When a corporation liquidates its subsidiary, however, the combined companies are no wealthier than they were before.

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When a firm goes bankrupt, it pays money back to investors in a particular order as it liquidates.

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The plan has been for the SPVs to get cash distributions as YA Global Investments liquidates its assets and for the SPVs to pay out its members.

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