Caesars Entertainment Corporation (CEC) on Monday announced it would buy its affiliate, Caesars Acquisition Company (CAC), in an effort to help restructure a subsidiary facing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in January.

CEC’s subsidiary, Caesars Entertainment Operating Company (CEOC), announced Friday that it would enter Chapter 11 next month, which would allow it to shed about $10 billion worth of debt, leaving $8.4 billion of debt remaining, Reuters reported