Riel Roussopoulos
Hertz to emerge from bankruptcy with $4.2-billion from investment firms
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A man walks past a Hertz counter at the almost empty Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City on June 11, 2020.
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Two investment firms will buy a majority stake in Hertz Global Holdings Inc for $4.2-billion under a restructuring plan expected to help it out of bankruptcy by early- to mid-summer, the car rental company said in a filing on Tuesday.
Under the proposed investment, Knighthead Capital Management LLC and Certares Opportunities LLC will buy up to 100 per cent of Hertz’s shares, with the funds expected to finance its U.S. vehicle fleet and slash corporate debt.
“We’ve been…repositioning our business as we prepare for increased travel demand as the pandemic subsides,” Chief Executive Paul Stone said.
Hertz filed for bankruptcy protection in May after its business was decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic and talks with creditors failed to result in much-needed relief.
The company said on Tuesday it filed a proposed plan of reorganization with the U.S. bankruptcy court for the district of Delaware, which is expected to approve the terms of the proposed investment at a hearing on April 16.
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Published at Tue, 02 Mar 2021 12:30:17 +0000
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