Caesars Entertainment and Caesars Acquisition Corporation have come to new terms for their amalgamation. The transaction, first presented in December 2014, is linked to the enormous $18 billion insolvency and continuing reorganization of Caesars Entertainment Operating Company (CEOC), the primary operational arm of Caesars Entertainment.
In June of this year, CEOC got the green light from a US Bankruptcy Court judge to start seeking creditor ballots on its strategy to restructure its debt and emerge from bankruptcy. The operating division had voluntarily sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January 2015.
In October 2015, CEOC submitted a reorganization blueprint that, if ratified, would slash $10 billion in debt and divide CEOC into a fresh operating unit and a real estate investment trust.
The unification of Caesars Entertainment and Caesars Acquisition is projected to produce some of the capital required to reimburse CEOC’s creditors.
According to the modified conditions, Caesars Acquisition stakeholders will hold 27% of the consolidated entity, reduced from 38% in the initial proposition, Reuters revealed, referencing regulatory documents.
The revised consolidation contract signifies a substantial advancement in the CEOC reorganization proceedings, which depends on the successful finalization of the amalgamation, amongst other elements, stated Caesars Entertainment in a communication. Both Caesars Entertainment and CEOC conveyed contentment with the latest headway achieved in discussions with crucial lender factions and embraced the backing obtained so far for the CEOC rehabilitation scheme.
Nevertheless, Reuters states that the CEOC reorganization may still encounter obstacles from subordinate creditors who assert that Caesars Entertainment and its private equity investors, Apollo Global Management and TPG Capital, are indebted to them for as much as $12 billion.
A provisional injunction against legal actions targeting Caesars Entertainment is due to terminate in August. Subordinated bondholders have contended in court that a judgment in their favor could imperil Caesars Entertainment’s contributions to the reorganization scheme, potentially forcing both the corporation and CEOC into insolvency.
The ratification hearing for the CEOC reorganization scheme is slated for January 17, 2017.
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