Franchise Group, Inc.
Case Number:
1:24-bk-12480
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Firms
- Farnan LLP
- Tenenbaum & Saas
- Rosner Law Group LLC
- Cohen Pollock
- Benesch
- Kurtzman Steady
- Quarles & Brady
- Mandelbaum Barrett
- Ciardi Ciardi
- Mirick O'Connell
- Ballard Spahr
- Manning Gross
- Potter Anderson
- Block & Leviton
- Margolis Edelstein
- Thompson O'Brien
- Paul Hastings
- Adams & Reese
- Connolly Gallagher
- Sullivan Hazeltine
- McCreary Veselka
- Sirlin Lesser
- Gellert Scali
- Chipman Brown
- Pashman Stein
- Landis Rath
- Perdue Brandon
- Cooch & Taylor
- Certilman Balin
- Kaplin Stewart
- Meyers Rodbell
- Richards Layton
- Tydings & Rosenberg
- Morris Nichols
- Pachulski Stang
- Munsch Hardt
- Swanson Martin
- Tayman Lane
- Cook Vetter
- Ross Aronstam
- Saul Ewing
- Goldstein & McClintock
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Barnes & Thornburg
- Segal McCambridge
- McKenna Storer
- Goulston & Storrs
- Sessions Fishman
- Morris James
- Monzack Mersky
- Klein LLC
- Faegre Drinker
- Blank Rome
- Reed Smith
- Ashby & Geddes
- Zarco Einhorn
- Whiteford Taylor
- Law Office of Susan E. Kaufman
- Offit Kurman
- Holland & Knight
- Weltman Weinberg
- Kessler Topaz
- Flaster Greenberg
- Squire Patton
- Dentons
- Womble Bond
- Neal Gerber
- Barclay Damon
- Allen Matkins
- Cozen O'Connor
- Ruff & Cohen
- Blakeley LC
- Streusand Landon
- Greenberg Traurig
- UB Greensfelder
- Law Firm of Russell R. Johnson III
- Kelley Drye
- Morgan Lewis
- Klehr Harrison
- Frost Brown
- Bernstein Litowitz
- Singer & Levick
- Lowenstein Sandler
- Wachtell Lipton
- Stark & Stark
- Seward & Kissel
- Cowles & Thompson
- McCarter & English
- Linebarger Goggan
- Thompson Hine
- Clark Hill
- Burr & Forman
- McDermott Will & Emery
- Kerrick Bachert
- Young Conaway
- Duane Morris
- Lewis Brisbois
- Akin Gump
- Sullivan & Cromwell
- Shipman & Goodwin
- McElroy Deutsch
- Polsinelli PC
- Cross & Simon
- Latham & Watkins
- White & Case
- Willkie Farr
Companies
- CorVel Corp.
- Gexa Energy LP
- Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.
- Constellation Energy Corp.
- STAG Industrial Inc.
- Consolidated Edison Inc.
- Phillips Edison & Co. LLC
- Long Island Power Authority
- San Diego Gas & Electric Co.
- Wilmington Trust Corp.
- Tempur Sealy International Inc.
- Arizona Nutritional Supplements LLC
- Province LLC
- DLC Management Corp.
- United Parcel Service Inc.
- Orange & Rockland Utilities Inc.
- Prologis Inc.
- National Realty & Development Corp.
- SITE Centers Corp.
- New York State Electric & Gas Corp.
- Bank of America Corp.
- Kimco Realty Corporation
- Kin Properties Inc.
- Elanco Animal Health Inc.
- Brownsville Independent School District
- Glanbia PLC
- Commonwealth Edison Co.
- Nuveen LLC
- Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.
- The J. M. Smucker Co.
- Philips International
- Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.
- Regency Centers Corp.
- Dominion Energy Inc.
- DoorDash Inc.
- Atlantic City Electric Co.
- Dell Technologies Inc.
- Brookfield Property Partners LP
- Southern California Edison Co.
- Cielo SA
- Deutsche Asset Management
- Prosper Independent School District
- PECO Energy Co.
- Salt River Project
- Perella Weinberg Partners LP
- Granite Telecommunications LLC
- Bridge33 Capital
- Entergy Corp.
- Tampa Electric Co.
- Whirlpool Corp.
- CenterPoint Energy Inc.
- Pepco Holdings Inc.
- Realty Income Corp.
- Georgia Power Co.
- Tucson Electric Power Co.
- Nestle SA
- Simon Property Group Inc.
- Oracle Corp.
- Florida Power & Light Co.
- Sanofi
- Benderson Development Co. LLC
- 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.