New Chapter 11 Bankruptcy - Cenveo Inc.

Cenveo Inc.

  • 2/2/18 Recap: Publicly-traded ($CVO) large envelope and label manufacturer with roots tracing back 100 years filed for bankruptcy. Interestingly, you, our treasured PETITION readers, probably interact with Cenveo's products in your day-to-day life. Cenveo prints comic books you can buy at the bookstore, produces specialized envelopes used by JPMorgan Chase Bank ($JPM) and American Express ($AMEX) to deliver credit card statements, and manufactures point of sale roll receipts used in cash registers and prescription labels found on medication at national pharmacies. Why did it file for bankruptcy? Disruption. And debt. The company notes that its filing was necessary to tame its burdensome funded debt and corresponding annual $99.4mm debt payments (inclusive of cash and "principle" payments). In light of its leverage, the company apparently also suffered from other pressures on the business, including restrictive trade terms and/or the departure of business from vendors. But, wait! There's more. And its textbook disruption. Per the company, "In addition to Cenveo’s leverage issues, macroeconomic factors, including the introduction of new e-commerce, digital substitution for products, and other technologies, are transforming the industry. Consumers increasingly use the internet and other electronic media to purchase goods and services, pay bills, and obtain electronic versions of printed materials. Moreover, advertisers increasingly use the internet and other electronic media for targeted campaigns directed at specific consumer segments rather than mail campaigns." Ouch. To put it simply, every single time you opt-in for an electronic bank statement, you're f*cking over Cenveo. More from the company, "As society has become increasingly dependent on digital technology products such as laptops, smartphones, and tablet computers, spending on advertising and magazine circulation has eroded, resulting in an overall decline in the demand for paper products, and in-turn lowering reliance on certain of Cenveo’s print marketing business. In addition, there is generally a decline in supply of paper products in the industry, such that only a handful of paper mills control the majority of the paper supply. As a result, paper mills and other vendors that sell paper products have a large amount of leverage over their customers, including Cenveo. The overall decline in the paper industry combined with the diminished supply in paper products has led to overall decline in the industry, dramatically impacting Cenveo’s revenues." Consequently, the company has spent years trying to streamline operations and cut costs: it is not entirely clear from the company's filing, but this disruption clearly led to the "downsizing [of] its workforce," a reduction in its geographic footprint, and asset dispositions. But, ultimately, earnings couldn't manage the balance sheet. The company engaged its various parties in interest and was able to secure a (shaky?) restructuring support agreement and a commitment of financing in the amount of a $190 million ABL DIP Facility provided by the Prepetition ABL Lenders and a new $100 million DIP Term Facility backstopped by more than a majority of the holders of First Lien Notes. It will need to address its underfunded pensions (approximately $92.9mm). 
  • Jurisdiction: S.D. of New York 
  • Capital Structure: see below.
  • Company Professionals:
    • Legal: Kirkland & Ellis LLP (Jayme Sprayragen, Jonathan Henes, Joshua Sussberg, Michael Slade, Gregory Pesce, Melissa Koss, George Klidonas, Natasha Hwangpo)
    • Financial Advisor: Zolfo Cooper LLC (Eric Koza)
    • Investment Banker: Rothschild Inc. (Neil Augustine, Dan Skolds, Matthew Chou, Philip Engel, Daniel Flanary, Thomas Galluccio, Trip Burke, Farhat Suvhanov)
    • Real Estate Consultants: VanRock Real Estate Consulting LLC
    • Claims Agent: Prime Clerk LLC (*click on company name above for free docket access)
    • New Independent Director: Eugene Davis
  • Other Parties in Interest:
    • Prepetition ABL Agent; $190mm ABL DIP Facility Agent: Bank of America NA
    • $100mm DIP Term Facility Agent: Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB
    • FILO Notes Trustee/First Lien Notes Trustee/Second Lien Notes Trustee/Unsecured Notes Trustee: Bank of New York Mellon
      • Legal: Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP (Joseph Schwartz, Curtis Plaza, Tara Schellhorn)
    • FILO Noteholder: Allianz GI US High Yield Fund
    • First Lien and Second Lien Noteholder: Brigade Capital Management, LP
      • Legal: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (Michael Stamer, David Zensky, Stephanie Lindemuth, James Savin, Kevin Eide)
    • Ad Hoc Committee of First Lien Noteholders
      • Legal: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP (Brett Lawrence, Erez Gilad, Matthew Garofalo, Gabriel Sasson)
      • Financial Advisor: Ducera Partners LLC
    • Examiner: Susheel Kirplani
      • Legal: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
    • Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
      • Legal: Lowenstein Sandler LLP (Kenneth Rosen, Mary Seymour, Bruce Buechler, Bruce Nathan)
      • Financial Advisor: FTI Consulting Inc. (Samuel Star)
Source: DIP Motion

Source: DIP Motion

Updated 4/2/18

New Filing - BPS US Holdings Inc.

BPS US Holdings Inc. (Performance Sports Group Ltd.)

  • 10/30/16 Recap: New Hampshire-based publicly-traded designer, manufacturer, and distributer of sporting equipment (including Bauer Hockey and Easton Baseball) files for Chapter 11 and CCAA to effectuate an asset sale to Sagard Capital Partnes and Fairfax Financial for $575mm.   
  • Jurisdiction: D. of Delaware
  • Capital Structure: $200mm ABL, $330mm TL, publicly-traded equity.    
  • Company Professionals:
    • Legal: Paul Weiss (Kelley Kornish, Alice Eaton, Claudia Tobler, Christopher Hopkins, Diane Meyers, Moses Silverman, Kevin) & (local) Young Conaway (Pauline Morgan, Sean Greecher, Justin Rucki, Shane Reil, Kenneth Listwak, Andrew Magaziner) & (Canadian counsel) Stikeman Elliott (Kathryn Esaw, Frank Selke, Maria Konyukhova, Peter Howard)
    • Financial Advisor: Alvarez & Marsal (Brian Fox, Jay Herriman, Brian Corio, Michael Stewart, Greg Karpel)
    • Investment Banker: Centerview Partners (Mark Puntus, Ryan Kielty, David Zubricki, Mike Klain)
    • Claims Agent: Prime Clerk (*click on company name for docket)
  • Other Parties in Interest:
    • Canadian Monitor: E&Y (Brian Denega, Jean-Daniel Breton, Marin Daigneault)
      • Legal: Allen & Overy (Ken Coleman) & (local) Buchanan Ingersoll (Kathleen Murphy, Mary Caloway) & (Canadian counsel) Thornton Grant (Robert Thornton, D.J. Miller, Rachel Bengino)
    • ABL DIP Agent: Bank of America
      • Legal: Choate Hall & Steward (John Ventola, Douglas Gooding, Jonathan Marshall) & (local) Richards Layton & Finger LLP (Mark Collins, John Knight, Brent Haywood)
    • TL DIP Agent: 9938982 Canada & Sagard Capital Partners
      • Legal: Kirkland & Ellis LLP (Christopher Marcus, George Klidonas) & (local) Klehr Harrison (Dominic Pacitti)
      • Financial Advisor: Rothschild Inc. (Neil Augustine)
    • First Lien Lenders Steering Committee:
      • Legal: Weil (Matthew Barr, Gabriel Morgan, David Cohen) & (local) Morris Nichols (Robert Dehney, Gregory Werkheiser) & (Canadian counsel) Goodmans (Joe Latham, Brendan O'Neill, Ryan Baulke)
      • Financial Advisor: FTI Consulting (Daniel Hugo)
    • Prepetition TL Agent
      • Legal: Davis Polk
    • Fairfax Financial
      • Legal: Shearman & Sterling (Fred Sosnick, Stephen Blank)
    • Unsecured Creditors' Committee
      • Legal: Blank Rome LLP (Stanley Tarr, Josef Mintz, Andrew Eckstein, Michael Schaedle) & (Canadian counsel) Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP (Ryan Jacobs, Hillary Fender, Monique Sassi, Natalie Levine, Shayne Kukulowicz)
      • Financial Advisor: Province Inc. (Paul Huygens, Victor Delaglio, Michael Winters, Sanjuro Kietlinski, Ricky Ng, Jim Dong)
    • Ad Hoc Equity Committee (MatlinPatterson Global Advisors LLC, Scoggin Capital Management LLC)
      • Legal: Brown Rudnick LLP (Robert Stark, Stephen Levine, Bennett Silverberg, Andrew Carty, James Stoll) & (local) Montgomery McCracken (Natalie Ramsey, Mark Fink, Davis Wright) & (Canadian counsel) McMillan LLP (Andrew Kent, Jeffrey Levine, Caitlin Fell, Stephen Brown-Okruhlik)
      • Financial Advisor: Houlihan Lokey Capital Inc. (Adam Dunayer, Justin Zammit, Sam Stringer, Corbon Heizer)
    • Hungry Asset Monster Inc.
      • Legal: Burns & Levinson LLP (Tal Unrad) & (local) Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP (Ericka Johnson, Morgan Patterson)

Updated 3/30/17