@Saks Global Chairman Richard Baker has called bankruptcy news reports "unsettling" after @OctusCredit reported on Dec. 19 that the luxury retailer was considering a bankruptcy filing. In an emailed statement, Baker says Saks "is exploring all potential paths."
Not the holiday sparkle Saks wanted 🎁
The luxury department store is preparing a DIP loan ahead of a possible Chapter 11 bankruptcy,with a $100M+ interest payment looming at month-end. Read more at @octus
Saks prepares DIP loan ahead of potential chapter 11 bankruptcy, as luxury department store chain faces >$100mm interest payment end of month in the middle of all-important holidays quarter, sources told @PFitzNews, @tsgaurav and me.
Self driving car tech company Luminar Technologies missed interest payment last week, indicating a likely liquidity shortfall, potential restructuring ahead, per sources. $LAZR
Ryan Dahl of Ropes & Gray is joining Latham & Watkins, per sources. Dahl was engaged in some of the biggest LME/rx deals. The move follows major changes in Latham’s rx/special sit practice, as Ray Schrock, Andrew Parlen and John Sobolewski joined the firm with leadership roles.
Despite a recent debt restructuring, luxury retailer Saks Global remains under strain. The company's EBITDA loss swelled to $77M as revenue slid 13% in Q2. #SAKS
@OctusCredit reported last week that Xerox hired Kirkland & Ellis as legal adviser as $4.4B debt, tariff hits & falling printer demand weigh on earnings while it integrates the $1.5B Lexmark deal.
@SpiritAirlines is weighing bankruptcy.
Just to keep the record straight it was team @Reorg— Patrick Fitzgerald, @harvardzhang, Geoff Burrows and I— that had the #scoop.
Wheel Pros / Hoonigan has filed for a quick prepack chapter 11 to cut debt. @tsgaurav, Geoff, @PFitzNews and I reported last month on the bankruptcy preparation, citing sources. The restructuring marks the first in-court process of a previous double-dip LME sit in recent memory.
Telecom hardware/software provider Casa Systems filed for bankruptcy for sale. @tsgaurav and I reported in February on the chapter 11 preparation for @Reorg, citing sources $CASA