🛌New Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing - Mattress Firm Inc.🛌

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Mattress Firm Inc.

10/05/18

Recap: See our recap here.

  • Jurisdiction: D. of Delaware (Judge Sontchi)

  • Capital Structure: See below.

  • Company Professionals:

    • Legal: Sidley Austin LLP (Bojan Guzina, Michael Fishel, Gabriel MacConaill, Matthew Linder, Blair Warner) & (local) Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP (Edmon Morton)

    • Financial Advisor: AlixPartners LLP

    • Investment Banker: Guggenheim Securities LLC (Durc Savini)

    • Liquidator: Gordon Brothers Group LLC

      • Legal: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (Steven Reisman, Cindi Giglio) & (local) Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP (Mark Minuti, Lucian Murley)

    • Real Estate Advisors: A&G Realty Partners

    • Claims Agent: Epiq Corporate Restructuring LLC (*click on company name above for free docket access)

  • Other Parties in Interest:

    • Barclays Bank PLC

      • Legal: Paul Hastings LLP (Andrew Tenzer, Michael Comerford) & (local) Richards Layton & Finger PA (Mark Collins, Jason Madron)

    • Citizens Bank NA

      • Legal: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP (Julia Frost-Davies, Marc Leduc, Laura McCarthy) & (local) Richards Layton & Finger PA (Mark Collins, Jason Madron)

    • Steinhoff International Holdings N.V

      • Legal: Linklaters LLP (Robert Trust, Christopher Hunker, Amy Edgy) & (local) Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP (Derek Abbott, Andrew Remming, Joseph C. Barsalona II)

    • Exit term loan financing backstop group (the “Backstop Group”): Attestor Capital LLP, Baupost Group, Centerbridge Partners LP, DK Capital Management Partners, Farrallon Capital Management L.L.C., KKR & Co. Partners LLP, Monarch Alternative Capital LP, Och-Ziff Capital Management, Silverpoint Capital

      • Legal: Latham & Watkins LLP (Mitchell Seider, Adam Goldberg, Hugh Keenan Murtagh, Marc Zelina, Adam Kassner) & (local) Ashby & Geddes PA (William Bowden, Karen Skomorucha Owens, F. Troupe Mickler IV)

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New Chapter 11 Filing - Toisa Ltd.

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Toisa Ltd.

  • 1/30/31 Recap: Bermuda-based operator of 19 offshore vessels servicing the oil and gas industry filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructure its balance sheet amidst acceleration and demand notices from lenders (and, in one case, a ship seizure). With utilization rates down from 85% in 2014 to a scary 50% today and continued pressure projected throughout 2017, the company hopes the breathing spell triggered by the filing will provide the time needed to formulate a plan of reorganization. 
  • Jurisdiction: S.D. of New York
  • Capital Structure: $123mm (Danish Ship Finance), $115mm (DNB), $115mm (ING)    
  • Company Professionals:
    • Legal: Togut Segal & Segal (Al Togut, Frank Oswald, Kyle Ortiz, Brian Moore)
    • Financial Advisor: Scura Paley & Company (Paul Scura)
    • Investment Banker: PJT Partners LP (Steven Zelin)
    • Claims Agent: KCC (*click on link above for docket)
  • Other Parties in Interest:
    • Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
      • Legal: Linklaters LLP (Margot Schonholtz, Robert Trust) 
    • Danish Ship Finance A/S
      • Legal: Seward & Kissel LLP (John Ashmead, Catherine LoTempio)
    • DVB Bank America N.V. 
      • Legal: Seward & Kissel LLP (Robert Gayda)
    • Informal Committee of Secured Lenders
      • Legal: Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP (Gregory Petrick, Michele Maman, Andrew Greenberg)
    • Unofficial Committee of Unsecured Creditors
      • Legal: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP (Craig Wolfe, Jason Alderson)

Updated 5/21/17

New Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing - Memorial Production Partners LP

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Memorial Production Partners LP

  • 1/17/17 Recap: Utah-based oil and gas MLP filed bankruptcy to deleverage its balance sheet and swap out the entirety of its senior unsecured notes for equity. Shareholders set to receive a tip.
  • Jurisdiction: S.D. of Texas
  • Capital Structure: $700mm funded RCF (Wells Fargo), $646mm '21 7.625% senior unsecured notes, $465mm '22 6.875% senior unsecured notes (Wilmington Trust)  
  • Company Professionals:
    • Legal: Weil (Gary Holtzer, Alfredo Perez, Joseph Smolinsky, Edward Soto, Gabriel Morgan, Scott Bowling)
    • Financial Advisor: AlixPartners LLC (John Castellano)
    • Investment Banker: Perella Weinberg Partners
    • Claims Agent: Rust Bankruptcy/Omni Consulting (*click on company name for docket)
  • Other Parties in Interest:
    • Ad Hoc Group of Noteholders (Trust Asset Management, Brigade Capital Management, Citadel, Fir Tree Partners)
      • Legal: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (Brian Resnick, Angela Libby)
      • Financial Advisor: Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC
    • Wells Fargo
      • Legal: Linklaters LLP (Margot Schonholtz, Penelope Jensen, Christopher Hunker) & (local) Vinson & Elkins LLP (Paul E. Heath, Bradley Foxman)
    • Wilmington Trust
      • Legal: Stroock Stroock & Lavan LLP (Erez Gilad)

Updated 1/21/17

New Chapter 15 Filing - Forge Group Power Pty Ltd.

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Forge Group Power Pty. Ltd.

  • 1/3/17 Recap: Australian-based company that assists with the engineering, procurement and construction of mining and oil and gas projects files for chapter 15 to ward off US-based litigation that threatens the administration of its '14 launched Australian liquidation. The company cites a legal retainer with Alston & Bird LLP held in a California-based Wells Fargo account as contacts to the US. The company originally launched liquidation proceedings after suffering from weakened commodity prices, reduced Chinese demand and reduced industry-wide capex in the face of weakened mining demand.
  • Jurisdiction: N.D. of California
  • Capital Structure: $249mm secured debt     
  • Company Professionals:
    • Legal: Alston & Bird LLP (Leib Lerner, Jeffrey Tsai) & Linklaters LLP (Aaron Javian, Adam Lurie)

Updated 1/4/17