmland Industries' unsecured creditors; these are explained in this article.
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