Creditors' Agreement

Composition of Creditors
An alternative to bankruptcy, in which creditors agree to accept partial payment in full settlement of their claims. Most often seen in failures of small, unincorporated businesses, whose creditors reason that they will benefit more in profits on future sales to a going concern than they would on liquidation.

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