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May 17, 2010 12:00 AM

Mystery bidder wants to reopen Denman

ERJ Staff
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    Youngstown, Ohio -- GCA Tire LLC, an as-yet unidentified entity, has notified the court handling Denman Tire LLC's bankruptcy it is preparing a $2.5 million bid for the firm's assets and plans to reopen Denman's closed factory and resume business there.

    GCA Tire petitioned the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division on May 12 to block a pending $1.2 million offer for selected assets by antique and vintage tyre distributor Coker Tire Co. Inc., which is based in Chattanooga, Tenn.

    The documents filed with the court do not identify who's behind GCA Tire. The entity's attorney, Joseph Bishara of Roth, Blair, Roberts, Strasfeld & Lodge in Youngstown, didn't return calls and e-mails asking for information on the identity of GCA and/or its principals.

    GCA did, however, state in its filing it is in the process of providing the trustee "reasonable evidence that GCA is a qualified and financially responsible purchaser or bidder.”

    GCA told the court in its filing it is willing to bid for the assets at auction should the trustee not accept its offer outright. The company also told the court its legal counsel has a check for $300,000 to be deposited with the court upon completion of an asset purchase agreement with Denman's trustee.

    In its document GCA said it's bidding for all the assets Coker identified in its April 28 bid plus “all equipment, tools, vehicles, production lines and all of any additional operating assets” of the debtor.

    GCA acknowledged the trustee already has agreed to sell certain inventory-identified as the Denman-brand and Interco-brand inventories-to third parties, and won't dispute these agreements.

    Should the court accept its offer, GCA said it would reopen the business as a going concern at Denman's former business locatinos, if that is financially feasible.


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