A bankruptcy judge’s recent ruling allowing Multi-Color Corp (MCC) to keep its chapter 11 case in New Jersey highlights the ease with which a debtor can choose its preferred venue for a restructuring.

MCC, a manufacturer of labels on glass bottles and plastic and metal auto parts, filed for Chapter 11 protection in New Jersey on Jan. 29 with a restructuring support agreement backed by holders of 72.3% of its secured debt and equity owner Clayton Dubilier & Rice. The company was immediately hit with a challenge from an ad hoc group of cross-holders, which filed a motion asking the bankruptcy court to dismiss the proceedings or transfer the case to the District of Delaware, arguing that MCC lacks a meaningful connection to New Jersey.