Franchise Group — Representation of Franchise Group, owner and operator of franchised and franchisable businesses, in connection with its Chapter 11 restructuring. Following months of litigation, Kirkland was retained and helped Franchise Group secure a global settlement with its key stakeholders to delever its balance sheet by more than $2.4 billion and emerge from Chapter 11 with a deleveraged capital structure, enhanced liquidity, and a strengthened and simplified business model. In addition to confirming a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization, Franchise Group successfully completed a value-maximizing sale of its Vitamin Shoppe business segment.
Sunnova Energy International Inc. — Representation of Sunnova Energy International Inc. (NYSE: NOVA) and over 275 affiliates in their comprehensive restructuring of approximately $9 billion of corporate debt and securitized obligations. Sunnova is among the nation’s largest installers and servicers of residential solar systems, with approximately 440,000 residential solar customers across the country and in Puerto Rico. Sunnova also manages and services 26 securitization trusts holding $7 billion of homeowner contracts and leases. Certain of Sunnova’s corporate entities are utilizing Chapter 11 to facilitate value-maximizing transactions as part of their enterprise-wide restructuring.
Northvolt AB — Representation of Northvolt AB and eight of its affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Northvolt is a Swedish manufacturer of electric vehicle batteries with a mission to build the world’s greenest battery. As of the petition date, Northvolt had nearly $6 billion in funded debt obligations. Northvolt filed Chapter 11 with commitments of $100 million in new money debtor-in-possession financing from a key customer and access to approximately $145 million in cash collateral from its project finance lenders.
