Thursday, October 1, 2009

Ex-bankruptcy judge to lead Extended Stay probe

NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - A former bankruptcy court judge was appointed to examine the purchase and financing of lodging chain Extended Stay America Inc [ESAIN.UL], a bankrupt chain of hotels.
Ralph Mabey, who served as a bankruptcy judge from 1979 to 1983, was named by a New York bankruptcy court to look into the acquisition of Extended Stay by David Lichtenstein's Lightstone Group.

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