July 9 (Bloomberg) — Lear Corp., which filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. on July 7, was prohibited by a judge from tapping its Canadian plants for cash.
Lear, the world’s second-largest maker of automobile seats, owed its Canadian units about $82 million as of May 31, according to a report from the accounting firm RSM Richter, which was appointed information officer by the judge.
Lear’s Canadian operations “shall not make advances or transfers of funds to any of the applicants or any of their affiliates by way of loan or otherwise,” Ontario Superior Court Judge Sarah Pepall said in an order issued today that recognizes the U.S. bankruptcy proceedings. She made an exception for payments due in the ordinary course of business.
