Franchise Group, Inc.

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Case Number:

1:24-bk-12480

Court:

Delaware

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Firms

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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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. 

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.