Optimum Seeks New Financing That Could Dilute Debt Collateral, Escalating Feud With Lenders It Sued in 2025
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 21
Optimum Seeks New Financing That Could Dilute Debt Collateral, Escalating Feud With Lenders It Sued in 2025
1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 21
Optimum Communications is negotiating fresh financing with investment firms outside its existing lender alliance, a move that could further strain relations with creditors.
The company is considering raising the new money through an unrestricted subsidiary, a structure that can borrow by moving collateral beyond the reach of current lenders.
That would dilute the asset backing for existing debt at a time when the telecom group is already struggling financially and seeking ways to manage its obligations.
The talks risk deepening a lender conflict that had already turned litigious after Optimum sued a group of creditors last year.
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