True Value files for bankruptcy in order to sell itself to rival

True Value files for bankruptcy in order to sell itself to rival

By Luca Casiraghi | Bloomberg True Value Co. filed for bankruptcy in Delaware on Monday as it seeks to sell its business to rival Do it Best Corp. The Chicago-based home-improvement company will continue to operate under Chapter 11 protection with Do it Best providing a so-called stalking horse bid, meaning that it’s subject to…