LATAM Airlines prepares to exit bankruptcy in November

LATAM Airlines detailed a financing plan on Wednesday that the company hopes will finalize its exit from bankruptcy in the first week of November. The company filed for Chapter 11 in 2020 after airline travel plummeted during the pandemic and won court approval that June. The reorganization plan would inject about $8 billion into the airline through a combination of capital increase, issue of convertible bonds and new debt. In a note sent to the market regulator late Tuesday night, LATAM detailed the structure of its exit financing that includes a $500m revolving credit facility and a five-year term loan facility of $1.1b. It also includes $450m in senior secured notes due in 2027 and $700mi in senior secured notes due in 2029 as well as $750m five-year bridge-to-notes and another $750m in seven-year bridge-to-notes. "In the coming weeks we expect to emerge from Chapter 11 with approximately US$2.2bi of liquidity and a debt reduction of approximately 35% compared to the debt we had outstanding before entering into this process,” LATAM's CEO Roberto Alvo said.<br/>