Cabinet company seeks bankruptcy protection

DAYTON — Cabinet Enterprises LLC, which does business as Knapke Cabinets, sought Chapter 11 protection Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

Versailles-based Cabinet Enterprises has one location at 6105 Far Hills Ave. in Centerville, but has closed its locations in downtown Troy and Versailles. In Monday’s petition, Cabinet Enterprises said it would continue to operate the Centerville location.

The company said it had $126,288 in assets and $750,886 in liabilities, according to the petition.

Cabinet Enterprises LLC acquired Knapke Cabinets from Bernard and Nicole Knapke through an Article 9 sale in February. An Article 9 sale is a means of transferring ownership of a distressed company through the Uniform Commercial Code.

From February through the end of August, the company said it had accrued a net loss of $321,757.

The sole member of the LLC, Jack Berger, and the company’s bankruptcy attorney, Roger Luring, could not immediately be reached for comment Tuesday morning.

Chapter 11 protection frees a company from the threat of creditors’ lawsuits while it reorganizes its finances. The debtor’s reorganization plan must be accepted by a a majority of its creditors. Unless the court rules otherwise, the debtor remains in control of the business and its assets.

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