Case number: 1:24-bk-12480 - Franchise Group, Inc. - Delaware Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Franchise Group, Inc.

  • Court

    Delaware (debke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    John T Dorsey

  • Filed

    11/03/2024

  • Last Filing

    12/03/2024

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court
District of Delaware (Delaware)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 24-12480-JTD

Assigned to: Chief Bankruptcy Jud John T Dorsey
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  11/03/2024
341 meeting:  12/13/2024

Debtor

Franchise Group, Inc.

109 Innovation Court
Suite J
Delaware, OH 43015
DELAWARE-OH
Tax ID / EIN: 27-3561876
aka
Liberty Tax, Inc.


represented by
Shella Borovinskaya

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Rodney Square
1000 North King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-571-6600
Email: sborovinskaya@ycst.com

Joseph R. Brandt

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
Email: jbrandt@willkie.com

James C Dugan

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
Email: jdugan@willkie.com

Betsy Lee Feldman

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
Fax : 212-728-8111
Email: bfeldman@willkie.com

Matthew A. Feldman

Willkie Farr & Gallagher
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
Email: mfeldman@wisllkie.com

Jessica D. Graber

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
Fax : 212-728-8111
Email: jgraber@willkie.com

Yara Kass-Gergi

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
Email: ykass-gergi@willkie.com

Marine Loison

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
Email: mloison@wilkie.com

Stuart R. Lombardi

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
Fax : 212-728-8111
Email: slombardi@willkie.com

Kristin L McElroy

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Rodney Square
1000 North King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-571-6600
Email: KMcElroy@ycst.com

Allison S Mielke

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Rodney Square
1000 North King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302.571.6600
Fax : 302.571.1253
Email: amielke@ycst.com

Edmon L. Morton

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Rodney Square
1000 North King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302 571-6600
Fax : 302-571-1253
Email: emorton@ycst.com

Debra McElligott Sinclair

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
Email: dsinclair@willkie.com

U.S. Trustee

U.S. Trustee

Office of the United States Trustee
J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building
844 King Street, Suite 2207
Lockbox 35
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302)-573-6491

represented by
Timothy Jay Fox, Jr.

Office of the United States Trustee
U. S. Department of Justice
844 King Street, Suite 2207
Lockbox #35
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-573-6491
Fax : 302-573-6497
Email: timothy.fox@usdoj.gov

Claims Agent

Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC

www.kroll.com/kra
1 World Trade Center
31st Floor
New York, NY 10007

represented by
Benjamin Joseph Steele

Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC
(F/K/A Prime Clerk LLC)
1 World Trade Center
31st Floor
New York, NY 10007
212-257-5490
Email: bsteele@primeclerk.com

Transcriber

Reliable Companies

Attn: Gene Matthews
1007 North Orange Street
Suite 110
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-654-8080

 
 
Creditor Committee

Committee of Unsecured Creditors


 
 
Creditor Committee

OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS
represented by
Jeffrey M Dine

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
780 Third Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10017-2024
212-561-7735
Fax : 212-480-8421
Email: jdine@pszjlaw.com

Robert J. Feinstein

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
780 Third Avenue
34th Floor
New York, NY 10017
212-561-7700
Fax : 212-561-7777
Email: rfeinstein@pszjlaw.com

Theodore S. Heckel

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
780 Third Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10017
212-561-7700
Fax : 212-561-7777
Email: theckel@pszjlaw.com

Alan J. Kornfeld

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
780 Third Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10017
212-561-7700
Fax : 212-561-7777
Email: akornfeld@pszjlaw.com

Beth E. Levine, Esq.

PACHULSKI STANG ZIEHL & JONES LLP
780 Third Avenue
34th Floor
New York, NY 10017-2024
212-561-7720
Fax : 212-561-7777
Email: blevine@pszjlaw.com

Colin R. Robinson

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
919 North Market Street
17th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-652-4100
Fax : 302-562-4400
Email: crobinson@pszjlaw.com

Bradford J. Sandler

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
919 N. Market Street, 17th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-468-7750
Fax : 302-652-4400
Email: bsandler@pszjlaw.com

James W. Walker

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 4500
Houston, TX 77002
713-691-9385
Email: jwalker@pszjlaw.com

Hayley R. Winograd

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
780 Third Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10017-2024
212-561-7732
Email: hwinograd@pszjlaw.com

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
12/03/2024304Certificate of Mailing . Filed by Ad Hoc Group of First Lien Lenders. (related document(s)[299], [302], [303]) (Matthews, Gene)
12/03/2024303Joinder of Ad Hoc Group of First Lien Lenders in the Debtors' Objection to the Ad Hoc Group of Freedom Lenders' Emergency Motion for Entry of an Order (I) Adjourning the Second Day Hearing Set for December 10, 2024, (II) Extending the Objection Deadlines in Connection with the Second Day Hearing and (III) Granting Related Relief (related document(s)[194], [297]) Filed by Ad Hoc Group of First Lien Lenders. (McGuire, Matthew)
12/03/2024302Declaration in Support (Declaration of Daniel A. Fliman in Support of Objection of the Ad Hoc Group of First Lien Lenders to the Motion of the Ad Hoc Group of Freedom Lenders for Entry of an Order (I) Terminating Exclusivity in the HoldCo Debtors' Cases, (II) Lifting the Automatic Stay in the HoldCo Debtors' Cases, or (III) Appointing a Chapter 11 Trustee for the HoldCo Debtors) (related document(s)[192]) Filed by Ad Hoc Group of First Lien Lenders. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A # (2) Exhibit B # (3) Exhibit C # (4) Exhibit D # (5) Exhibit E # (6) Exhibit F # (7) Exhibit G # (8) Exhibit H # (9) Exhibit I) (McGuire, Matthew)
12/03/2024301Motion to Authorize Debtors Motion for Entry of an Order Authorizing the Debtors to Exceed the Page Limit Requirement for the Debtors Objection to Motion of the Freedom Lender Group for Entry of an Order (I) Terminating Exclusivity in the Holdco Debtors Cases, (II) Lifting the Automatic Stay in the Holdco Debtors Cases, or (III) Appointing a Chapter 11 Trustee for the Holdco Debtors (related document(s)[298]) Filed by Franchise Group, Inc.. Hearing scheduled for 12/10/2024 at 10:00 AM at US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 5th Fl., Courtroom #5, Wilmington, Delaware. Objections due by 12/10/2024. (Attachments: # (1) Notice # (2) Exhibit A) (Borovinskaya, Shella)
12/03/2024300Declaration in Support Declaration of Betsy L. Feldman in Support of Debtors Objection to Motion of the Freedom Lender Group for Entry of an Order (I) Terminating Exclusivity in the Holdco Debtors Cases, (II) Lifting the Automatic Stay in the Holdco Debtors Cases, or (III) Appointing a Chapter 11 Trustee for the Holdco Debtors (related document(s)[298]) Filed by Franchise Group, Inc.. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A) (Borovinskaya, Shella)
12/03/2024299Objection (Objection of the Ad Hoc Group of First Lien Lenders to the Motion of the Ad Hoc Group of Freedom Lenders for Entry of an Order (I) Terminating Exclusivity in the HoldCo Debtors Cases, (II) Lifting the Automatic Stay in the HoldCo Debtors' Cases, or (III) Appointing a Chapter 11 Trustee for the HoldCo Debtors) (related document(s)[192]) Filed by Ad Hoc Group of First Lien Lenders (McGuire, Matthew)
12/03/2024298Objection Debtors Objection to Motion of the Freedom Lender Group for Entry of an Order (I) Terminating Exclusivity in the Holdco Debtors Cases, (II) Lifting the Automatic Stay in the Holdco Debtors Cases, or (III) Appointing a Chapter 11 Trustee for the Holdco Debtors (related document(s)[192]) Filed by Franchise Group, Inc. (Borovinskaya, Shella)
12/03/2024297Objection Debtors Objection to the Ad Hoc Group of Freedom Lenders Emergency Motion for Entry of an Order (I) Adjourning the Second Day Hearing Set for December 10, 2024, (II) Extending the Objection Deadlines in Connection with the Second Day Hearing and (III) Granting Related Relief (related document(s)[194]) Filed by Franchise Group, Inc. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A - F) (Borovinskaya, Shella)
12/03/2024296Objection of the Ad Hoc Group of Freedom Lenders to the Debtors' Motion to Extend the Deadline to File SOFAS and Schedules (related document(s)[254]) Filed by Ad Hoc Group of Freedom Lenders (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Service) (Farnan, Michael)
12/03/2024295Application/Motion to Employ/Retain Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Auditor Filed by Franchise Group, Inc.. Hearing scheduled for 1/15/2025 at 10:00 AM at US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 5th Fl., Courtroom #5, Wilmington, Delaware. Objections due by 12/17/2024. (Attachments: # (1) Notice # (2) Exhibit A # (3) Exhibit B) (Borovinskaya, Shella)