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Examiner finds no problems with Polaroid bankruptcy
Boston, Aug 23: An independent examiner found no evidence of accounting irregularities related to the 2001 bankruptcy of film and camera company Polaroid Corp., according to papers that were made public.
Boston, Aug 23: An independent examiner found no evidence of accounting irregularities related to the 2001 bankruptcy of film and camera company Polaroid Corp., according to papers that were made public.
The examiner, Perry Mandarino, was appointed after some
creditors, former employees and retirees alleged that company
executives and directors channeled bonuses, deferred salary
and pension money to themselves as they prepared the company's
bankruptcy filing in October, 2001.
There were also claims Polaroid undervalued its assets, suggesting the bankruptcy filing was unnecessary, as well as criticisms of the auction that resulted in sale of the company's assets for $255 million in June 2002.
But Mandarino found no evidence of wrongdoing and concluded that, during the quarter prior to the bankruptcy filing, Polaroid's finances ``may actually have been more negative than as reflected in its public filings with the SEC".
Polaroid is now a separate entity from the bankrupt company and owned by one equity partners, a division of Chicago-based bank One Corp.
``We're pleased the examiner's report resolves questions raised during the chapter 11 (bankruptcy) process, and we can now better focus our resources on continuing to build the Polaroid business and launching our new digital printing technology,'' said Skip Colcord, a spokesman for the new entity.
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There were also claims Polaroid undervalued its assets, suggesting the bankruptcy filing was unnecessary, as well as criticisms of the auction that resulted in sale of the company's assets for $255 million in June 2002.
But Mandarino found no evidence of wrongdoing and concluded that, during the quarter prior to the bankruptcy filing, Polaroid's finances ``may actually have been more negative than as reflected in its public filings with the SEC".
Polaroid is now a separate entity from the bankrupt company and owned by one equity partners, a division of Chicago-based bank One Corp.
``We're pleased the examiner's report resolves questions raised during the chapter 11 (bankruptcy) process, and we can now better focus our resources on continuing to build the Polaroid business and launching our new digital printing technology,'' said Skip Colcord, a spokesman for the new entity.
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