Overview
- Concordia (“CXR”), a global specialty-generic pharmaceutical company faced competitive and regulatory headwinds putting pressure on its future outlook and near-term debt servicing abilities
- CXR announced its efforts to realign its capital structure by commencing a court proceeding under the Canada Business Corporations Act
- Through the Recapitalization Transaction, CXR obtained new equity in the amount of US$586 million while reducing its total debt load and annual interest payments by approximately US$2.4 billion and US$170 million, respectively
Key Considerations
- View on industry / regulatory challenges and management’s going-forward strategic initiatives
- Improved capital structure
- Pro-forma implied enterprise value vs. going concern values
- Implied securityholder recoveries vs. MPA financial analyses
MPA’s Role and Relevant Factors
- Fairness to the company
- Fairness to each of the securityholders, respectively
- Fairness of the consideration to the securityholders in comparison to a liquidation scenario
- Consideration of certain relative fairness issues
Summary of Terms
- $565 million of new money investment from certain secured / unsecured holders via a Private Placement – proceeds used for partial repayment of secured debt
- Equitization of all unsecured debt