On November 11, 2022, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading Ltd. filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case No. 22-11068). The company reports $10 to $50 billion in both assets and liabilities and intends to place an additional, approximately 130 affiliates into bankruptcy.  The company’s founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried resigned his position shortly before the bankruptcy filing. 

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On November 7, 2022, cloud manufacturing and digital supply chain company Fast Radius, Inc. of Chicago, IL filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case No. 22-11051). The company reports $69.3 million in assets and $55.2 million in liabilities. According to the declaration filed in support of the petition and first day pleadings, the Debtors expect their prepetition lenders to consent to the use of cash collateral to fund the case and pursue a sale process, noting that the proposed form of cash collateral order is in “substantially final” form. The Debtors sought to obtain debtor-in-possession financing as part of their prepetition marketing process, but currently have no present offers for post-petition funding. The debtors’ bid procedures motion seeks approval of an expedited sale process culminating in a December 12, 2022 closing without a stalking horse, although their proposed procedures allow for the selection of one.

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On October 30, 2022, wealth advisory, risk management services and insurance brokerage services provider Vesta Holdings LLC of Mongomeryville, PA filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case No. 22-11019) along with two affiliates. The company reports $100 million to $500 million in both assets and liabilities.

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On September 27, 2022, Phoenix Services Topco LLC, a steel mill service provider with approximately 2,600 employees, filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case No. 22-10906).  The company reports $500 million to $1 billion in both assets and liabilities.  According to the First Day Declaration, the company will seek approval of DIP financing from an ad hoc group of first-lien lenders, which includes up to $50 million in new money and a $150 million roll up.  Under the terms of the proposed DIP, the deadline to confirm a plan of reorganization is 155 days from the petition date, or March 1, 2023.

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On August 28, 2022, Hauppauge, N.Y.-based Packable Holdings, LLC, a privately-owned tech-enabled e-commerce company, filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case No. 22-10797).  The company reports $100 million to $500 million in both assets and liabilities.  According to the first day declaration, the company was unable to obtain a long-term solution to its liquidity needs and was forced to commence a wind-down of its operations.  Therefore, the company filed for chapter 11 protection to facilitate the sale of its assets and ensure that the wind-down is conducted in an orderly and value-maximizing manner.

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On August 23, 2022, College Park, Georgia-based ExpressJet Airlines LLC, a leading regional airline connecting millions of passengers to North America monthly, filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case No. 22-10787).  The company reports $10 million to $50 million in both assets and liabilities.  In the First Day Declaration, the company states it failed to: (i) grow sufficiently to be able to spread overhead costs across a growing fleet and achieve competitive unit costs; (ii) generate sufficient revenues, particularly through commissions and incremental revenues from bundling hotel and air travel offerings; and (iii) maintain costs at business-plan levels.  By filing for chapter 11 protection, the company seeks to market and sell its physical assets, which include valuable new and used commercial aircraft parts.  The company also states that if a third-party investor wants to acquire the rights to the company’s FAA-issued operating certificate and associated intangible property, the company will pursue a potential sale of the residual entity associated with that asset.

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On August 23, 2022 (the “Petition Date”), Rochester, New York-based Carestream Health, Inc. along with several affiliates (the “Debtors”), which provide worldwide X-ray imaging systems for medical, non-destructive testing and precision contract coating services for industrial, medical and electronic applications, filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case No. 22-10778).  The company reports $1 billion to $10 billion in both assets and liabilities.  The terms of the proposed restructuring are memorialized in a restructuring support agreement (the “RSA”) that serves as the foundation of the prepackaged Plan.  Under the RSA, the Debtors will eliminate approximately $470 million of prepetition funded debt and raise up to $75 million of new equity capital, while also leaving general unsecured claims unimpaired.  The Debtors state that as of the Petition Date, the Plan has been fully solicited and accepted by all creditor classes entitled to vote, including lenders collectively holding approximately 73% of the Debtors’ prepetition first lien revolver and term loan debt and approximately 98% of the Debtors’ prepetition second lien term loan debt.

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On August 6, 2022, OSG Group Holdings, Inc., which provides transactional, marketing, and payment solutions to various industries, filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case No. 22-10718).  The company also filed a prepackaged plan of reorganization.  Under the plan, OSG’s secured debt and unsecured notes would receive a combination of new and refinanced debt and substantially all reorganized equity, while unsecured claims would receive payment in full or be reinstated.  The company reports $500 million to $1 billion in assets and $1 to $10 billion in liabilities.

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On July 11, 2022, genomic sequencing company GenapSys Inc. of Redwood City, CA filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case No. 22-10621). The company reports $10 million to $50 million in both assets and liabilities.

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On July 5, 2022, New York-based cryptocurrency exchange, Voyager Digital Holdings, Inc. along with its publicly traded Canadian affiliate, Voyager Digital Ltd., filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Case No. 22-10943). The company reports $1 to $10 billion in both assets and liabilities.  The Debtors will pursue reorganization both through Chapter 11 in the U.S. and under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act in Canada.

On July 5, 2022, the Toronto stock exchange halted trading of Voyager Digital Ltd.  The Debtors say their filings were driven by the recent drops in cryptocurrency prices and a significant payment default from borrower Three Arrow Capital, who filed its own Chapter 15 petition on July 1.  The Debtors are pursuing a plan sponsor to effectuate a stand-alone restructuring, which, as contemplated, would entitle account holders to certain liquid assets, recoveries from prepetition borrowers, and nearly all reorganized common equity.

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