"Chapter 11" refers in the US Bankruptcy code to a procedure whereby a debtor under financial stress is given time to re-organise its business structure, and in particular its funding arrangements (E.g. to Spread its reimbursements over a longer period of time).

(See Chapter 46 Mergers and Demergers of the Vernimmen)

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