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Are you sure your not confusing this with Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection?
All Chapter 15 does is say that this company is being restructured under different law in a different country and it protects Thomas cook from legal action in the US, saying all US investors have to take legal action in the UK. It defines the jurisdiction applicable to the restructuring. It’s got nothing to do with people being turned away at check in.
https://www.uscourts.gov/services-fo...kruptcy-basics
The Chapter 15 protection is for companies registered outside of the United States gaining protection from creditors within the United States exclusively. In this case it is being used as an instrument to attempt to block bondholders and potentially the hedge fund managers.
Cue tomorrow, where those said bondholders and hedge fund managers will be asking whether the company is effectively insolvent or not. If not what is its liquidity position.
The point where people get turned away from check-in desks wouldn't happen through these hearings directly. However, if the hearings tomorrow depict a perilous state of affairs for the company, the CAA will be taking note pending their decision on renewing the ATOL licence, as will suppliers hoping to get paid soon, and shareholders considering whether to cut-and-run on their positions.
FYI - a UK, or for that matter, EU registered company cannot file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US. In the UK, Chapter 11 is called Administration.
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I'm definitely not confusing the differences between the different chapters of bankruptcy law in the US system, specifically Title 11, in which Chapter 11 and Chapter 15 both reside.
The Chapter 15 protection is for companies registered outside of the United States gaining protection from creditors within the United States exclusively. In this case it is being used as an instrument to attempt to block bondholders and potentially the hedge fund managers.
Cue tomorrow, where those said bondholders and hedge fund managers will be asking whether the company is effectively insolvent or not. If not what is its liquidity position.
The point where people get turned away from check-in desks wouldn't happen through these hearings directly. However, if the hearings tomorrow depict a perilous state of affairs for the company, the CAA will be taking note pending their decision on renewing the ATOL licence, as will suppliers hoping to get paid soon, and shareholders considering whether to cut-and-run on their positions.
FYI - a UK, or for that matter, EU registered company cannot file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US. In the UK, Chapter 11 is called Administration.
The Chapter 15 protection is for companies registered outside of the United States gaining protection from creditors within the United States exclusively. In this case it is being used as an instrument to attempt to block bondholders and potentially the hedge fund managers.
Cue tomorrow, where those said bondholders and hedge fund managers will be asking whether the company is effectively insolvent or not. If not what is its liquidity position.
The point where people get turned away from check-in desks wouldn't happen through these hearings directly. However, if the hearings tomorrow depict a perilous state of affairs for the company, the CAA will be taking note pending their decision on renewing the ATOL licence, as will suppliers hoping to get paid soon, and shareholders considering whether to cut-and-run on their positions.
FYI - a UK, or for that matter, EU registered company cannot file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US. In the UK, Chapter 11 is called Administration.
The ATOL licence will not get renewed unless the recap deal goes through. The shares will be worthless by the end of the month. That's the whole point of the debt for equity swap.
That was pretty much my take on it.
This isn’t bring used to block bond holders, bond holders will get a vote on the recapitalisation at a meeting next week.
This is being used to see if some hedge funds, who have taken out CDS on Thomas cook get paid or not. If they do they have said they will vote for the recapitalisation next week. If they don't get paid and they hold more than 25% of Thomas Cooks debt then they can use the threat of derailing the deal as leverage. Or just vote against the deal and the company goes down.
That was my understanding of the situation anyway.
This isn’t bring used to block bond holders, bond holders will get a vote on the recapitalisation at a meeting next week.
This is being used to see if some hedge funds, who have taken out CDS on Thomas cook get paid or not. If they do they have said they will vote for the recapitalisation next week. If they don't get paid and they hold more than 25% of Thomas Cooks debt then they can use the threat of derailing the deal as leverage. Or just vote against the deal and the company goes down.
That was my understanding of the situation anyway.
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That was pretty much my take on it.
This isn’t bring used to block bond holders, bond holders will get a vote on the recapitalisation at a meeting next week.
This is being used to see if some hedge funds, who have taken out CDS on Thomas cook get paid or not. If they do they have said they will vote for the recapitalisation next week. If they don't get paid and they hold more than 25% of Thomas Cooks debt then they can use the threat of derailing the deal as leverage. Or just vote against the deal and the company goes down.
That was my understanding of the situation anyway.
This isn’t bring used to block bond holders, bond holders will get a vote on the recapitalisation at a meeting next week.
This is being used to see if some hedge funds, who have taken out CDS on Thomas cook get paid or not. If they do they have said they will vote for the recapitalisation next week. If they don't get paid and they hold more than 25% of Thomas Cooks debt then they can use the threat of derailing the deal as leverage. Or just vote against the deal and the company goes down.
That was my understanding of the situation anyway.
All the talk about the ATOL renewal and AOC's is a sideshow. Without the recap sanctioned the lights go out.
Hopefully neither - fingers crossed.
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That was pretty much my take on it.
This isn’t bring used to block bond holders, bond holders will get a vote on the recapitalisation at a meeting next week.
This is being used to see if some hedge funds, who have taken out CDS on Thomas cook get paid or not. If they do they have said they will vote for the recapitalisation next week. If they don't get paid and they hold more than 25% of Thomas Cooks debt then they can use the threat of derailing the deal as leverage. Or just vote against the deal and the company goes down.
That was my understanding of the situation anyway.
This isn’t bring used to block bond holders, bond holders will get a vote on the recapitalisation at a meeting next week.
This is being used to see if some hedge funds, who have taken out CDS on Thomas cook get paid or not. If they do they have said they will vote for the recapitalisation next week. If they don't get paid and they hold more than 25% of Thomas Cooks debt then they can use the threat of derailing the deal as leverage. Or just vote against the deal and the company goes down.
That was my understanding of the situation anyway.
If tomorrows meeting deems that Thomas Cook is in that position, again as I've mentioned before, that doesn't trigger the immediate shuttering of check-in desks, but it will significantly undermine confidence within Thomas Cook's supply chain, its ability to obtain continuing lines of credit, future bookings, and the biggest of the lot, liquidity will simply vanish overnight making even relatively simple business tasks difficult.
It is at that point where the doomsday scenario would be a matter of hours, not days away.
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That's broadly right, in basic terms. There's quite a bit more complexity in it than that in respect of the bond holders, the hedge funds and the swaps that are in play. For the swaps to pay out, Thomas Cook would need to be insolvent or deemed to have insufficient means and in a position of default (not a great deal of difference between the two, but there is a technical difference).
If tomorrows meeting deems that Thomas Cook is in that position, again as I've mentioned before, that doesn't trigger the immediate shuttering of check-in desks, but it will significantly undermine confidence within Thomas Cook's supply chain, its ability to obtain continuing lines of credit, future bookings, and the biggest of the lot, liquidity will simply vanish overnight making even relatively simple business tasks difficult.
It is at that point where the doomsday scenario would be a matter of hours, not days away.
If tomorrows meeting deems that Thomas Cook is in that position, again as I've mentioned before, that doesn't trigger the immediate shuttering of check-in desks, but it will significantly undermine confidence within Thomas Cook's supply chain, its ability to obtain continuing lines of credit, future bookings, and the biggest of the lot, liquidity will simply vanish overnight making even relatively simple business tasks difficult.
It is at that point where the doomsday scenario would be a matter of hours, not days away.
The doomsday scenario is if they emerge from tomorrow without a payout and can't leverage enough from Fosun and the supporting banks before the 27th.
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I have a totally polarised outlook to yours. If the view is that Thomas Cook is on the verge of bankruptcy (it is) then the CDS kicks in. The bondholders get what they want and they vote in favour of the recap on the 27th. Thomas Cook emerges from court on the 30th with a huge cash injection and new owners. Its debts are gone which is good news for trade creditors, suppliers, future bookings, ATOL licences etc. All the intelligent press articles see it along those lines.
The doomsday scenario is if they emerge from tomorrow without a payout and can't leverage enough from Fosun and the supporting banks before the 27th.
The doomsday scenario is if they emerge from tomorrow without a payout and can't leverage enough from Fosun and the supporting banks before the 27th.
If diffident is correct (and I don’t think he/she is) then why are they bothering. They are toast either way, they might as well pack up and go home now.
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I have a totally polarised outlook to yours. If the view is that Thomas Cook is on the verge of bankruptcy (it is) then the CDS kicks in. The bondholders get what they want and they vote in favour of the recap on the 27th. Thomas Cook emerges from court on the 30th with a huge cash injection and new owners. Its debts are gone which is good news for creditors, suppliers, future bookings, ATOL licences etc. All the intelligent press articles see it along those lines.
The doomsday scenario is if they emerge from tomorrow without a payout and can't leverage enough from Fosun and the supporting banks before the 27th.
The doomsday scenario is if they emerge from tomorrow without a payout and can't leverage enough from Fosun and the supporting banks before the 27th.
Thomas Cook could publish a bank statement showing cash on hand in the financial times, but the confidence will already be broken.
My personal view? I've seen this a good number of times with companies in a range of different industries. Frankly, the future of a business should not be determined by a bunch of folks in suits sat in a skyscraper in New York making decisions based on investment performance and what's in it for them. It is not uncommon for a sound business to have short-term cash flow issues, and be pushed over the edge in these situations by these institutional investors.
Its all so very brutal.
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Yep, this is where the viewpoints diverge. The CDS won't kick in unless the company is in default. Being "on the verge" is not enough, it is a matter of fact. If the company is determined by the panel tomorrow to be "in default" (and/or insolvent) thus triggering the CDS's - the bondholders will be happy, but the headlines will be that Thomas Cook is insolvent (regardless if at that exact moment it is or not), because it has triggered a default swap. Then liquidity dries up, credit is withdrawn and suppliers stop supplying on fear of not being paid. It's the old economic domino effect that has done for so many otherwise well built and stable businesses over the years.
Thomas Cook could publish a bank statement showing cash on hand in the financial times, but the confidence will already be broken.
My personal view? I've seen this a good number of times with companies in a range of different industries. Frankly, the future of a business should not be determined by a bunch of folks in suits sat in a skyscraper in New York making decisions based on investment performance and what's in it for them. It is not uncommon for a sound business to have short-term cash flow issues, and be pushed over the edge in these situations by these institutional investors.
Its all so very brutal.
Thomas Cook could publish a bank statement showing cash on hand in the financial times, but the confidence will already be broken.
My personal view? I've seen this a good number of times with companies in a range of different industries. Frankly, the future of a business should not be determined by a bunch of folks in suits sat in a skyscraper in New York making decisions based on investment performance and what's in it for them. It is not uncommon for a sound business to have short-term cash flow issues, and be pushed over the edge in these situations by these institutional investors.
Its all so very brutal.
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In lighter news......A lot of cabin crew have been rostered with conversion training onto the Condor(German) fleet. Perhaps one or two coming over for the winter? Or us being shipped over maybe.
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Not a whole lot different, but a different airline so a conversion is necessary, much like how many of us have done conversions for Thomas Cook Balearics, Smartlynx, Avion etc. Also some of the Condor fleet are ex-WOW & Germania so they have additional differences.
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Yes they will if halfwits such as yourself don’t desist from constant doom mongering , It’s disgraceful the way people on here are spreading rumours and half truths ,Don’t you realise the press are all over these forums ???
TC are not going bust end of story.
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I am somewhat dubious that the Chapter 15 bankruptcy filing in the USA will be sufficient for the CDDC to decide that a credit event has occurred and thus rule that credit default swaps owned by the hedge funds (who also own bonds) will be triggered. A court filing in Europe would be rather more convincing of a genuine bankruptcy credit event. The CDDC got a bad rap for the way it handled Sears in 2018 - they will presumably want to show greater transparency to the financial markets this time round - although sadly they won't care a bit about the 20,000 TC employees whose jobs are on the line
Thomas Cook has relatively few assets in the USA - all traffic there is inbound tourism, and its hotels are in a mix of Africa, Asia and Europe. Furthermore, the filing with the court makes no mention of the word 'insolvent'. Thomas Cook does not have a registered office in the USA. I think the CDDC might view this as a sham bankruptcy and thus decide that the CDS protection should *not* be triggered which would then make the hedge funds holding the bonds potentially inclined to vote against any restructuring unless Fosun sweetend the deal for the bond holders. 5 year CDS rates on Thomas Cook have not substantially changed in the last 48 hours based on quotes on Bloomberg - although bid/ask spreads are admittedly very wide
I am inclined to think that the survival of TC beyond 1st October will be decided substantially by last minute horse-trading that goes on during the very last few days of September
Thomas Cook has relatively few assets in the USA - all traffic there is inbound tourism, and its hotels are in a mix of Africa, Asia and Europe. Furthermore, the filing with the court makes no mention of the word 'insolvent'. Thomas Cook does not have a registered office in the USA. I think the CDDC might view this as a sham bankruptcy and thus decide that the CDS protection should *not* be triggered which would then make the hedge funds holding the bonds potentially inclined to vote against any restructuring unless Fosun sweetend the deal for the bond holders. 5 year CDS rates on Thomas Cook have not substantially changed in the last 48 hours based on quotes on Bloomberg - although bid/ask spreads are admittedly very wide
I am inclined to think that the survival of TC beyond 1st October will be decided substantially by last minute horse-trading that goes on during the very last few days of September
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I think you’ll find you’re the half wit you moron. There is as much chance of Thomas Cook going bust as there is of them surviving.
Are you a bond holder? Because you seem incredibly certain this deal is going to through.
Probably good to keep your trap shut, halfwit, until after this month to ensure you don’t end up with egg on your face.
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I am somewhat dubious that the Chapter 15 bankruptcy filing in the USA will be sufficient for the CDDC to decide that a credit event has occurred and thus rule that credit default swaps owned by the hedge funds (who also own bonds) will be triggered. A court filing in Europe would be rather more convincing of a genuine bankruptcy credit event. The CDDC got a bad rap for the way it handled Sears in 2018 - they will presumably want to show greater transparency to the financial markets this time round - although sadly they won't care a bit about the 20,000 TC employees whose jobs are on the line
Thomas Cook has relatively few assets in the USA - all traffic there is inbound tourism, and its hotels are in a mix of Africa, Asia and Europe. Furthermore, the filing with the court makes no mention of the word 'insolvent'. Thomas Cook does not have a registered office in the USA. I think the CDDC might view this as a sham bankruptcy and thus decide that the CDS protection should *not* be triggered which would then make the hedge funds holding the bonds potentially inclined to vote against any restructuring unless Fosun sweetend the deal for the bond holders. 5 year CDS rates on Thomas Cook have not substantially changed in the last 48 hours based on quotes on Bloomberg - although bid/ask spreads are admittedly very wide
I am inclined to think that the survival of TC beyond 1st October will be decided substantially by last minute horse-trading that goes on during the very last few days of September
Thomas Cook has relatively few assets in the USA - all traffic there is inbound tourism, and its hotels are in a mix of Africa, Asia and Europe. Furthermore, the filing with the court makes no mention of the word 'insolvent'. Thomas Cook does not have a registered office in the USA. I think the CDDC might view this as a sham bankruptcy and thus decide that the CDS protection should *not* be triggered which would then make the hedge funds holding the bonds potentially inclined to vote against any restructuring unless Fosun sweetend the deal for the bond holders. 5 year CDS rates on Thomas Cook have not substantially changed in the last 48 hours based on quotes on Bloomberg - although bid/ask spreads are admittedly very wide
I am inclined to think that the survival of TC beyond 1st October will be decided substantially by last minute horse-trading that goes on during the very last few days of September