8-K
filed January 27, 2026, 6:59 PM ET
ticker FATAQ
CIK 0001705012
other material
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 1.00
Fat Brands, Inc (FATAQ): debt financing — FAT Brands files Chapter 11 bankruptcy to deleverage; over $1.3B in debt defaults
Fat Brands, Inc
- Company and subsidiaries filed Chapter 11 on Jan 26, 2026 in Southern District of Texas.
- Total outstanding debt in default across 11 instruments: ~$1.3B (including $410M GFG Royalty, $403M Twin Hospitality).
- Board expanded to 15; appointed independent restructuring directors Patrick Bartels and Neal Goldman.
- John DiDonato named Chief Restructuring Officer; Abhimanyu Gupta named Deputy CRO.
- Equity holders warned of possible complete loss; NASDAQ continues with 'Q' suffix.
Key facts
Extracted from this filing and checked against the source text.
Debt Financings
SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04
confidence 0.9
Fat Brands, Inc faced acceleration on loan of $403 million with UMB Bank, National Association.
- Instrument
- loan
- Principal
- $403 million
- Counterparty
- UMB Bank, National Association
- Event
- acceleration
Exact text from the filing
approximately $403 million in aggregate outstanding amount of Twin Hospitality I, LLC’s Secured Notes
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Debt Financings
SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04
confidence 0.9
Fat Brands, Inc faced acceleration on loan of $201 million with UMB Bank, National Association.
- Instrument
- loan
- Principal
- $201 million
- Counterparty
- UMB Bank, National Association
- Event
- acceleration
Exact text from the filing
approximately $201 million in aggregate outstanding amount of FAT Brands Royalty I, LLC’s Secured Notes
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Debt Financings
SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04
confidence 0.9
Fat Brands, Inc faced acceleration on loan of $110 million with UMB Bank, National Association.
- Instrument
- loan
- Principal
- $110 million
- Counterparty
- UMB Bank, National Association
- Event
- acceleration
Exact text from the filing
The commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases constitutes an event of default under certain of the Debtors’ debt instruments, including, without limitation, the following: ● approximately $110 million in aggregate outstanding amount of FB Resid Holding I, LLC’s Secured Notes
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Debt Financings
SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04
confidence 0.9
Fat Brands, Inc faced acceleration on loan of $410 million with UMB Bank, National Association.
- Instrument
- loan
- Principal
- $410 million
- Counterparty
- UMB Bank, National Association
- Event
- acceleration
Exact text from the filing
approximately $410 million in aggregate outstanding amount of FAT Brands GFG Royalty I, LLC’s Secured Notes
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Debt Financings
SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04
confidence 0.9
Fat Brands, Inc faced acceleration on loan of $140 million with UMB Bank, National Association.
- Instrument
- loan
- Principal
- $140 million
- Counterparty
- UMB Bank, National Association
- Event
- acceleration
Exact text from the filing
approximately $140 million in aggregate outstanding amount of FAT Brands Fazoli’s Native I, LLC’s Secured Notes
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