De Cloet Greenhouse Mfg. Ltd.
Follow- Proceeding
- Foreign recognition (CCAA)SECTION 46 OF THE COMPANIES’ CREDITORS ARRANGEMENT ACT, R.S.C. 1985, C. C-36, AS AMENDED
- File
- CL-26-00000372-0000
- Industry
- Manufacturing
De Cloet Greenhouse Mfg. Ltd. is the subject of a proceeding under section 46 of the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, commenced in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on August 19, 2026 to have the foreign proceedings of BFG Supply Co., LLC and its affiliated debtors recognised in Canada. As at August 18, 2026 the debtors owed approximately USD 43.1 million under a revolving credit facility agented by ACF FinCo I LP, on which De Cloet is a borrower and guarantor, and approximately USD 299.5 million inclusive of PIK interest under a term loan agented by Ares Capital Corporation, which De Cloet guarantees and which is secured over the Simcoe Property by a charge registered in the principal amount of C$250 million. De Cloet owes C$1.4 million to third-party unsecured creditors and C$18 million to BFG Supply arising from its 2021 acquisition.
Motion Record of the Foreign Representative dated October 8, 2026 — Application / notice of application
Motion Record of the Foreign Representative dated September 11, 2026 — Application / notice of application
Justice Dunphy granted the initial recognition order on August 28, 2026, appointing AlixPartners Restructuring, Inc. as information officer, court file CL-26-00000372-0000.
Pre-Filing Report of the Proposed Information Officer dated August 26, 2026 — Pre-filing report
Supplemental Application Record of De Cloet Greenhouse Mfg. Ltd. dated August 21, 2026 — Application / notice of application
De Cloet Greenhouse Mfg. Ltd. applied on August 19, 2026 under section 46 of the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act for recognition of the foreign proceedings of BFG Supply Co., LLC and its affiliates.
An interim order was granted on August 19, 2026 in the recognition proceeding.
Source: Interim Stay Order re Foreign Main Proceeding dated August 19, 2026
Case update
De Cloet Greenhouse: three stalking horses, none for Simcoe
By the October 2 deadline BFG Supply's sale process had three stalking horse bids, all for non-Canadian assets, and the October 6 auction was cancelled. On October 15 Justice Dunphy approved for Canada a further interim DIP order, entered on consent with the creditors' committee's objection deferred, lifting availability from US$22 million to US$55 million.
Filing brief
De Cloet Greenhouse: a Simcoe plant inside BFG Supply's chapter 11
A 30-employee Ontario greenhouse manufacturer whose revenue rose to US$12.2 million is a borrower or guarantor on US$342.5 million of its Ohio parent's secured debt; on August 28 Justice Dunphy recognized its Delaware chapter 11 as a foreign main proceeding, along with a US$55 million DIP whose charge reaches its land, and the foreign representative returns on September 18 for bidding procedures that run to an October 6 auction.
Debtor
De Cloet Greenhouse Mfg. Ltd.
Information officer
AlixPartners
Bench
| Judge | Court | On this docket | Cases on record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Dunphy | Ontario Superior Court of Justice | 8 orders, Aug 2026 – Oct 2026 | 93 cases on record |
Counsel of record
| Party | Counsel | First seen | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign representativeChapter 11 | Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP | 11 Sep 2026 | Service list · 11 Sep 2026 |
| Foreign representative | Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP | 19 Aug 2026 | Factum · 16 Sep 2026 |
| CreditorACF FINCO I LP | Choate Hall & Stewart LLP | 11 Sep 2026 | Service list · 11 Sep 2026 |
| CreditorARES Capital Management LLC | McMillan LLP · Proskauer Rose LLP | 11 Sep 2026 | Service list · 11 Sep 2026 |
| CreditorInformation Officer | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP | 11 Sep 2026 | Service list · 11 Sep 2026 |
| CreditorProposed Information Officer | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP | 19 Aug 2026 | Endorsement · 19 Aug 2026 |
| CreditorShawn Kirkman | Bennett Jones LLP | 19 Aug 2026 | Endorsement · 19 Aug 2026 |
| # | Priority class | Creditor | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Secured | Prepetition secured lenders (aggregate, Debtors group incl. De Cloet as borrower/guarantor)as of Petition Date — De Cloet has granted security over its assets in support of this indebtedness — Approximately $342.6 million of secured indebtedness as stated by the Information Officer; figure is an approximation in prose and is the group-wide figure, not De Cloet alone. Components appear below (ABL and Term Loan). — debtor: Debtors (consolidated; De Cloet a borrower or guarantor) | $343M USD | Second Report of the Information Officer dated October 13, 2026 |
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| 4 | Secured | |||
| 4 | Secured | |||
| 8 | Unsecured | |||
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| 8 | Unsecured | |||
| 8 | Unsecured |
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See all plansUnsecured creditors: no distribution.Application Record of De Cloet Greenhouse Mfg. Ltd. re Proposed Foreign… · 19 Aug 2026
| Class | Creditor | Claims | Recovery | Basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsecured | — | — | no distributionconditional | per the debtor | Application Record of De Cloet Greenhouse Mfg. Ltd. re Proposed Foreign… · 19 Aug 2026 |
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See all plans| Date | Document | File |
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Endorsement of Justice Dunphy dated October 15, 2026
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Recognition of Foreign Orders dated October 15, 2026
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Factum of the Foreign Representative dated October 13, 2026
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Second Report of the Information Officer dated October 13, 2026
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Motion Record of the Foreign Representative dated October 8, 2026
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Endorsement of Justice Dunphy dated September 18, 2026
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Second Recognition Order dated September 18, 2026
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Factum of the Applicant dated September 16, 2026
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| First Report of the Information Officer dated September 16, 2026 | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Affidavit of Joshua Gordon sworn September 15, 2026 | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Motion Record of the Foreign Representative dated September 11, 2026 | PDF · Subscribers | |
Service List as at September 11 2026
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Endorsement of Justice Dunphy dated August 28, 2026
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Initial Recognition Order dated August 28, 2026
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| Supplemental Recognition Order (Foreign Main Proceeding) dated August 28, 2026 | PDF · Subscribers | |
| Factum of the Applicant, De Cloet Greenhouse Mfg. Ltd. dated August 27, 2026 | PDF · Subscribers | |
Pre-Filing Report of the Proposed Information Officer dated August 26, 2026
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Supplemental Application Record of De Cloet Greenhouse Mfg. Ltd. dated August 21, 2026
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| Affidavit of A Zalev sworn August 19, 2026 | PDF · Subscribers | |
Application Record of De Cloet Greenhouse Mfg. Ltd. re Proposed Foreign Representative dated August 19, 2026
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Endorsement of Justice Dunphy dated August 19, 2026
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Factum of the Applicant, De Cloet Greenhouse Mfg. Ltd. dated August 19, 2026
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Interim Stay Order re Foreign Main Proceeding dated August 19, 2026
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CiteProceedings., “De Cloet Greenhouse Mfg. Ltd.” (Foreign recognition (CCAA)), Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Retrieved 4 November 2026, https://proceedings.ca/case/de-cloet-greenhouse-mfg-ltd