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Vyaire - COC - Louisville Stipulation

Date
2024-06-09

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A certification of counsel filed October 17, 2024 as Doc 637 in In re Vyaire Medical, Inc., et al., Case No. 24-11217 (BLS), jointly administered Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. It concerns a joint stipulation authorizing the debtors to assume and assign a lease to SunMed Group Holdings, LLC (d/b/a AirLife). It states that the debtors commenced chapter 11 cases on June 9, 2024, that Vyaire Medical, Inc. entered into a lease for premises in Louisville, Kentucky on January 11, 2018, and that the debtors agreed under a Transition Services Agreement dated May 1, 2023 to maintain the lease for the assignee, also party to a Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement dated March 27, 2023. It reports that the U.S. Trustee, the creditors' committee and the debtors' lenders have no objections and asks the court to enter the proposed order attached as Exhibit A.

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                   Case 24-11217-BLS             Doc 637       Filed 10/17/24         Page 1 of 3




                         IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
                              FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

                                                               )
    In re:                                                     )        Chapter 11
                                                               )
    VYAIRE MEDICAL, INC., et al.,1                             )        Case No. 24-11217 (BLS)
                                                               )
                             Debtors.                          )        (Jointly Administered)
                                                               )
                                                               )

        CERTIFICATION OF COUNSEL REGARDING JOINT STIPULATION
    AUTHORIZING THE DEBTORS TO ASSUME AND ASSIGN LEASE AGREEMENT
             TO SUNMED GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC (D/B/A AIRLIFE)

             The undersigned counsel to Vyaire Medical, Inc. and certain of its affiliates, the debtors

and debtors in possession in the above-captioned cases (collectively, the “Debtors”), hereby

certifies as follows:

             1.     On June 9, 2024 (the “Petition Date”), the Debtors commenced voluntary cases

under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States

Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”).

             2.     Prior to the Petition Date, on January 11, 2018, debtor Vyaire Medical, Inc. entered

into a lease agreement with Exeter 6201 Distribution, LLC, as landlord (the “Lessor”) for premises

located at 6201 Global Distribution Way, Louisville, Kentucky 40228 (the “Lease”).

             3.     In addition, prior to the Petition Date, the Debtors entered into that certain Stock

and Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of March 27, 2023 (the “SAPA”), by and between Vyaire

Holding Company and SunMed Group Holdings, LLC (d/b/a AirLife) (the “Assignee”) and that


1
      The last four digits of Debtor Vyaire Medical, Inc.’s federal tax identification number are 6495. A complete list
      of each of the Debtors in these chapter 11 cases and each such Debtor’s federal tax identification number may be
      obtained on the website of the Debtors’ proposed claims and noticing agent at
      https://omniagentsolutions.com/Vyaire. The location of Debtor Vyaire Medical, Inc.’s principal place of business
      and the Debtors’ service address in these chapter 11 cases is 26125 North Riverwoods Boulevard, Mettawa,
      Illinois, USA 60045.
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certain Transition Services Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2023, by and between Vyaire Holding

Company and the Assignee (the “TSA”). Under the TSA, the Debtors agreed to maintain the Lease

on behalf of the Assignee, and the Assignee agreed to pay certain obligations and costs associated

with maintaining the Lease.

       4.      Following the Petition Date, the Debtors, Assignee, and Lessor agreed to certain

terms regarding the assumption and assignment of the Lease as more fully described in the Joint

Stipulation Authorizing the Debtors to Assume and Assigne Lease Agreement to SunMed Group

Holdings, LLC (d/b/a AirLife) (the “Joint Stipulation”) attached to the Order Approving the Joint

Stipulation Authorizing the Debtors to Assume and Assignee Lease Agreement to SunMed Group

Holdings, LLC (d/b/a AirLife) (the “Proposed Order”). The Proposed Order is attached hereto as

Exhibit A.

       5.      The Debtors have shared the Joint Stipulation with the Office of the United States

Trustee for the District of Delaware, counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors,

and counsel for the Debtors’ debtor-in-possession lenders, and such parties do not have comments

or objections to entry of the Proposed Order.

       6.      The Debtors respectfully request that the Court enter the Proposed Order attached

hereto as Exhibit A at its earliest convenience.




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Dated: October 17, 2024
Wilmington, Delaware

 /s/ Patrick J. Reilley
  COLE SCHOTZ P.C.                                           KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
  Patrick J. Reilley, Esq. (DE Bar No. 4451)                 KIRKLAND & ELLIS INTERNATIONAL LLP
  500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1410                            Joshua A. Sussberg, P.C. (admitted pro hac vice)
  Wilmington, Delaware 19801                                 601 Lexington Ave
  Telephone:       (302) 652-3131                            New York, New York 10022
  Facsimile:       (302) 652-3117                            Telephone:    (212) 446-4800
  Email:           preilley@coleschotz.com                   Facsimile:    (212) 446-4900
                                                             Email:        joshua.sussberg@kirkland.com
 - and -
                                                             - and -
 Michael D. Sirota, Esq. (admitted pro hac vice)
 Warren A. Usatine, Esq (admitted pro hac vice)              Spencer A. Winters, P.C. (admitted pro hac vice)
 Court Plaza North, 25 Main Street                           Yusuf U. Salloum (admitted pro hac vice)
 Hackensack, New Jersey 07601                                333 West Wolf Point Plaza
 Telephone:     (201) 489-3000                               Chicago, Illinois 60654
 Facsimile:     (201) 489-1536                               Telephone:      (312) 862-2000
 Email:         msirota@coleschotz.com                       Facsimile:      (312) 862-2200
                wusatine@coleschotz.com                      Email:          spencer.winters@kirkland.com
                                                                             yusuf.salloum@kirkland.com


 Co-Counsel to the Debtors                                   Co-Counsel to the Debtors
 and Debtors in Possession                                   and Debtors in Possession




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