Florida's Private Railroad, Brightline, Files for Bankruptcy

What happened

Notify me of comments via e-mail More News Ken Griffin Runs Into Miami Resistance Over Personal Helipad Florida’s Private Railroad, Brightline, Files for Bankruptcy State Farm to Increase Claims Workforce by 3,000 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Take Cover as Nor’easter Hits More News Features . Brightline’s collapse into bankruptcy, while seen as virtually inevitable in recent months, is a setback for billionaire Fortress co-founder Wes Edens, who conceived of the railroad in 2012 with a vision of creating transformative infrastructure. The Fortress Investment Group-backed company has been skipping interest payments and huddling with creditors for much of the year, looking to garner support across various groups for a plan to restructure its complex $5.5 billion debt stack.

Key details

• Brightline’s collapse into bankruptcy, while seen as virtually inevitable in recent months, is a setback for billionaire Fortress co-founder Wes Edens, who conceived of the railroad in 2012 with a vision of creating transformative infrastructure.
• The Fortress Investment Group-backed company has been skipping interest payments and huddling with creditors for much of the year, looking to garner support across various groups for a plan to restructure its complex $5.5 billion debt stack.
• “Today’s agreement brings $490 million in new long-term capital to Brightline from the stakeholders who know this business, and it comes at a time of real momentum,” said Patrick Goddard, chief executive officer of Brightline Florida.

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