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confidence high
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materiality 0.95
Container Store Group, Inc.: going-concern / distress — Container Store files Chapter 11; prepackaged plan cancels common stock with no recovery
Container Store Group, Inc.
- Filed Chapter 11 on Dec 22, 2024; expects to confirm plan within 35 days and emerge as private company.
- Prepackaged plan: over 90% of term loan lenders support $40M new money DIP and $45M deleveraging.
- DIP financing: $115M term loan ($40M new money + $75M conversion) and $140M ABL facility upsized by $40M.
- Existing common stock canceled without consideration; all general unsecured claims paid in full.
- Acceleration of ~$163M term loan and ~$80M revolver; enforcement stayed by bankruptcy.