Posted: Monday, February 14, 2011 by
Ben Pate
Debtor in possession (DIP) is a highly specific legal concept used frequently by insolvency lawyers and insolvency practitioners. It refers to a natural person or corporation that has formally declared them self a bankrupt (that is, filed a bankruptcy petition) but remains in possession of assets upon which a creditor has some form of security interest (such as, for example a lien).
Finance / Bankruptcy