The minimum bid for all IPI assets has been set at US$10m in cash.\u00a0IPI and the committee will\u00a0choose an initial \u201cstalking horse\u201d bidder<\/strong>, schedule an auction and set up procedures to assign and assume contracts. Both IPI and the committee aim to schedule a sale hearing on March 25, at 9am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the Saipan Tribune, the NMI bankruptcy court will retain jurisdiction over any and all matters arising from or related to the implementation or interpretation of its order.<\/p>\n\n\n Last October, chief judge Ramona V. Manglona<\/strong> of the District Court for the NMI denied IPI\u2019s bid to sell its unfinished Garapan hotel casino and real estate assets. Manglona also turned down IPI\u2019s request to employ Keen-Summit Capital Partners to promote IPI\u2019s property. Instead, the judge granted IPI creditors\u2019 request to engage Intrepid Investment Bankers to <\/strong>market IPI\u2019s properties as a holistic business<\/a> rather than real estate property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n IPI filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last April<\/a>, citing debts of over US$165.8m. Among the company\u2019s largest unsecured creditors are the CNMI Treasury, MCC International, the Commonwealth Casino Commission (CCC), the law offices of Hughes Hubbard & Reed, Century Estate Investment, CNMI Division of Revenue and Taxation and\u00a0Joshua Gray<\/a> with claims ranging from US$5.68m to US$62m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" IPI and the creditor committee aim to hold a sale hearing on March 25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777009863,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The District Court for the NMI has approved Imperial Pacific International's (IPI) bidding procedure for its unfinished Garapan hotel casino and real estate assets, setting a minimum bid of US$10m. This development follows IPI's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing last April, with a sale hearing now scheduled for March 25. The court's decision facilitates the disposition of IPI's significant liabilities and assets under a structured process.","focusai_entities":"Imperial Pacific International (IPI), District Court for the NMI, Robert J. Faris, Ramona V. 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