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Avianca says it has raised $2 billion of DIP financing, including new loans and refinancing of existing notes, despite the blockage of a $370 million USD bailout loan from the Colombian government.

Beyond the expected, some interesting names appear on the list of those with the most to lose should Avianca end up liquidated. The City of New York Group Trust?

Colombian airline Avianca over the weekend admitted that, as the Coronavirus continues to impact its operations, it has begun to defer payments on long term leases and  on principal on some of its outstanding debt. Over 14,000 employees are currently on unpaid leave.

This morning in a New York court, a judge issued summary judgement affirming Kingsland Holding’s control of Avianca, after industrialist Germán Efromovich defaulted on loan payments to United Airlines collateralized by Efromovich’s stake in Avianca Holdings (NYSE:...

Avianca Holdings S.A.,  (NYSE: AVH) (BVC: PFAVH), through its subsidiaries Grupo Taca Holdings Limited and Nicaraguense de Aviacion S.A., closed the sale of its shares in Turboprop Leasing Company Ltd., parent company of the Costa Rican airline Servicios Aéreos Nacionales S.A...

Last week United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) moved to remove longtime chairman and controlling shareholder Germán Efromovich from Avianca’s  (NYSE: AVH) (BVC: PFAVH), board of directors. Adding insult to injury, United installed Roberto Kriete as the board’s new chairman. All this...

According to Standard & Poor’s, Avianca Holding’s plans to refinance its $550 million (USD) senior unsecured notes has taken longer than expected, given several reasons. These include delays to clear certain contractual proceedings with Avianca’s shareholders...