Sub rosa plans are transactions that dictate the terms of the future plan of reorganization, constrain parties in exercising their confirmation rights, or seek to allocate the distribution of proceeds from a transaction to creditors without otherwise requiring the satisfaction of the disclosure and confirmation standards of chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.

A sub rosa investigation is the process of working with a private investigator to gather information or evidence discreetly. The investigator gathers this information without the knowledge of the individual or organization under question.

sub rosa noun Slang. Used in Workers' Compensation cases to mean covert surveillance video used to catch Workers' Compensation applicants and show that they are in fact not injured.

Simply put, this is an investigation that is done in secret. The term sub rosa comes from the Latin language and means under the rose. More specifically, in the area of private investigative work, it means gathering information on people without them being aware of it.