New Chapter 11 Filing - Peekay Acquisition LLC

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Peekay Acquisition LLC

  • 8/10/17 Recap: The Auburn Washington-based specialty retailer of lingerie, sexual health and wellness products with 46 locations has filed for bankruptcy after failing to find an out-of-court buyer for its 5000 SKUs of lubes, $265 vibrators, sex toys and other fun stuff. This place sounds...liberated. And while the sex retail industry is allegedly gaining acceptance - at least according to the Company's own filing - it seems that Peekay was unable or incapable of capitalizing on it given its capital structure (PETITION Note: Agent Provocateur also filed for bankruptcy this year so query whether this really is a brick-and-mortar business or whether people would really rather discreetly order their sex toys on Amazon...our money is on the latter. Prior to the internet, options were a bit more limited, we gather.). Consequently, the company's Term Loan A Lenders have consented to the use of its cash collateral and are credit bidding $31mm of their debt to acquire the company after a long and failed attempt by the Company to explore other out-of-court options (which apparently included an IPO...WTF? What would the ticker be? "SEX"? "DIK"? "ASS"? We could do this all day.). 
  • Jurisdiction: D. of Delaware (Judge Shannon)
  • Capital Structure: $38.2mm first lien term loan ($27mm term loan A + $8.4mm interest/fees, $14.4mm term loan B + $1.98mm interest/fees), $19mm PIK seller notes    
  • Company Professionals:
    • Legal: Landis Rath & Cobb LLP (Adam Landis)
    • Financial Advisor/CRO: Traverse LLC (Albert Altro)
    • Investment Banker: SSG Advisors LLC (J. Scott Victor)
    • Claims Agent: Rust Consulting/Omni Bankruptcy (*click on company name above for free docket access)
  • Other Parties in Interest:
    • Term A Lenders/TLA Acquisition Corp. (Alpine Associates, Alpine Heritage LP, Alpine Heritage II LP, Alpine Heritage Offshore Fund Ltd., Chatham Capital Management IV LLC, The K2 Principal Fund LP, Tor Capital LLC, Twin Haven Special Opportunities Fund IV LP)
      • Legal: Curtis Mallet-Provost Colt & Mosle LLP (Steven Reisman, Shaya Rochester, Joshua Geller) & (local) Richards Layton & Finger PA (Mark Collins, Amanda Steele, Brendan Schlauch)
    • Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
      • Legal: Cullen and Dykman LLP (S. Jason Teele, Nicole Stefanelli) & (local) Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP (Christopher Samis, L. Katherine Good, Aaron Stulman, Kevin Shaw)
      • Financial Advisor: The DAK Group (Sheon Karol, Ari Fuchs, Claudia Levine)

Updated 9/5/17