{"id":117670,"date":"2020-11-22T19:31:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-22T16:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/guitar-center-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy\/"},"modified":"2020-11-22T19:31:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-22T16:31:36","slug":"guitar-center-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/guitar-center-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy\/","title":{"rendered":"#Guitar Center Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Guitar Center Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"grid--item body body__container article__body grid-layout__content\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click='{\"element\":\"ExternalLink\",\"outgoingURL\":\"https:\/\/www.guitarcenter.com\/\"}' href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarcenter.com\/\">Guitar Center<\/a> has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click='{\"element\":\"ExternalLink\",\"outgoingURL\":\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/11\/22\/business\/dealbook\/guitar-center-files-for-bankruptcy.html\"}' href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/11\/22\/business\/dealbook\/guitar-center-files-for-bankruptcy.html\">The New York Times<\/a><\/em> reports. The company filed on Saturday night (November 21) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of Virginia, according to the <em>Times<\/em>. Guitar Center will continue to pay employees amid bankruptcy. Read the full report <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click='{\"element\":\"ExternalLink\",\"outgoingURL\":\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/11\/22\/business\/dealbook\/guitar-center-files-for-bankruptcy.html\"}' href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/11\/22\/business\/dealbook\/guitar-center-files-for-bankruptcy.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The looming possibility that Guitar Center might file for bankruptcy was reported by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click='{\"element\":\"ExternalLink\",\"outgoingURL\":\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/10\/23\/business\/guitar-center-is-preparing-for-a-possible-bankruptcy-filing.html?login=email&amp;auth=login-email\"}' href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/10\/23\/business\/guitar-center-is-preparing-for-a-possible-bankruptcy-filing.html?login=email&amp;auth=login-email\">the <em>Times<\/em><\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click='{\"element\":\"ExternalLink\",\"outgoingURL\":\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-10-26\/guitar-center-mulls-restructuring-with-creditors-taking-control\"}' href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-10-26\/guitar-center-mulls-restructuring-with-creditors-taking-control\">Bloomberg<\/a> last month. The company faced financial strain after it was forced to temporarily shutter most of its physical locations earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At one point, 75 percent of Guitar Center\u2019s stores were closed across the US.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement posted on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click='{\"element\":\"ExternalLink\",\"outgoingURL\":\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20201121005053\/en\/Guitar-Center-Takes-Next-Step-to-Recapitalize-Company-with-Comprehensive-Support-Agreement-and-Financing\"}' href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20201121005053\/en\/Guitar-Center-Takes-Next-Step-to-Recapitalize-Company-with-Comprehensive-Support-Agreement-and-Financing\">Businesswire<\/a>, Guitar Center will \u201ccontinue to meet its financial obligations to vendors, suppliers, and employees, and intends to make payments in full to these parties without interruption in the ordinary course of business.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"cne-interlude-embed\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is an important and positive step in our process to significantly reduce our debt and enhance our ability to reinvest in our business to support long-term growth,\u201d Guitar Center CEO Ron Japinga said in the statement. \u201cThroughout this process, we will continue to serve our customers and deliver on our mission of putting more music in the world. Given the strong level of support from our lenders and creditors, we expect to complete the process before the end of this year.\u201d Find the full statement <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click='{\"element\":\"ExternalLink\",\"outgoingURL\":\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20201121005053\/en\/Guitar-Center-Takes-Next-Step-to-Recapitalize-Company-with-Comprehensive-Support-Agreement-and-Financing\"}' href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20201121005053\/en\/Guitar-Center-Takes-Next-Step-to-Recapitalize-Company-with-Comprehensive-Support-Agreement-and-Financing\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The company filed on Saturday night (November 21) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of Virginia, according to the Times. Guitar Center will continue to pay employees amid bankruptcy. 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