Gibson, swamped by debt, files for court protection – The Australian Financial Review
by Tiffany Kary and Emma Orr Gibson Brands filed for bankruptcy with a turnaround plan that gives some of the company’s lenders equity ownership of the iconic American business that’s supplied guitars to B.B. King, Elvis Presley and Pete Townshend. Support from senior secured noteholders will help Gibson repay bank loans while going through a “change…