Case 16-12551-BLS Doc 367 Filed 12/20/16 Page 1 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE In re: AMERICAN APPAREL, LLC, et al., Debtors. Chapter 11 Case No. 16-12551 (BLS) (Jointly Administered) Objection Deadline: January 3, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. (ET) NOTICE OF FILING OF MONTHLY STAFFING REPORT BY BERKELEY RESEARC~-I GROUP, LLC FOR THE PERIOD OF NOVEMBER 14, 2016 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2016 TO: (i) Office of the U.S. Trustee; and (ii) Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Berkeley Research Group, LLC ("BRG") has filed the attached monthly staffing report for the period of November 14, 2016 through November 30, 2016 (the "Staffin~Report"), with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, 824 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (the "Bankruptcy Court") pursuant to the Bankruptcy Court's order entered on December 8, 2016 approving the employment of BRG (the "Retention Order") (Docket No. 258). PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, pursuant to the Retention Order, any response or objection to the Staffing Report must be filed with the Bankruptcy Court on or before January 3, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. (ET). PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that at the same time, you must also serve a copy of the response or objection upon: (i) counsel to the Debtors, (a) Jones Day, 555 S. Flower ' The Debtors are the following six entities (the last four digits of their respective taxpayer identification numbers follow in parentheses): American Apparel, LLC (0601); American Apparel (USA), LLC (8940); American Apparel Retail, Inc. (7829); American Apparel Dyeing &Finishing, Inc. (0324); KCL Knitting, LLC (9518); and Fresh Air Freight, Inc. (3870). The address of each of the Debtors is 747 Warehouse Street, Los Angeles, California, 90021. DOGS DE211456.1 03635/001
Case 16-12551-BLS Doc 367 Filed 12/20/16 Page 2 of 6 St., 50th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071 (Attn: Erin Brady, Esq.), enbrady@jonesday.com and 250 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10281 (Attn: Scott J. Greenberg, Esq.), sgreenberg@jonesday.com, and (b) Pachulski Stang Ziehl &Jones, LLP, 919 North Market Street, 17th Floor, Wilmington, DE 19801 (Attn: Laura Davis Jones, Esq.), ijones@pszjlaw.com; (ii) counsel to the Debtors' prepetition secured lenders, (a) Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, 28 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10005-1413 (Attn. Gerard Uzzi, Esq.) guzzi@milbank.com, and (b) Fox Rothschild LLP, 919 North Market Street, Suite 300 Wilmington DE 19899-2323 (Attn: Jeffrey M. Schlerf, Esq.) jschlerf@foxrothschild.com; (iii) the Office of the United States Trustee, 844 King Street, Suite 2207, Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (Attn: Jane Leamy, Esg.), jane.m.leamy@usdoj.gov; (iv) counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors, (a) Cooley LLP, 1114 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036 (Attn: Cathy Herschcop~ and (b) Bayard, P.A., 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900, Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (Attn: Justin R. Alberto); (v) counsel to the DIP Lenders, (a) Riemer &Braunstein, LLP, Times Square Tower, Suite 2506, Seven Titnes Square, New York, New York 10036 (Attn: Donald E. Rothman, Esq.), drothman@riemerlaw.com, and (b) Ashby & Geddes PA, 500 Delaware Avenue, Wilmington DE 19899 (Attn: Gregory Taylor, Esq.), gtaylor@ashby-geddes.com; and (vi) Covington &Burling LLP, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018-1405 (Attn: R. Alexander Clark, Esq.), aclark@cov.com, as counsel to Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent to the Debtors' prepetition secured lenders (collectively, the "Notice Parties"). DOCS DE2ll456.1 03635/001 2
Case 16-12551-BLS Doc 367 Filed 12/20/16 Page 3 of 6 Dated: December 20, 2016 Wilmington, Delaware PACHULSKI STANG ZIEHL &JONES LLP /s/ James E. O'Neill Laura Davis Jones (DE Bar No. 2436) James E. O'Neill (DE Bar No. 4042) Joseph M. Mulvihill (DE Bar No. 6061) 919 N. Market Street, 17th Floor P.O. Box 8705 Wilmington, DE 19899-8705 (Courier 19801) Telephone: (302) 652-4100 Facsimile: (302) 652-4400 Email: ljones@pszjlaw.com joneill@pszjlaw.com jmulvihill@pszjlaw.com and JONES DAY Erin N. Brady 555 South Flower Street, 50th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 Telephone: (213) 489-3939 Facsimile: (213) 243-2539 Email: enbrady@jonesday.com and Scott J. Greenberg Michael J. Cohen 250 Vesey Street New York, NY 10281 Telephone: (212) 326-3939 Facsimile: (212) 755-7306 Email: sgreenberg@jonesday.com mcohen~a jonesday.com Co-Counsel for the Debtors and Debtors-in-Possession ROCS DE:211456.1 03635/001 3
Case 16-12551-BLS Doc 367 Filed 12/20/16 Page 4 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE In re: Chapter 11 i AMERICAN APPAREL, LLC, et al., Debtors. Case No. 16-12551 (BLS) (Jointly Administered) Objection Deadline: January 3, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. (ET) MONTHLY STAFFING REPORT BY BERKELEY RESEARCH GROUP, LLC FOR THE PERIOD OF NOVEMBER 14, 2016 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2016 Pursuant to the Order Authorizing and AppNoving Efnploynzent and Retention of Berkeley Research Group, LLC to Provide a Chief Rest~uctalring Officer and Additional PeNsonnel for the DebtoNs, Nunc Pro Tunc to the Petition Date, entered December 8, 2016 (the "Retention Order") [Docket No. 258], Berkeley Research Group, LLC ("BRG") hereby files its monthly staffing report (the "Staffing Report") for the period of November 14, 2016 through November 30, 2016 (the "Reporting Period"), and in support of such report represents as follows: Pursuant to the terms of BRG's engagement letter (the "Enema ement Letter") with the Debtors, dated November 17, 2016, BRG was retained to provide a chief restructuring officer ("CRO") and restructuring support services. The functions filled by such personnel encompass a wide scope of services related to the chapter 11 cases, and include, without limitation, preparing and monitoring financial reports, preparing financial forecasts and ' The Debtot s are the following six entities (the last four digits of their respective taxpayer identification numbers follow in parentheses): American Apparel, LLC (0601); American Apparel (USA), LLC (8940); American Apparel Retail, Inc. (7829); American Apparel Dyeing &Finishing, Inc. (0324); KCL Knitting, LLC (9518); and Fresh Air Freight, Inc. (3870). The address of each of the Debtors is 747 Warehouse Street, Los Angeles, California, 90021. DOCS DE:211456.1 03635/001
Case 16-12551-BLS Doc 367 Filed 12/20/16 Page 5 of 6 projections, and assisting with financial analysis and modeling in support of the closing of a sale transaction. 2. As authorized by the Retention Order and contemplated by the Engagement Letter, Mark Weinstein was designated to serve as the Debtors' CRO during the pendency of these chapter 1 l cases. 3. Pursuant to the Retention Order, BRG is required to file monthly staffing reports ("Staffing Reports") with the Bankruptcy Court and serve same on the Notice Parties. The Staffing Reports shall identify the names and functions of all BRG personnel assigned to the engagement with the Debtors. Consistent with the Retention Order, the Staffing Report shall remain subject to review by the Bankruptcy Court in the event so requested by the Notice Parties. 4. Attached here as Exhibit A is BRG's Staffing Report for the Reporting Period. The Staffing Report identifies all BRG personnel that provided services to the Debtors during the Reporting Period, along with brief descriptions of their respective corresponding functions. Dated: December 20, 2016 BERKELEY RESEARCH GROUP, LLC /s/mark Weinsten Mark Weinstein, Managing Director 810 Seventh Avenue, Suite 4100 New York, NY 10019 DOCS DE211456.1 03635/001
Case 16-12551-BLS Doc 367 Filed 12/20/16 Page 6 of 6 EXHIBIT A Berkeley Research Group, LLC Staffing Report for the Period November 14, 2016 through November 30, 2016 Name Title Descri tion of Function Mark Weinsten Mana in Director CRO Jose h D'Ascoli Mana in Director CRO O erational Su ort David Lewin Mana in Director CRO O erational Su ort Richard Maicki Mana in Director CRO O erational Su ort Michael Case Director CRO O erational Su ort David Bernstein Senior Managing Consultant CRO Operational Support Ben'amin Hal ern Consultant CRO O erational Su ort Ethan Karas Senior Associate CRO O erational Su ort Jennifer Mur h Senior Associate CRO O erational Su ort Matthew Bernhardt Associate CRO O erational Su ort DOCS DE2ll456.1 03635/001