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Unwinding Lehman: The 'most complicated' case ever

The Lehman Brothers liquidators have had to take an unconventional approach to ensure they maximise value from the bank's real estate assets

Three-and-a-half years after filing the largest Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in US history, Lehman Brothers’ real estate portfolio still speckles the globe with assets in various stages of ownership, renovations and disposal.

From the Moonlight Basin Resort in Montana to the Ritz Carlton Kapalua, Lehman's property holdings are likely to take another three years to liquidate, a US spokeswoman said.

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