Cirque du Soleil Creditors Win Control; TPG, Fosun Wiped Out

  • Toronto’s Catalyst Capital part of new ownership group
  • Headquarters to remain in Montreal for at least five years
Acrobats perform during a media preview of Cirque du Soleil performance in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Sam Tabone/WireImage)
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Lenders to Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group won control of the company in a court-supervised restructuring.

The bid by the creditors’ group, which represents holders of about $760 million in Cirque debt and includes Toronto-based Catalyst Capital Group Inc., must still receive the approval of a Canadian court. Lenders are planning to inject $375 million of new capital into the Montreal-based company to restart its shows.