Case number: 4:23-bk-90716 - Instant Brands Acquisition Holdings Inc. and Joseph Pennington - Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Instant Brands Acquisition Holdings Inc. and Joseph Pennington

  • Court

    Texas Southern (txsbke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Marvin Isgur

  • Filed

    06/12/2023

  • Last Filing

    09/16/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
LEAD, COMPLX, COMPLX, DEFmaillist



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Southern District of Texas (Houston)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 23-90716

Assigned to: Bankruptcy Judge Marvin Isgur
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  06/12/2023
Plan confirmed:  02/23/2024
341 meeting:  08/31/2023

Debtor

Instant Brands Acquisition Holdings Inc.

3025 Highland Parkway
Suite 700
Downers Grove, IL 60515
DU PAGE-IL
Tax ID / EIN: 32-0529089
aka
Corelle Brands Acquisition Holdings Inc.

aka
WK Acquisition Holdings Inc.


represented by
Charles A Beckham, Jr

Haynes and Boone, LLP
1221 McKinney Street, Suite 4000
Houston, TX 77010-2007
713-547-2000
Email: charles.beckham@haynesboone.com

Kourtney Pickens Lyda

Haynes and Boone, LLP
1221 McKinney
Ste 2100
Houston, TX 77010
713-547-2590
Fax : 713-236-5687
Email: kourtney.lyda@haynesboone.com

Arsalan Muhammad

Haynes and Boone, LLP
1221 McKinney
Suite 4000
Houston, TX 77010-2007
713-547-2257
Email: arsalan.muhammad@haynesboone.com

David A Trausch

Haynes and Boone, LLP
1221 McKinney Street
Ste 4000
Houston, TX 77010
713-547-2248
Fax : 713-236-5674
Email: david.trausch@haynesboone.com

Debtor

Instant Brands (Texas) Inc.

3025 Highland Parkway
Suite 700
Downers Grove, IL 60515
DU PAGE-IL

represented by
Kourtney Pickens Lyda

(See above for address)

Arsalan Muhammad

(See above for address)

Debtor

Instant Brands, LLC

3025 Highland Parkway
Suite 700
Downers Grove, IL 60515
DU PAGE-IL
Tax ID / EIN: 36-3800566

represented by
Kourtney Pickens Lyda

(See above for address)

Arsalan Muhammad

(See above for address)

Debtor

Instant Brands Acquisition Intermediate Holdings Inc.

3025 Highland Parkway
Suite 700
Downers Grove, IL 60515
DU PAGE-IL
Tax ID / EIN: 30-0983303

represented by
Kourtney Pickens Lyda

(See above for address)

Arsalan Muhammad

(See above for address)

Debtor

Instant Brands Holdings Inc.

3025 Highland Parkway
Suite 700
Downers Grove, IL 60515
DU PAGE-IL
Tax ID / EIN: 16-1403318

represented by
Kourtney Pickens Lyda

(See above for address)

Arsalan Muhammad

(See above for address)

Debtor

URS-1 (Charleroi) LLC

3025 Highland Parkway
Suite 700
Downers Grove, IL 60515
DU PAGE-IL
Tax ID / EIN: 92-1747347

represented by
Kourtney Pickens Lyda

(See above for address)

Arsalan Muhammad

(See above for address)

Debtor

URS-2 (Corning) LLC

3025 Highland Parkway
Suite 700
Downers Grove, IL 60515
DU PAGE-IL
Tax ID / EIN: 92-1758085

represented by
Kourtney Pickens Lyda

(See above for address)

Arsalan Muhammad

(See above for address)

Debtor

Corelle Brands (Latin America) LLC

3025 Highland Parkway
Suite 700
Downers Grove, IL 60515
DU PAGE-IL

represented by
Kourtney Pickens Lyda

(See above for address)

Arsalan Muhammad

(See above for address)

Debtor

EKCO Group, LLC

3025 Highland Parkway
Suite 700
Downers Grove, IL 60515
DU PAGE-IL
Tax ID / EIN: 11-2167167

represented by
Kourtney Pickens Lyda

(See above for address)

Arsalan Muhammad

(See above for address)

Debtor

EKCO Housewares, Inc.

3025 Highland Parkway
Suite 700
Downers Grove, IL 60515
DU PAGE-IL
Tax ID / EIN: 36-3320216

represented by
Kourtney Pickens Lyda

(See above for address)

Arsalan Muhammad

(See above for address)

Debtor

EKCO Manufacturing of Ohio, Inc.

3025 Highland Parkway
Suite 700
Downers Grove, IL 60515
DU PAGE-IL
Tax ID / EIN: 34-1817300

represented by
Kourtney Pickens Lyda

(See above for address)

Arsalan Muhammad

(See above for address)

Debtor

Corelle Brands (Canada) Inc.

3025 Highland Parkway
Suite 700
Downers Grove, IL 60515
DU PAGE-IL

represented by
Kourtney Pickens Lyda

(See above for address)

Arsalan Muhammad

(See above for address)

Debtor

Instant Brands (Canada) Holding Inc.

3025 Highland Parkway
Suite 700
Downers Grove, IL 60515
DU PAGE-IL

represented by
Kourtney Pickens Lyda

(See above for address)

Arsalan Muhammad

(See above for address)

Debtor

Instant Brands Inc.

3025 Highland Parkway
Suite 700
Downers Grove, IL 60515
DU PAGE-IL
Tax ID / EIN: 98-1038272

represented by
Kourtney Pickens Lyda

(See above for address)

Arsalan Muhammad

(See above for address)

Debtor

Corelle Brands (GHC) LLC

3025 Highland Parkway
Suite 700
Downers Grove, IL 60515
DU PAGE-IL
Tax ID / EIN: 41-0919772

represented by
Kourtney Pickens Lyda

(See above for address)

Arsalan Muhammad

(See above for address)

Debtor

Corelle Brands Acquisition Holdings LLC

3025 Highland Parkway, Suite 700
Downers Grove, IL 60515
DU PAGE-IL

represented by
Charles A Beckham, Jr

(See above for address)

Matthew C. Corcoran

Jones Day
325 John H. McConnell Blvd.
Suite 600
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 281-3822
Email: mccorcoran@jonesday.com

Kourtney Pickens Lyda

(See above for address)

David A Trausch

(See above for address)

Debtor

Corelle Brands (Texas) Inc. f/k/a Instant Brands (Texas) Inc.
, IL
DU PAGE-IL

represented by
Kourtney Pickens Lyda

(See above for address)

Debtor

Corelle Brands LLC f/k/a Instant Brands LLC

Downers Grove, IL 60515
DU PAGE-IL

represented by
Kourtney Pickens Lyda

(See above for address)

Debtor

Corelle Brands Acquisition Holdings LLC f/k/a Instant Brands Acquisition Holdings Inc.

Downers Grove, IL
DU PAGE-IL

represented by
Kourtney Pickens Lyda

(See above for address)

David A Trausch

(See above for address)

Debtor

Corelle Brands Acquisition Intermediate Holdings Inc. f/k/a Instant Brands Acquisition Intermediate Holdings Inc.

Downers Grove, IL 60515
DU PAGE-IL

represented by
Kourtney Pickens Lyda

(See above for address)

Debtor

Corelle Brands Holdings Inc. f/k/a Instant Brands Holdings Inc.

Downers Grove, IL 60515
DU PAGE-IL

represented by
Kourtney Pickens Lyda

(See above for address)

Debtor

Corelle Brands (Charleroi) LLC f/k/a URS-1 (Charleroi) LLC

Downers Grove, IL 60515
DU PAGE-IL

represented by
Kourtney Pickens Lyda

(See above for address)

Debtor

Corelle Brands (Corning) LLC f/k/a URS-2 (Corning) LLC

Downers Grove, IL 60515
DU PAGE-IL

represented by
Kourtney Pickens Lyda

(See above for address)

Debtor In Possession

Corelle Brands Acquisition Holdings LLC

3025 Highland Parkway
Suite 700
Downers Grove, IL 60515
DU PAGE-IL

represented by
Charles A Beckham, Jr

(See above for address)

Kourtney Pickens Lyda

(See above for address)

Arsalan Muhammad

(See above for address)

David A Trausch

(See above for address)

Petitioning Creditor

Elsie Wilkerson


represented by
Amir Isaiah

Morgan & Morgan
703 Waterford Way, Suite 1000
3rd Floor
FL
Miami, FL 33133
305-202-0060
Email: isaiah@forthepeople.com

Petitioning Creditor

Michelle Havens


represented by
Amir Isaiah

(See above for address)

U.S. Trustee

US Trustee

Office of the US Trustee
515 Rusk Ave
Ste 3516
Houston, TX 77002

represented by
Vianey Garza

DOJ-Ust
515 Rusk Street, Suite 3516
Houston, TX 77002
713-718-4663
Email: vianey.garza@usdoj.gov

Jayson B. Ruff

Office of the United States Trustee
515 Rusk St.
Ste. 3516
Houston, TX 77002
713-718-4650
Fax : 713-718-4670
Email: jayson.b.ruff@usdoj.gov

3rd Party Plaintiff

Joseph Pennington


represented by
Christopher M Halesey

Woomer & Talarico
Three Parkway Center
Suite 300
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
412-388-0858
Email: chalesey@woomerlaw.com

Creditor Committee

Official Committee Of Unsecured Creditors
represented by
James P. Muenker

DLA Piper LLP (US)
1900 North Pearl Street
Suite 2200
Dallas, TX 75201
214-743-4559
Email: James.muenker@US.DLAPIPER.COM

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