debt
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.85
Vintage Wine Estates, Inc.: debt financing — Vintage Wine Estates enters forbearance with lenders, cuts revolver to $180M, advances asset sales
Vintage Wine Estates, Inc.
- Forbearance agreement with BMO Bank N.A. and lenders until March 31, 2024; revolving commitments reduced from $200M to $180M.
- Interest rate on revolver increased by 100 bps during forbearance period.
- Principal outstanding $324.3M as of Feb 29, 2024 under Second A&R Loan and Security Agreement.
- Engaged Oppenheimer & Co. to sell non-core assets; received non-binding LOI and multiple attractive bids.
- Expects to report Q2 fiscal 2024 results on March 12, 2024 (quarter ended Dec 31, 2023).