CIT Group again amends debt exchange offer
Seeks support for restructuring plan
Heath Combs -- Furniture Today, October 26, 2009
NEW YORK — Troubled lender CIT Group again amended its offer last week for a debt exchange to gain support for its restructuring plan in an effort to fend off bankruptcy.
The company, a major factoring lender to the furniture industry, increased the interest rate payable on its Series B notes from 9% to 10.25% and extended the date for acceptance from Oct. 29 to Nov. 5.
Two weeks ago, CIT had upped its offer on Series B notes from to 9% from 7% to entice more support from holders of its bonds.
Also last week, Investor Carl Icahn, who has said he is the largest holder of CIT debt, offered to loan CIT Group $6 billion in place of the debt restructuring plan proposed by the lender.
