What happens when a business files Chapter 11?
Unlike chapter 7, when a business files for chapter 11, a trustee will usually not be appointed and the debtor will remain a “debtor in possession” (DIP) with the same management in place unless the bankruptcy court orders a trustee appointed for “cause” (including fraud, dishonesty, incompetence or gross mismanagement of the affairs of the debtor by its current management), or if the court determines that appointment of a trustee is in the best interest of creditors.
