Caesars at War with Investors Over $24 Billion Debt
Caesars CEO Gary Loveman says his company shall maybe not be held hostage by speculators.
The battle between Caesars Entertainment and its own bondholders was ramped up a notch this week as the casino giant filed a lawsuit against a portion that is large of investors, claiming they have been attempting to impede the business’s efforts to restructure its financial obligation process, a procedure that is necessary to avoid bankruptcy.
Despite being the best-known casino business in the world, Caesars’ long-lasting financial obligation is colossal, standing at an industry all-time high of $23 billion, which outstrips the bankrupt city of Detroit. In-may, the company announced a means of financial obligation restructuring, which, while not eliminating any long-term debt, would wipe out more than $1 billion of payments due in 2015.
The procedure, according to Caesars Chairman and CEO Gary Loveman, would ‘lay the building blocks for both significant de-leveraging and value creation at Caesars Entertainment.’
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‘Upon completion of the credit facility amendment … Caesars will have added headroom under its maintenance covenant, providing Caesars with additional security to execute its company plan,’ he added. ‘If Caesars successfully lists its equity securities, this listing that is independent help facilitate the eventual raising of equity along with liability management and debt d (mais…)