General Information
On October 5, 2011, Friendly Ice Cream Corporation, et al. (the “Friendly’s Debtors”) filed petitions in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”) seeking relief under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The Friendly’s Debtors’ cases have been assigned to Judge Kevin Gross.
On December 29, 2011, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving the sale of substantially all of the Friendly's Debtors' assets to Sundae Group Holdings II, LLC. The sale closed on January 9, 2012.
On January 17, 2012, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving the following name changes for the Friendly's Debtors: (a) Friendly Ice Cream Corporation to Amicus Wind Down Corporation; (b) Friendly’s Restaurants Franchise, LLC to Amicus Restaurants Franchise Wind Down, LLC; (c) Friendly’s Realty I, LLC to Amicus Realty I Wind Down, LLC; (d) Friendly’s Realty II, LLC to Amicus Realty II Wind Down, LLC; and (e) Friendly’s Realty III, LLC to Amicus Realty III Wind Down, LLC. The Friendly’s Debtors cases are jointly administered for procedural purposes, meaning that all pleadings will be maintained on the case docket for Amicus Wind Down Corporation, f/k/a Friendly Ice Cream Corporation, Case No. 11-13167 (the "Friendly’s Main Case Docket"). The Friendly’s Main Case Docket can be accessed through the website maintained by the Bankruptcy Court (http://www.deb.uscourts.gov). An unofficial version of the Friendly’s Main Case Docket is accessible by selecting the “Docket” link at the top of this page.
On October 14, 2011, Freeze, LLC, Freeze Holdings, LP, Freeze Group Holdings Corp. and Freeze Operations Holdings Corp. (collectively, the “Freeze Debtors”) filed petitions under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court. The Freeze Debtors cases have also been assigned to Judge Kevin Gross, and are being jointly administered for procedural purposes under Freeze, LLC, Case No. 11-13303 (the “Freeze Main Case Docket”). While the Freeze Debtors are affiliates of the Friendly’s Debtors, the Freeze Debtors cases and the Friendly’s Debtors cases are not being jointly administered together. The Freeze Main Case Docket can be accessed through the website maintained by the Bankruptcy Court, and an unofficial version of the Freeze Main Case Docket is accessible by selecting the “Docket” link at the top of this page, then selecting “11-13303 Freeze, LLC” under the “Case” drop-down.
For more information about the restructuring, please call 866-446-4667.
Section 341 Meeting of Creditors
In accordance with section 341 of the Bankruptcy Code, a meeting of the Debtors' creditors was scheduled for November 10, 2011 at 10 a.m. prevailing Eastern Time, and was continued to January 17, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. at the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Courthouse, 844 King Street, 2nd Floor, Room 2112, Wilmington, DE 19801.
Debtors
| Lead Debtor: |
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Amicus Wind Down Corporation f/k/a Friendly Ice Cream Corporation |
Case No.: |
11-13167 |
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| Related Debtors: |
| Amicus Restaurants Franchise Wind Down, LLC f/k/a Friendly’s Restaurants Franchise, LLC
| Case No.: | 11-13166 | |
| Amicus Realty I Wind Down, LLC f/k/a Friendly’s Realty I, LLC
| Case No.: | 11-13168 | |
| Amicus Realty II Wind Down, LLC f/k/a Friendly’s Realty II, LLC
| Case No.: | 11-13169 | |
| Amicus Realty III Wind Down, LLC f/k/a Friendly’s Realty III, LLC
| Case No.: | 11-13170 | |
| Freeze, LLC
| Case No.: | 11-13303 | |
| Freeze Holdings, LP
| Case No.: | 11-13304 | |
| Freeze Group Holdings Corp.
| Case No.: | 11-13305 | |
| Freeze Operations Holdings Corp.
| Case No.: | 11-13306 | |
Friendly’s Debtors Proofs of Claim
The deadline for the filing of proofs of claim against the Friendly’s Debtors has been established by the Bankruptcy Court as February 13, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. prevailing Eastern
Time for all creditors (except for a governmental unit). For a governmental unit, the deadline for the filing of proofs of claim is April 2, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. prevailing Eastern Time. Completed forms can be sent to the following addresses:
| If by first-class mail: |
Friendly Ice Cream Corporation, et al. Claims Processing Center
c/o Epiq Bankruptcy Solutions, LLC
FDR Station, P.O. Box 5285
New York, NY 10150-5285
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| If by Hand Delivery or Overnight mail: |
Friendly Ice Cream Corporation, et al. Claims Processing Center
c/o Epiq Bankruptcy Solutions, LLC
757 Third Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10017
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A blank Friendly’s Debtors proof of claim form can be obtained here.
Freeze Debtors Proofs of Claim
The deadline for the filing of proofs of claim against the Freeze Debtors has been established by the Bankruptcy Court as February 13, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. prevailing Eastern
Time for all creditors (except for a governmental unit). For a governmental unit, the deadline for the filing of proofs of claim is April 11, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. prevailing Eastern Time. Completed forms can be sent to the following addresses:
| If by first-class mail: |
Freeze LLC Claims Processing Center
c/o Epiq Bankruptcy Solutions, LLC
FDR Station, P.O. Box 5285
New York, NY 10150-5285
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| If by Hand Delivery or Overnight mail: |
Freeze LLC Claims Processing Center
c/o Epiq Bankruptcy Solutions, LLC
757 Third Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10017
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A blank Freeze Debtors proof of claim form can be obtained here.
Administrative Expense Proofs of Claim
The deadline for the filing of Administrative Expense proofs of claim against the Friendly’s Debtors has been established by the Bankruptcy Court as February 13, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. prevailing Eastern Time. Completed forms can be sent to the following addresses:
| If by first-class mail: |
Friendly Ice Cream Corporation, et al. Claims Processing Center
c/o Epiq Bankruptcy Solutions, LLC
FDR Station, P.O. Box 5285
New York, NY 10150-5285
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| If by Hand Delivery or Overnight mail: |
Friendly Ice Cream Corporation, et al. Claims Processing Center
c/o Epiq Bankruptcy Solutions, LLC
757 Third Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10017
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A blank Friendly’s Debtors Administrative Expense proof of claim form can be obtained here.
Key Professionals
| Debtors’ Counsel |
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
300 North LaSalle
Chicago, IL 60654
http://www.kirkland.com
| Phone: | (312) 862-2000 |
| Fax: | (312) 862-2200 |
| Attn: | James A. Stempel, Esq.
Ross M. Kwasteniet, Esq.
Jeffrey D. Pawlitz, Esq. |
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| Debtors’ Co-Counsel |
PACHULSKI STANG ZIEHL & JONES LLP
919 North Market Street, 17th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19899-8705
www.pszjlaw.com
| Phone: | (302)652-4100 |
| Fax: | (302)652-4400 |
| Attn: | Laura Davis Jones, Esq.
Timothy P. Cairns, Esq.
Kathleen P. Makowski, Esq. |
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| Debtors' Financial Advisors |
Zolfo Cooper
Grace Building
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 41st Floor
New York, NY 10036
| Phone: | (212) 561-4000 |
| Fax: | (212) 213 1749 |
| Attn: | David Orlofsky
Charlie Carnaval
Anthony Dalfio |
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Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
Pursuant to Docket #117, the following creditors have been appointed to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in these cases by the Office of the United States Trustee:
FM Facility Maintenance
Attn: John Pavia
10 Columbus Blvd., 4th Floor
Hartford, CT 06106
| Phone: | 860-466-7428 |
| Fax: | 860-466-7403 |
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The Bank of New York
c/o Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company
Attn: Robert Major
6525 West Campus Oval
New Albany, OH 43054
| Phone: | 614-775-5278 |
| Fax: | 614-775-5636 |
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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Attn: Jack Butler
1200 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-4026
| Phone: | 202-326-4070 |
| Fax: | 202-842-2643 |
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GGP Limited Partnership
Attn: Julie Minnick Bowden
110 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
| Phone: | 312-960-2707 |
| Fax: | 312-442-6374 |
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KSL Media, Inc.
Attn: Russell Dean
15910 Ventura Blvd., 9th Floor
Encino, CA 91436
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The Coca-Cola Company
Attn: Joseph Johnson
c/o Litigation and Employment Group
PO Box 1734, Mailstop NAT 2008
Atlanta, GA 30313
| Phone: | 404-676-4150 |
| Fax: | 404-598-4150 |
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Realty Income Corporation
Attn: Michael Pfeiffer
600 La Terraza Blvd.
Escondido, CA 92025
| Phone: | 760-317-2961 |
| Fax: | 760-741-2235 |
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U.S. Trustee
Office of the United States Trustee
844 King Street, Suite 2207
Wilmington, DE 19801
| Phone: | (302) 573-6491 |
| Fax: | (302) 573-6497 |
| Attn: | Richard Schepacarter |
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Useful Information
Website Information
An unofficial version of the Main Case Docket can be accessed through this website by selecting the “Docket” link at the top of this page. In addition, from time to time, certain key documents filed in these cases or otherwise made available by the Debtors will be available by selecting the “Key Documents” link above. Should you have any questions relating to this website, please feel free to contact us at 646.282.2400.