Mondee Holdings, Inc. (OTC: MOND) (“
Mondee” or the
“
Company”), a leading travel marketplace and
artificial intelligence (AI) technology company, today announced
that it has entered into a restructuring support agreement which
outlines a series of transactions that will strengthen the
Company’s balance sheet and position it for long term success,
including a term sheet to sell substantially all of the assets of
the Company to a newly formed entity owned by, among others,
affiliates of TCW Asset Management Company LLC and Wingspire
Capital LLC (the “TCW Bid”). If the TCW Bid is the successful one,
following the closing of the sale, Mr. Prasad Gundumogula will have
a 75% equity stake in, and serve as CEO of, the newly formed
entity.
To effect the sale of the Company to the current
bidder or another party with a higher and/or better offer, the
Company has voluntarily initiated Chapter 11 proceedings. The
Company’s existing secured lenders will continue to support the
Company throughout its Chapter 11 proceeding by committing to an
additional $27.5 million financing for operating capital, in
addition to the $21.5 million of financing they recently made
available to the Company. Throughout the court supervised process,
the Company will operate its business as usual and will continue to
support its customers and partners without disruption. The Chapter
11 proceedings do not impact Mondee entities in Brazil, Mexico,
India and Canada.
“Today’s announcement marks an important step
forward for Mondee, our valued customers, partners, and our
dedicated team as we continue to transform our business for the
future,” said Jesus Portillo, newly appointed Chief Executive
Officer. “With a sustainable capital structure and a structured
sales process, we will be well-equipped to enhance our leadership
in the travel market. We have taken decisive action to overcome
past challenges and are encouraged by employee engagement,
organizational culture, and our ability to deliver best-in-class
products and services.”
Mondee is in the process of filing “first day”
motions with the Court. The relief requested will ensure a smooth
transition into Chapter 11 and the ability to maintain normal
operations, including Mondee’s commitments to customers and
partners and the payment of employee wages and benefits.
The Company is seeking to move expeditiously
through this process and emerge from Chapter 11 in the beginning of
the second quarter of 2025.
Advisors
Mondee is represented by Fried, Frank, Harris,
Shriver & Jacobson LLP and Young Conway Stargatt & Taylor
LLP as legal counsel, M3 Advisory Partners as restructuring
advisor, and Piper Sandler & Co. as restructuring investment
banker. TCW is represented by Proskauer Rose LLP and Prasad
Gundumogula is represented by White & Case LLP.
Additional Information
Additional information regarding the Chapter 11
process is available at https://cases.ra.kroll.com/mondee. Parties
with questions can contact the Company’s claims agent, Kroll
Restructuring Administration LLC, by calling (888) 343-0753 (U.S.
and Canada toll free) or +1 (646) 876-0157 (International) or
emailing MondeeInfo@ra.kroll.com.
About Mondee Holdings, Inc. and
Subsidiaries
Established in 2011, Mondee is a leading travel
marketplace and artificial intelligence (AI) technology company
with its headquarters based in Austin, Texas. The Company operates
21 offices globally across the United States and Canada, Brazil,
Mexico, India, and Greece. Mondee is driving change in the leisure
and corporate travel sectors through its broad array of innovative
solutions. Available both as an app and through the web, the
Company’s platform processes over 50 million daily searches and
generates a substantial transactional volume annually. Mondee
Marketplace includes access to Abhi, one of the most powerful and
fully integrated AI travel planning assistants in the market.
Mondee’s network and marketplace include approximately 65,000
travel experts, 500+ airlines, and over one million hotels and
vacation rentals, 30,000 rental car pickup locations, and 50+
cruise lines. The Company also offers packaged solutions and
ancillary offerings that serve its global distribution. For further
information, visit: www.mondee.com.
Forward-Looking Statements:This
press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as
amended. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such
as: “believe,” “could,” “may,” “estimates”, “anticipates”, “might”,
“should”, “expect,” “intend,” “potential,” “plan,” “seeking to”,
“will”, “approximately” or, in each case, their negative or other
variations thereon or comparable terminology, although not all
forward-looking statements contain these words. These
forward-looking statements reflect the current beliefs and
expectations of management made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees
of future performance and that our actual results of operations,
financial condition and liquidity and the development of the
industry in which we operate may differ materially from the
forward-looking statements contained herein. Any
forward-looking statements that we make in this press release speak
only as of the date of such statement, and we undertake no
obligation to update such statements to reflect events or
circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect
the occurrence of unanticipated events. The Company’s
forward-looking statements in this press release, but are not
limited to, the Company’s ability to successfully consummate its
restructuring and emerge from the Chapter 11 cases, including by
entrance into the Restructuring Support Agreement and ultimately
satisfying the conditions and milestones set forth therein; the
Company’s plans to sell its assets pursuant to chapter 11 of the
Bankruptcy Code; the Company’s intention to continue operations
during the Chapter 11 Cases; the Company’s belief that the 363 sale
process will be in the best interest of the Company and its
stakeholders; and other statements regarding the Company’s strategy
and future operations, performance and prospects among others.
These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations
and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential
effects. There can be no assurance that future developments
affecting the Company will be those anticipated. These
forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties
(some of which are beyond the Company’s control) or other
assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be
materially different from those expressed or implied by these
forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include,
but are not limited to, the risks associated with the potential
adverse impact of the Cases on the Company’s liquidity and results
of operations; unpredictability of trading markets and whether
a market will be established for the Company’s common
stock; changes in the Company’s ability to meet its financial
obligations during the Cases and to maintain contracts that are
critical to its operations; the outcome and timing of the Cases and
any potential asset sale; the effect of the filing of the Cases and
any potential asset sale on the Company’s relationships with
vendors, regulatory authorities, employees and other third parties;
possible proceedings that may be brought by third parties in
connection with the Cases or the potential asset sale; uncertainty
regarding obtaining Court approval of a sale of the Company’s
assets or other conditions to the potential asset sale; and the
timing or amount of any distributions, if any, to the Company’s
stakeholders.
Nothing in this press release should be regarded
as a representation by any person that the forward-looking
statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the
contemplated results of such forward-looking statements will be
achieved. In light of the significant uncertainties in these
forward-looking statements, you should not rely upon
forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Except
as required by law, Mondee undertakes no obligation to update
publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.
For Further Information, Contact:
Public Relationspr@mondee.com
Investor Relationsir@mondee.com
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