September 1, 2021 – Arguing that the sudden decision of their prepetition lender to terminate access to cash collateral left it administratively insolvent, the Debtor has filed a motion to convert its Chapter 11 case to one filed one under Chapter 7 [Docket No. 442]. Until September 1st, the Debtor was confident that its completed…

August 27, 2021 – The Court hearing the Purdue Pharma issued a bench ruling confirming the Debtors' Eleventh Amended Plan of Reorganization. Judge Drain's confirmation ruling is subject to two changes to Plan language which will likely be made overnight. Stating that the primary issues before him were whether a bankruptcy Court could and should…

August 27, 2021 – The Court hearing the Purdue Pharma cases issued a bench ruling confirming the Debtors' Eleventh Amended Plan of Reorganization. Stating that the primary issues before him were whether a bankruptcy Court could and should be the forum/means to resolve mass claims based on a harmful product, Judge Drain, sounding exhausted and…

August 31, 2021 – The Court hearing the GBG USA cases issued an order approving (i) proposed bidding procedures for the sale of substantially all of the Debtors' assets, (ii) bidder protections for stalking horse Tengram Capital Partners (“Tengram,” $17.3mn bid in respect of the Debtors’ Aquatalia assets) and (iii) an auction/sale timetable culminating in…

August 31, 2021 – The Court hearing the AeroCentury cases confirmed the Plan element of the Debtors’ Combined Plan and Disclosure Statement (the “Combined Document”) [Docket No. 296]. On March 29, 2021, AeroCentury Corp. and two affiliated Debtors (NYSE: ACY; “AeroCentury” or the “Debtors”) filed for Chapter 11 protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in…

August 30, 2021 – Further to their August 24th announcement that they had reached agreement with key stakeholders as to a comprehensive restructuring (and entered into an amended Plan Support Agreement), the Debtors have now requested Court authority to (i) enter into a $1.5bn replacement debtor-in-possession (“DIP”) financing facility (the "Replacement DIP Facility"); the proceeds…

August 26, 2021 – The Court hearing the Bouchard Transportation cases confirmed the Debtors’ Amended Plan of Reorganization [Docket No. 1319]. On September 28, 2020, privately held Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. and four affiliated Debtors (“Bouchard” or the “Debtors”) filed for Chapter 11 protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Texas,…

August 23, 2021 – The Debtors filed an Amended Plan of Reorganization and a related redline showing changes to the version filed on July 9, 2021 [Docket No. 1293].  Also on August 23rd, Judge Jones held a brief hearing to share that a settlement had been reached amongst, inter alia, the Debtors, the Debtors' official…

August 24, 2021 – The Debtors filed an Amended 11 Plan and a related Disclosure Statement with each attaching a redline showing changes from the version of the document filed on August 13, 2021 [Docket Nos. 908 and 909, respectively]. At an August 24th hearing, Judge David Jones conditionally approved the Disclosure Statement and proposed…

August 25, 2021 – The Court hearing the L’Occitane case issued an order confirming the Second Amended Plan of Reorganization filed by the Debtor in conjunction with its official committee of unsecured creditors (the “Creditors’ Committee” and, together with the Debtor, the “Plan Proponents”) [Docket No. 521]. On January 25, 2021, L'Occitane, Inc. (“L'Occitaine or…