by Calculated Risk on 4/13/2009 12:39:00 AM

From the NY Times: ‘Surgical’ Bankruptcy Possible for G.M.

The Treasury Department is directing General Motors to lay the groundwork for a bankruptcy filing by a June 1 deadline... The goal is to prepare for a fast “surgical” bankruptcy, the people who had been briefed on the plans said.
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One plan under consideration would create a new company that would buy the “good” assets of G.M. almost immediately after the carmaker files for bankruptcy.
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Treasury officials are examining one potential outcome in which the “good G.M.” enters and exits bankruptcy protection in as little as two weeks ...

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