Money Sears gets $4.4 billion bid to buy company out of bankruptcy from Lampert December 28, 2018December 28, 2018Dalvin Brown and Zlati Meyer, USA TODAYComments Off on Sears gets $4.4 billion bid to buy company out of bankruptcy from Lampert Anyone who wants to buy Sears out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy needed to submit a bid Friday as the retailer announced plans to close more stores.