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Foster Wheeler, Ltd.

Hild, Matthias

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Foster Wheeler, Ltd.

Hild, Matthias

QA-0634 | Published September 13, 2004 | 6 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

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In December 2003, Foster Wheeler Ltd., a publicly traded global engineering and construction company with large capital requirements, was on the brink of bankruptcy. In the midst of restructuring efforts, it had accumulated a shareholder deficit of $872 million. Going forward, management he had to decide whether or not to pursue a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and how to approach the ongoing negotiations with the company's creditors.

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