

Texas-based BJ Services filed on July 20 as it looks to sell off its cementing business and parts of its fracking business.


As the economic crisis worsened, it converted its Chapter 11 reorganization to a Chapter 7 liquidation in early April.Īscena Retail, the parent company of iconic retailer Ann Taylor and Lane Bryant, among other brands, filed on July 23 and announced plans to close an undisclosed number of its 2,800 stores.Īvianca, which served more than 30 million passengers last year as one of Latin America’s largest airlines, filed on May 10 with all of its passenger flights grounded since mid-March due to Covid-19.īar Louie, a nationwide gastropub chain, filed on January 27 after closing 38 of its locations, leaving less than 100 remaining. Demand for auto parts has sunk during the pandemic and import tariffs on metals have cut into its margins as well.Īpex Parks Group, which had to close its 12 entertainment centers and water parks due to the pandemic, filed for a Chapter 11 reorganization on April 8.Īrt Van Furniture, a midwestern retailer with 176 locations, filed on March 8. Private-equity-backed APC Automotive filed on June 3. The ALDO Group, a Montreal-based shoe retailer that operates about 3,000 locations in more than 100 countries, filed on May 7 under pressure from store closures.Īmerican Addiction Centers, the first publicly traded addiction treatment provider in the U.S., filed on June 20. Illinois-based pharmaceutical company Akorn filed on May 20, two years after Fresenius backed out of a planned $4.3 billion takeover over quality control concerns. Advantage Rent A Car filed on May 26, four days after its competitor Hertz, with global travel still ground to a halt.Īeromexico, the largest airline in Mexico, filed on July 1, but planned to double its domestic flights and quadruple its international flights in July compared with June as it ramps up operations following strict coronavirus shutdowns.
