Voyager Digital Ltd. (FRA: UCD2) announced that “after multiple rounds of bidding in a highly competitive auction process that lasted two weeks, its operating company Voyager Digital LLC, selected West Realm Shires Inc. (FTX US) as the highest and best bid for its assets.”
The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (UCC) participated “actively in the competitive auction and supports FTX US’s winning bid.”
FTX US‘s bid is “valued at approximately $1.422 billion, comprised of (i) the fair market value of all Voyager cryptocurrency at a to-be-determined date in the future, which at current market prices is estimated to be $1.311 billion, plus (ii) additional consideration that is estimated as providing approximately $111 million of incremental value.”
The company’s claims against Three Arrows Capital “remain with the bankruptcy estate, which will distribute any available recovery on such claims to the estate’s creditors.”
FTX US’s bid “maximizes value and minimizes the remaining duration of the company’s restructuring by providing a clear path forward for the Debtors to consummate a chapter 11 plan and return value to their customers and other creditors.”
FTX US’s trading platform will “enable customers to trade and store cryptocurrency after the conclusion of the Company’s chapter 11 cases.”
The asset purchase agreement between Voyager Digital LLC and FTX US will be “presented for approval to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 and the objection deadline to the transaction is October 12, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. prevailing Eastern Time.”
The sale to FTX US will be “consummated pursuant to a chapter 11 plan, which will be subject to a creditor vote and is subject to other customary closing conditions.” FTX US and the company will work “to close the transaction promptly following approval of the chapter 11 plan by the Bankruptcy Court.”
The auction “follows Voyager‘s July 5, 2022 entrance into a voluntary restructuring process aimed at returning maximum value to customers.”
Since the Company’s chapter 11 filing, in furtherance of this objective, Voyager has “engaged in a dual-track process, considering both a potential sale and a standalone reorganization.”
In-line with the process outlined in court filings, Voyager received multiple bids contemplating sale and reorganization alternatives, “held an auction and, based on the results of the auction, has determined that the sale transaction with FTX is the best alternative for Voyager stakeholders.”
Additional information about the timeline and customer access to crypto “will be shared as it becomes available.”
A copy of the Bidding Procedures, Bidding Procedures Order, Bidding Procedures Motion and other pleadings filed in this case may be obtained free of charge by visiting the Voyager case website https://cases.stretto.com/Voyager.
The results of the auction “do not change the Bar Date nor the need for customers to determine whether to file a claim.”
Voyager was “advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Moelis & Company LLC, and Berkeley Research Group. FTX US was advised by Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.” The UCC was “advised by McDermott Will & Emery LLP and FTI Consulting.’