first brands sources and dockets

recent coverage (as of 2025-10-09)

• Reuters — DOJ inquiry opens into First Brands losses
• Reuters — Creditor says billions missing in First Brands bankruptcy, seeks examiner
• Financial Times — US justice department launches inquiry into First Brands
• Financial News — FCA monitoring credit crunch fears after First Brands collapse

court dockets (PACER)

document statistics

Total Documents Across All Cases: 558 (as of 2025-10-08)

case directory

Case 25-90397: First Brands Group Holdings, LLC

• Court: United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas (Houston Division)
• Full Style: In re: First Brands Group Holdings, LLC
• Filing Date: September 28, 2025
• PACER Links: Case Lookup | Docket Report
• Documents: 4
• EIN: 85-1927700
• Principal Address: 127 Public Square, Suite 5300, Cleveland, Ohio 44114
• Entity Type: Limited Liability Company (LLC)
• NAICS Code: 5511 - Management of Companies and Enterprises
• Ownership: Viceroy Private Capital, LLC (66%), Brake Parts Holdings, Inc. (33%), Aztec Corporation (1%)

Case 25-90398: First Brands Group Intermediate, LLC

• Court: United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas (Houston Division)
• Full Style: In re: First Brands Group Intermediate, LLC
• Filing Date: September 28, 2025
• PACER Links: Case Lookup | Docket Report
• Documents: 4
• EIN: 82-4069383
• Principal Address: 127 Public Square, Suite 5300, Cleveland, Ohio 44114
• Previously Known As: Trico Group Holdings, LLC
• Entity Type: Limited Liability Company (LLC)
• NAICS Code: 5511 - Management of Companies and Enterprises
• Ownership: 100% owned by First Brands Group Holdings, LLC

Case 25-90399: First Brands Group, LLC (LEAD CASE)

• Court: United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas (Houston Division)
• Full Style: In re: First Brands Group, LLC
• Filing Date: September 28, 2025
• Judge: Honorable Christopher M. Lopez
• PACER Links: Case Lookup | Docket Report
• Documents: 542 ⭐ (Primary docket with most activity)
• EIN: 46-2872032
• Principal Address: 127 Public Square, Suite 5300, Cleveland, Ohio 44114
• Entity Type: Limited Liability Company (LLC)
• Website: firstbrandsgroup.com
• NAICS Code: 5511 - Management of Companies and Enterprises
• Ownership: 100% owned by First Brands Group Intermediate, LLC
• Business: Automotive aftermarket parts manufacturing and distribution
• Major Brands: FRAM, Autolite, Trico, Cardone, Champion
• Scope: Global manufacturing and distribution with multinational subsidiaries

Case 25-90400: Viceroy Private Capital, LLC

• Court: United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas (Houston Division)
• Full Style: In re: Viceroy Private Capital, LLC
• Filing Date: September 28, 2025
• PACER Links: Case Lookup | Docket Report
• Documents: 4
• EIN: 83-1628544
• Principal Address: 127 Public Square, Suite 5300, Cleveland, Ohio 44114
• Entity Type: Limited Liability Company (LLC)
• Website: firstbrandsgroup.com
• NAICS Code: 3363 - Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
• Ownership: 100% owned by Mayfair Enterprises, LLC
• Note: Viceroy owns 66% of First Brands Group Holdings, LLC (majority equity holder of entire group)

Case 25-90401: FRAMAuto Holdings, LLC

• Court: United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas (Houston Division)
• Full Style: In re: FRAMAuto Holdings, LLC
• Filing Date: September 28, 2025
• PACER Links: Case Lookup | Docket Report
• Documents: 4
• EIN: 83-3423482
• Principal Address: 127 Public Square, Suite 5300, Cleveland, Ohio 44114
• Also Known As: Oculus LLC
• Entity Type: Limited Liability Company (LLC)
• Website: firstbrandsgroup.com
• NAICS Code: 5511 - Management of Companies and Enterprises
• Ownership: 100% owned by First Brands Group, LLC
• Note: Holding company for automotive filtration products (FRAM brand)

note: per‑document links (top‑30, creditor matrix, dip motion/order, first‑day declarations) will be added as retrieved.

professional advisors and counsel

legal counsel

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP — Bankruptcy Counsel for all Debtors

• Lead Attorneys:
  • Clifford W. Carlson (Houston Office)
  • Matthew S. Barr (New York Office)
• Role: Primary bankruptcy representation for all 111 affiliated debtors

financial advisor

Alvarez & Marsal North America, LLC (A&M) — Financial Advisor

• Chief Restructuring Officer: Charles M. Moore
• Appointed: September 26, 2025
• Authority:
  • Cash management and disbursements
  • Operational expenditure approval
  • Debt incurrence decisions
  • Day-to-day restructuring management
• Note: All Chapter 11 petitions were signed by Charles M. Moore as CRO, indicating centralized control over the bankruptcy filing process

investment banker

Lazard Frères & Co. — Investment Banking Services

• Role: Financial advisory and investment banking services for restructuring alternatives

claims and noticing agent

Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC — Claims Agent

• Role: Claims processing, creditor noticing, and administrative services
• Case Website: restructuring.ra.kroll.com/firstbrands
• Phone: (877) 631-1151 (US/Canada) | +1 (646) 290-7146 (International)
• Email: firstbrandsinfo@ra.kroll.com

strategic communications advisor

C Street Advisory Group — Strategic Communications

• Role: Strategic communications and public relations advisory

reporting and disclosures (selected)

• reuters — filing and unsecured creditor snapshots: auto-parts maker first brands files for bankruptcy protection (2025‑09‑29)
• reuters — dip interim approval: first brands obtains judge approval for $500m
• reuters — jefferies/leucadia (point bonita) exposure: jefferies discloses ~$715m exposure
• global trade review — scf exposure tally: first brands supply chain finance debt tops ~$866m
• global trade review — investigations: double financing of receivables and inventory commingling probe
• secured finance network — collateral disputes and off‑balance‑sheet risks: lender clash over first brands collateral
• great elm capital corp — ir disclosure (alt mirror): $9.3m first‑lien position update
• jefferies apex clo exposure (alt coverage): limited to less than 1% exposure
• finews — ubs hedge fund solutions exposure: ubs hit by first brands bankruptcy
• reuters — ubs funds exposure context: ubs funds examine hit from ~$500m exposure
• press release — company statement on filing and dip: business wire (syndicated)

key documents (local copies)

• dip credit agreement (pdf, ~4.3 mb): /wiki/news/first-brands/first-brands-dip-credit-agreement.pdf

methodology

• prioritize primary filings; where unavailable, triangulate across multiple reputable outlets
• avoid double‑counting exposure (e.g., group vs. affiliate; platform vs. funder)
• flag disputed entries and track status changes