New Filing - Filip Technologies Inc.

Filip Technologies Inc.

  • 10/8/16 Recap: NYC-based maker of cloud-based location software and wearable watch hardware for kids files for chapter 11 bankruptcy to effectuate an expedited sale to potential White Knight stalking horse bidder while receiving DIP financing from AT&T.   
  • Jurisdiction: D. of Delaware
  • Capital Structure: $480k secured debt (AT&T), $125k unsecured debt, $3.1mm unsecured convertible notes      
  • Company Professionals:
    • Legal: Moore & Van Allen (Zachary Smith & Hillary Crabtree) & (local) Bielli & Klaudner LLC (David Klaudner)
    • Financial & Restructuring Advisor: Ankura Consulting LLC (Roy Messing, Michael Swetz, Margaret Brennan, John Rapisardi)
    • Investment Banker: Widebridge Group
    • Claims Agent: KCC
  • Other Parties in Interest:

Updated 12/30/16

New Filing - Connect Transport LLC

Connect Transport, LLC

  • 10/4/16 Recap: private integrated midstream oil and gas services provider files for chapter 11 to re-invigorate and effectuate a failed (363) sale process prior to filing.  
  • Jurisdiction: Northern District of Texas
  • Capital Structure: $66mm funded debt     
  • Company Professionals:
  • Other Parties in Interest:
    • Revolving Credit Facility Agent: Bank of America
    • Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
      • Legal: McCathern PLLC (Eric Van Horn, Nicholas Zugaro)
      • Financial Advisor: GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group LLC (Michael Thatcher)
    • Creditor: Trinity River Resources LP 

Updated 12/30/16

New Filing - Garden Fresh Restaurant Intermed. Holdings LLC

Garden Fresh Restaurant Intermed. Holdings LLC

  • 10/3/16 Recap: Operator of 123 farm-sourced self-serve restaurants under the Souplantation & Sweet Tomatoes brands seeks expedited sale after suffering cash flow pressure from sector headwinds, workers' comp liability, minimum wage and health benefit pressures and rent increases.  
  • 8/8/17 Update: Perpetual Capital Partners and CR3 Capital LLC acquired the reorganized company for an undisclosed amount.
  • Jurisdiction: D. of Delaware
  • Capital Structure: ~$195mm of funded debt     
  • Company Professionals:
    • Legal: Morgan Lewis (Neil Herman, James Moore, Benjamin Cordiano, Katherine Lindsay) & (local) Young Conaway (Kenneth Enos, Michael Nestor, Ian Bambrick, Michael Neiburg, Travis Buchanan)
    • Financial Advisor: RAS Management Advisors LLC (Timothy Boates, Michael Rizzo)
    • Investment Banker: Piper Jaffrey (Teri Stratton, Peter Schwab, Jean Hosty, John Twichell, Jason Wang, Cooper Ziecik, Galen Hand)
    • Real Estate Advisor: Hilco Real Estate LLC (Ryan Lawlor)
    • Claims Agent: Epiq Bankruptcy Solutions, LLC
  • Other Parties in Interest:
    • Term Loan A Agent: Cerberus Business Finance LLC
    • Term Loan B Agent & DIP Lender: Cortlandt Capital Market Services LLC
      • Legal: Holland & Knight LLP (Barbra Parlin) & (local) Pachulski Stang (Laura Davis Jones)
    • Term Loan C and Term Loan D Agent: Apollo Investment Management
    • Other Lenders:
      • Ares Capital Corporation, Beach Point Capital, Sun Capital
    • UCC:
      • Legal: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP (Lauren Schlussel, Jason Adams, Eric Wilson, Scott Fleisher, Charlie Liu) & (local) Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (Steven Kortanek, Joseph Argentina, Robert Malone)
      • Financial Advisor: Province Advisors (Paul Huygens, Thomas Jones, Carol Cabello, Jorge Gonzalez, Jin Dong)

Updated - Done

New Filing - Kaiser Gypsum Company Inc.

Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.

  • 10/2/16 Recap: Company files chapter 11 to stem asbestos-related litigation and address legacy environmental liabilities.
  • Jurisdiction: Western District of North Carolina.
  • Capital Structure:  No funded debt. Significant Asbestos-related legacy liability.     
  • Company Professionals:
  • Other Parties in Interest:
    • Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
      • Legal: Blank Rome LLP (Ira Herman) & (local) Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP (Rory Whelehan)
      • Financial Advisor: Alvarez & Marsal LLC (Kelly Stapleton)
    • Official Committee of Asbestos Personal Injury Claimants
      • Legal: Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered (Elihu Inselbuch, Kevin Maclay, Todd Phillips) & (local) Higgins & Owens PLLC (Sara Higgins, Raymond Owens Jr.)
      • Financial Advisor: Charter Oak Financial Consultants LLC (James Sinclair)

Updated 12/30/16

New Filing - Cosi Inc.

Cosi, Inc.

  • 10/1/16 Recap (updated 11/29/16): Fast casual chain seeks expedited asset sale to stalking-horse lenders (who had agreed not to credit bid their debt). Outcome: no competing bid came in and so the company sold to the stalking horse bidder for $10mm, including, in the end, a credit bid, after all. 
  • Capital Structure: $31.2mm debt     
  • Company Professionals:
  • Other Parties in Interest:
    • UCC:
      • Legal: Nixon Peabody LLP (Lee Harrington, Christopher Desiderio, Christopher Fong)
      • Financial Advisor: Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP (John Doyle)
    • Lenders:
    • JPMorgan Chase Bank
      • Legal: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP (Andrew Gallo, Christopher Carter)