Overview

Guides

Structured primers designed to take readers deeper into ABCs, receiverships, strategic advisory work, and turnaround execution.

• What is an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors (ABC)?
• Payments and Clawbacks in a California ABC
• The First 48 Hours: What Happens When an ABC Practitioner Walks Through the Door
• ABC vs. Chapter 7 vs. Chapter 11
• Alternatives to Bankruptcy in California

The Puck Podcast

Long-form conversations from Jim Baer on venture capital, restructuring, technology, and the operating realities behind fast-changing markets.

• Sara Seager: The Search for Life on Venus, Widowhood, and Autism
• Avi Loeb: This Is a Blind Date of Interstellar Proportions
• Michael Moritz: Steve Jobs, Sequoia, and the Weight of History
• Lori Garver
• Christopher Beha

Articles

Practical reads on restructuring paths, fiduciary roles, liquidation strategy, and how stakeholders can frame the right next step.

• Private Credit and the Test of Repayment
• Why Korea’s Market Rout, Higher U.S. Rates, and the Falling Price of AI Belong in the Same Conversation
• Why Economic Capacity and Space Strategy Now Belong in the Same Conversation
• Debt, Discipline, and the Cost of Postponing Difficult Choices
• Private Credit’s Liquidity Test Is Moving Into the Middle Market
• Delaware's New ABC Law: What It Means for Distressed Businesses

Case Studies

Representative engagements showing how public sales, lender remedies, and distressed-company decisions get executed when time, cash, and optionality are constrained.

• Professional Services Firm Turnaround
• Industrial Equipment Lender: Article 9 Sale
• Public Sale of a Distressed Media Company
• Specialty Distributor: Out-of-Court Workout
• Consumer Products Company: State Court Receivership
• Technology Startup: ABC Wind-Down
• Medical Device Manufacturer: Chapter 11 Support
• Apparel Company: Out-of-Court Liquidation

Webinars

On-demand recordings and upcoming live sessions covering restructuring strategy, fiduciary duties, and distressed-company best practices.

Newsletters

The Puck newsletter archive — monthly notes from Jim Baer on venture capital, restructuring, and the operating realities behind fast-changing markets.

Videos

Broadcast segments and on-camera commentary covering insolvency, crisis situations, and the practical mechanics of distressed-company work.

• CBS News Prime Time: Jim Baer on Sam Bankman-Fried
• ABC: Jim Baer on FTX Bankruptcy
• KABC: Jim Baer