Article: Milacron driven into bankruptcy.(News)

Byline: Bill Bregar

Milacron Inc. dodged the bankruptcy bullet five years ago with an 11th-hour refinancing. But the clock ran out on March 10, when Milacron filed for Chapter 11 facing today's caustic combination of a global recession that cut demand for its machinery and the credit crunch that dried up alternative financing sources.

Milacron "faced a severe liquidity crisis by the end of February, the company said in court documents.

Two investor groups that hold 78 percent of its senior notes Avenue Capital Group and DDJ Capital Management LLC will provide the company with $80 million in debtor-in-possession financing that will give ...

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