The bankruptcy case for landmark Washington, D.C., watering hole Hawk ‘n’ Dove ended abruptly on Wednesday with a settlement between the bar’s owners and a group led by D.C. restaurateur Xavier Cervera, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. The judge overseeing the bankruptcy has dismissed the case at the owners’ request. Details about the settlement between Cervera, who sold Hawk ‘n’ Dove and eight other restaurants in 2012, and the investors who bought them weren’t disclosed. Hawk ‘n’ Dove and eight other restaurants filed for bankruptcy nearly a year ago — March 28, 2014 — as their owners were facing a deadline to make a payment Xavier Cervera and his partners. As part of the 2012 sale, Cervera and the other sellers agreed to take $4.5 million upfront and another roughly $9.7 million in smaller payments made over time, according to documents filed bankruptcy court.
