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Quiznos Seeks To Restructure Debt For Second Time

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Mark Melin
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Seeking to stave off creditors to whom it owes nearly $600 million, Quiznos, a sandwich chain that peaked in popularity in 2008 with its toasted subs, is now seeking to restructure its debt load for the second time in as many years.

Quiznos

The Denver-based chain recently missed a payment on a loan, hired bankers and lawyers and began negotiations to restructure some or all of its debt, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Buying for time

The negotiations with creditors are designed to provide Quiznos a valuable commodity: time. Quiznos Chief Executive Stuart Mathis is using the time to work out a new forbearance agreement with creditors,...

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.