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

Case Information
  • Case title

    Franchise Group, Inc. and Freedom VCM, Inc.

  • Court

    Delaware (debke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Laurie Selber Silverstein

  • Filed

    11/03/2024

  • Last Filing

    02/04/2025

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

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

Assigned to: Bankruptcy Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  11/03/2024
341 meeting:  12/13/2024
Deadline for filing claims:  01/23/2025

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 10019-6099
212-728-8000
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

Mark T. Stancil

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
1875 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006-1238
202-303-1000
Email: mstancil@willkie.com

Brady Sullivan

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

Debtor

Freedom VCM, Inc.

109 Innovation Court
Suite J
Delaware, OH 43015
DELAWARE-OH
Tax ID / EIN: 93-2543091

represented by
Freedom VCM, Inc.

PRO SE



Debtor

Freedom VCM Interco, Inc.

109 Innovation Court
Suite J
Delaware, OH 43015
DELAWARE-OH
Tax ID / EIN: 93-2733661

represented by
Freedom VCM Interco, Inc.

PRO SE



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)
850 Third Avenue
Suite 412
Brooklyn, NY 11232
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
Gregory V. Demo

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
780 Third Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10017
212-561-7730
Fax : 212-561-7777
Email: gdemo@pszjlaw.com

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
02/04/2025916Exhibit(s) Notice of Adjournment of Auction (related document(s)[444]) Filed by Franchise Group, Inc.. (Borovinskaya, Shella)
02/04/2025915Affidavit/Declaration of Mailing of James Roy Regarding Notice of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case, Bar Date Notice, and Proof of Claim Form. Filed by Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC. (related document(s)[191], [562]) (Steele, Benjamin)
02/04/2025914Exhibit(s) The Settlement-Related Liquidating Trust 2022-23's Witness and Exhibit List for Hearing on February 6, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. ET Filed by Prophecy Settlement-related Liquidating Trust 2022-23. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Service) (Benedek, Marla)
02/04/2025913Exhibit(s) Exhibit List for the United States Trustee's Objection to Application to Retain Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (related document(s)[474], [730], [812], [813], [903]) Filed by U.S. Trustee. (Fox, Timothy)
02/04/2025912Exhibit(s) /The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors' Witness and Exhibit List for Hearing on February 6, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Filed by OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS. (Robinson, Colin)
02/04/2025911Objection and Reservation of Rights to Debtors' Notice of Amended Cure Schedule (related document(s)[803]) Filed by Arsenal Plaza Associates, LLC; Brunswick Center Associates, L.L.C.; CPEG Malta, L.L.C. and University Plaza Associates, L.L.C. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Service # (2) Exhibit A # (3) Exhibit B # (4) Exhibit C # (5) Exhibit D) (Doughty, Kristi)
02/04/2025910Exhibit(s) and Witness List for the February 6, 2025 Hearing Filed by Ad Hoc Group of Freedom Lenders. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Service) (Farnan, Michael)
02/04/2025909Supplemental Declaration of Bradford J. Sandler in Support of Application for Authorization to Employ and Retain Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP as Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors Effective as of November 21, 2024 (related document(s)[488], [854]) Filed by Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP. (Sandler, Bradford)
02/04/2025908Transcript regarding Hearing Held 1/31/2025 RE: Status Conference. Remote electronic access to the transcript is restricted until 5/5/2025. The transcript may be viewed at the Bankruptcy Court Clerk's Office. For information about how to obtain a transcript, call the Clerk's Office or Contact the Court Reporter/Transcriber, Reliable, at Telephone number (302)654-8080. Notice of Intent to Request Redaction Deadline Due By 2/11/2025. Redaction Request Due By 2/25/2025. Redacted Transcript Submission Due By 3/7/2025. Transcript access will be restricted through 5/5/2025. (BJM)
02/04/2025907Affidavit/Declaration of Mailing of Nelson Crespin Regarding Second Amended Notice of Hearing Agenda, Order Granting Debtors Leave, Order Authorizing Filing of Master Proof of Claim by the Prepetition Holdco Secured Parties, Order (I) Authorizing the Retention and Employment of Ducera Partners LLC as Investment Banker to the Debtors Effective as of Petition Date, and (II) Granting Related Relief, Notice of Amended Cure Schedule, and Second Supp Notice of Possible Assumption. Filed by Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC. (related document(s)[792], [800], [801], [802], [803], [804]) (Steele, Benjamin)