A phoenix operation is a questionable business practice in which a company with debts goes into voluntary liquidation and is immediately purchased by the same owners or directors, the unsecured debts being left behind in the process. In essence, a phoenix operation allows the owners of a company to dump the unsecured debts and continue trading without paying for goods and services they have received in the past. Research Phoenix Operation
 
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