Franchise Group, Inc.
Case Number:
1:24-bk-12480
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Firms
- Morgan Lewis
- Farnan LLP
- Tenenbaum & Saas
- Rosner Law Group LLC
- Cohen Pollock
- Kessler Topaz
- Kurtzman Steady
- Ciardi Ciardi
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Mirick O'Connell
- Kelley Drye
- Tydings & Rosenberg
- Block & Leviton
- Margolis Edelstein
- Thompson O'Brien
- Adams & Reese
- McCarter & English
- Pachulski Stang
- Benesch
- Squire Patton
- Goulston & Storrs
- Connolly Gallagher
- Manning Gross
- McCreary Veselka
- Sirlin Lesser
- Chipman Brown
- Reed Smith
- Richards Layton
- Neal Gerber
- Sullivan & Cromwell
- Potter Anderson
- Faegre Drinker
- Pashman Stein
- Perdue Brandon
- Ross Aronstam
- Cooch & Taylor
- Certilman Balin
- Cozen O'Connor
- Thompson Hine
- Kaplin Stewart
- Meyers Rodbell
- Mandelbaum Barrett
- Offit Kurman
- Morris Nichols
- McKenna Storer
- Swanson Martin
- Blank Rome
- Tayman Lane
- Cook Vetter
- Lowenstein Sandler
- Womble Bond
- Willkie Farr
- Saul Ewing
- Holland & Knight
- Whiteford Taylor
- Segal McCambridge
- Goldstein & McClintock
- Duane Morris
- White & Case
- Sessions Fishman
- Greenberg Traurig
- Munsch Hardt
- Barnes & Thornburg
- Monzack Mersky
- Lewis Brisbois
- Klein LLC
- Polsinelli PC
- Landis Rath
- Sullivan Hazeltine
- Ballard Spahr
- Dentons
- Ashby & Geddes
- Zarco Einhorn
- Paul Hastings
- Kerrick Bachert
- Wachtell Lipton
- Law Office of Susan E. Kaufman
- Morris James
- Weltman Weinberg
- Flaster Greenberg
- Allen Matkins
- Ruff & Cohen
- Blakeley LC
- Streusand Landon
- Law Firm of Russell R. Johnson III
- Klehr Harrison
- Frost Brown
- Bernstein Litowitz
- Singer & Levick
- UB Greensfelder
- Barclay Damon
- Stark & Stark
- Seward & Kissel
- Cowles & Thompson
- Linebarger Goggan
- Clark Hill
- Burr & Forman
- Young Conaway
- Akin Gump
- Shipman & Goodwin
- McElroy Deutsch
- Quarles & Brady
- Cross & Simon
- Latham & Watkins
Companies
- CorVel Corp.
- Gexa Energy LP
- Dell Technologies Inc.
- STAG Industrial Inc.
- Granite Telecommunications LLC
- Whirlpool Corp.
- Phillips Edison & Co. LLC
- Georgia Power Co.
- Perella Weinberg Partners LP
- Tucson Electric Power Co.
- Long Island Power Authority
- Benderson Development Co. LLC
- Nestle SA
- Glanbia PLC
- Wilmington Trust Corp.
- Arizona Nutritional Supplements LLC
- Province LLC
- DLC Management Corp.
- United Parcel Service Inc.
- Constellation Energy Corp.
- Prologis Inc.
- National Realty & Development Corp.
- San Diego Gas & Electric Co.
- SITE Centers Corp.
- New York State Electric & Gas Corp.
- Orange & Rockland Utilities Inc.
- Consolidated Edison Inc.
- Kimco Realty Corporation
- Realty Income Corp.
- Kin Properties Inc.
- Elanco Animal Health Inc.
- Entergy Corp.
- Commonwealth Edison Co.
- Brownsville Independent School District
- Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.
- Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.
- Nuveen LLC
- Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.
- Bank of America Corp.
- The J. M. Smucker Co.
- Philips International
- Dominion Energy Inc.
- DoorDash Inc.
- Atlantic City Electric Co.
- Regency Centers Corp.
- Brookfield Property Partners LP
- Southern California Edison Co.
- Cielo SA
- Deutsche Asset Management
- Prosper Independent School District
- PECO Energy Co.
- Salt River Project
- Bridge33 Capital
- Tampa Electric Co.
- CenterPoint Energy Inc.
- Pepco Holdings Inc.
- Simon Property Group Inc.
- Oracle Corp.
- Florida Power & Light Co.
- Sanofi
- RD Management LLC
- MLO
- Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.
Government Agencies
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June 02, 2025
Highland Plan Ruling Stayed, Franchise Group Plan Mostly OK
The U.S. Supreme Court paused a Fifth Circuit order invalidating certain liability shields in hedge fund Highland Capital's Chapter 11 plan, Vitamin Shoppe owner Franchise Group got most of its reorganization proposal confirmed in court and Steward Health Care's bankruptcy plan went out for creditor voting.
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May 28, 2025
Franchise Group's Ch. 11 Debt Cut Plan Largely Confirmed
The Chapter 11 plan proposal of retail chain owner Franchise Group Inc. that will slash $1.5 billion of debt from the company's balance sheet received approval Wednesday from a Delaware bankruptcy judge, with the notable exception of the plan for the parent company debtor over an issue with meeting the legal standard for confirmation.
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May 20, 2025
Franchise Group Says Ch. 11 Plan Cuts $1.5B In Debt
Bankrupt retail franchise owner and operator Franchise Group Inc. told a Delaware judge on Tuesday that its proposed Chapter 11 plan would slash $1.5 billion from its balance sheet while positioning the business to emerge with 1,700 retail locations intact.
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May 14, 2025
Buddy's Franchisee Pushes Back On Holding Co. Ch. 11 Plan
The operator of 62 Buddy's Home Furnishings locations has objected to the assumption of its franchise agreements under the proposed Chapter 11 plan for the holding company that owns a suite of retailers including Vitamin Shoppe and Pet Supplies Plus, arguing the retail brand operator is in default on the agreements and therefore cannot assume the contracts.
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May 06, 2025
Franchise Group's $194M Ch. 11 Vitamin Shoppe Sale OK'd
Retail brand operator Franchise Group received a Delaware bankruptcy judge's blessing Tuesday to sell supplement chain Vitamin Shoppe for $193.5 million ahead of its Chapter 11 confirmation hearing.
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April 21, 2025
J&J Alleges Records Purge; Judge Flags Exactech Fee Surge
A group of asbestos litigation defendants, including Johnson & Johnson, accused 10 asbestos trusts of trying to destroy evidence linked to tens of thousands of potential cases; a judge expressed concerns about Exactech's soaring legal fees; and the Third Circuit vacated a bankruptcy court's ruling to unseal records in Essar Steel's case, citing use of the wrong legal standard. This is the week in bankruptcy.
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April 16, 2025
Franchise Group Pursues $194M Ch. 11 Asset Sale
Retail chain owner Franchise Group urged a Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday to let it sell its Vitamin Shoppe assets to a buyer offering nearly $194 million to take the assets and some related liabilities off the debtor's hands.
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April 07, 2025
Judge May Delay Franchise Group Ch. 11 Plan Hearing
A Delaware bankruptcy judge said Monday that retail chain owner Franchise Group could retain exclusive control over its efforts to restructure, but she was considering pushing back the hearing on its proposed plan to give opponents more time to gather information.
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April 03, 2025
Franchise Group, Lenders Clash Over Control Of Ch. 11 Case
A Delaware bankruptcy judge said Thursday she would soon decide whether retail-chain owner Franchise Group Inc. can keep exclusive control over its efforts to confirm a reorganization deal, as a group of lenders that considers the debtor's Chapter 11 plan "unconfirmable" works to intervene in the process.
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March 25, 2025
Franchise Group Senior Lenders Sue Junior Creditors
First-lien lenders of debtor Franchise Group Ltd. that are owed $1 billion have filed an adversary complaint in the retail chain operator's Chapter 11 case in Delaware, saying junior lenders owed more than $100 million are seeking to cash out secured collateral in violation of an intercreditor agreement.