First Brands Group Holdings, LLC

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4:25-bk-90397

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Texas Southern

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  1. October 14, 2025

    First Brands CEO Resigns, Spirit Wins $200M DIP Facility

    Bankrupt auto parts maker First Brands' founder stepped down as CEO. Spirit Airlines won approval for $200 million in debtor-in-possession financing and a settlement with its lessor. Global Wound Care warned that delayed Medicare payments, worsened by the government shutdown, threaten its liquidity. And a Delaware judge approved CareerBuilder + Monster's Chapter 11 plan. This is the week in bankruptcy.

  2. October 10, 2025

    First Brands Gets Creditors' Committee In Ch. 11

    Nine companies have been named to the official committee of unsecured creditors for auto parts company First Brands, including an affiliate of Raistone Capital, which urged a Texas bankruptcy judge to appoint a Chapter 11 examiner in the case.

  3. October 09, 2025

    First Brands Creditor Wants Examiner After $2.3B 'Vanished'

    First Brands creditor Raistone Capital urged a Texas bankruptcy judge to appoint an independent examiner in the car parts maker's Chapter 11 case, saying no one has been held accountable for up to $2.3 billion that "simply vanished."

  4. October 06, 2025

    First Brands Gets $1B DIP, Hooters Approved To Exit Ch. 11

    A Texas bankruptcy judge granted an interim approval for First Brands' $1.1 billion debtor-in-possession loan. Hooters of America won court approval of its reorganization plan. The judge ruled the automatic stay in Alex Jones' Chapter 7 case does not extend to his media company, Free Speech Systems, while the unsecured creditors' committee in TPI Composites' Chapter 11 sued its equity holder, alleging a prepetition uptier deal unfairly elevated its creditor status.

  5. October 01, 2025

    First Brands Can Tap $1B DIP As It Seeks Stability In Ch. 11

    A Texas bankruptcy judge Wednesday gave interim approval to car parts maker First Brands' $1.1 billion debtor-in-possession loan, freeing up $500 million in funds, after a stalled refinancing and limited liquidity pushed it to Chapter 11.

  6. October 01, 2025

    Meet The Attorneys Guiding Parts Maker First Brands' Ch. 11 

    A team of lawyers from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP is leading the bankruptcy case of Michigan-based auto parts maker First Brands Group LLC as the company seeks to restructure more than $10 billion in debt. 

  7. September 30, 2025

    Auto Parts Maker First Brands Probes Invoice Deals

    First Brands, an automotive parts producer that recently launched a Chapter 11 case with more than $10 billion of debt, has said it launched an investigation into transactions the company entered to secure liquidity.

  8. September 30, 2025

    Catching Up With New Bankruptcy Case Action

    An auto parts maker commenced a Chapter 11 case with more than $10 billion of debt. An educational technology company is seeking to sell its assets in bankruptcy to cover more than $1 billion in obligations. And two single-asset real estate firms filed for bankruptcy protection as they faced foreclosure or default actions from lenders.