LATAM Airlines bankruptcy plan advances after creditor appeals fail
2022.09.01 00:14
FILE PHOTO: LATAM airlines logo, is seen inside of the Commodore Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport in Santiago, Chile April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
(Reuters) -LATAM Airlines on Wednesday turned back two challenges to its bankruptcy reorganization plan, putting the carrier a step closer to emerging from Chapter 11 after seeking protection from creditors in the early months of the pandemic.
LATAM said in a statement it was “pleased” by a U.S. bankruptcy court’s decision confirming its reorganization plan in which two groups of creditors lost their appeals.
LATAM, which filed for bankruptcy in 2020, won court approval to exit Chapter 11 in June, after presenting a reorganization plan which aims to inject about $8 billion into the airline through a combination of capital increase, issue of convertible bonds and new debt.
The appeal against the approved plan came from the TLA Claimholder Group, which has shares in subsidary LATAM Airlines (OTC:LTMAQ) Brasil, and a group of unsecured claimants comprising Avenue Capital Management II, Corre Partners Management, CQS (US), HSBC Bank Plc, Invictus Global Management, Livello Capital Management LP and Pentwater Capital Management LP.
The groups’ appeals were opposed by other shareholder entities and the airline itself.
Earlier this week, LATAM Airlines said in a statement it planned to exit bankruptcy in the final quarter of this year, offering a slightly amended reorganization plan to reach $11.5 billion in revenue by 2024.
