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Investors holding bonds in bankrupt companies can at least have the comfort in knowing that as unsecured creditors they are second in line for payment. Secured creditors, those with claims backed by collateral, such as equipment or real estate, are paid first. Stockholders come last.

In general, secured creditors have the highest priority followed by priority unsecured creditors. The remaining creditors are often paid prior to equity shareholders.

Summary. In summary, the priority of payments in a company liquidation is as follows: secured creditors, preferential creditors, unsecured creditors, and finally, shareholders.

Motions to convert to Chapter 7 for cause may be granted if the court examines the facts of the case and finds one or more of the following: The debtor has no profitable core business around which to structure a reorganization. The debtor cannot or will not formulate a reasonable reorganization plan.

Secured creditors like banks are going to get paid first. This is because their credit is secured by assets—typically ones that your business controls. Your plan and the courts may consider how integral the assets are that secure your loans to determine which secured creditors get paid first though.

Secured Claims Under Chapter 11 procedures, Secured Creditors will receive payment before the next class of Creditors—those with unsecured claims. Secured claims can be oversecured, meaning the collateral is worth more than the debt, or undersecured, meaning the debt is worth more than the value of the collateral.