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Answered By: Austin Haley
Last Updated: May 14, 2024     Views: 1905

Q.
Bankruptcies

Where can I find information on bankruptcies?


A.

 

Capital IQ

  1. Hover over the Screening tab and then click on Companies.
  2. In section for Corporate Actions select "Bankruptcies."

LSEG Workspace

  1. Type Screener into the search bar along the top of the home page, and click to open the SCREENER app.
  2. Make you selections using the filters on the left.
  3. In the text box where it says ‘Add Filter’ start typing bankruptcy and select Bankruptcy Flag.
  4. Set Bankruptcy Flag to true and click Done to add to your criteria.
  5. Your output will appear automatically on the right. Use the drop-down menus above the results to adjust your output display.

Use LexisNexis. Click on "Sources." Search the word, bankruptcy. Select among numerous sources. Click on "continue" and perform your search.

Use HeinOnline. Search by keyword for articles, cases, government documents and legislative histories.

Bankruptcy filings may be found through Bloomberg. Type BNKF and then select the GO key. You can also try Bloomberg Law, some of which is accessible in our subscription. Type BLAW then open in a web browser for best results. 

UCLA - LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database is a dataset, that is free to academics, consisting of 200 data fields on banruptices of large, public companies that were filed in the United States Bankruptcy Courts since October, 1979.

The Harvard Law School Library Bankruptcy Guide brings together resources for locating laws and information on bankruptcy issues.