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Pélican International inc. et al.

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CCAACompanies' Creditors Arrangement Act, RSC 1985, c C-36
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500-11-065405-256
Filings held55
Last activity27 Aug 2026
On the record551 days
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OverviewSummary updated

Pélican International inc. commenced CCAA proceedings in Quebec on March 19, 2025, together with Pelican US Topco LLC and Confluence Outdoor Inc. On a consolidated basis, the Debtors reported unaudited book-value total assets of $229,307,000 and total liabilities of $181,359,000 as at December 31, 2024, with aggregate outstanding indebtedness described as approximately $181.4 million. Borrowings under a December 15, 2023 credit agreement, amended five times through December 30, 2024, stood at US$62,670,339 under the term facility and CAD$39,976,555 under the revolving facility as of March 18, 2025, together roughly $130 million, owing to National Bank of Canada as agent, Bank of Montreal, Fédération des Caisses Desjardins du Québec and The Toronto Dominion Bank, secured by first-ranking liens over the Debtors' Canadian and US property. The proposed Monitor's Canadian and US counsel are reviewing that security, which is not yet confirmed. The case remains active.

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The officer filed report no. Seventh Report. The Debtors have completed the Mach and GSI sale transactions and made a $17.5M distribution to the Lenders; the Monitor is now overseeing an orderly wind-down of the CCAA and Chapter 15 Proceedings toward final distributions.

Source: Seventh Report to the Court

53 earlier updates, back to 19 March 2025 subscribers.

Case update

Pelican International: $53 million to the lenders, a wind-down still to plan

Seventeen months into the creditor-led CCAA of the Québec kayak maker, both businesses are sold — Pelican and Confluence for $42,000,000 to a buyer that includes former executives, the 85% stake in GSI Outdoors to GSI's founders — the syndicate has been paid $35.5 million and $17.5 million, and FTI, holding $4.3 million, asks for a stay to September 30 to plan the end.

Parties

Debtor

Pélican International inc. et al.

Applicant

National Bank of Canada

Monitor

FTI

Capital structureAs asserted in the filings
Priority classCreditorAmountSource
SecuredNational Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, collateral agent and hypothecary representative, for a syndicate including National Bank of Canada, Bank of Montreal, Fédération des Caisses DesjardinSyndicated secured loan under Credit Agreement; hypothecary/collateral security (NBC as hypothecary representative) — CAD-denominated tranche of aggregate outstanding capital owed under the Credit Agreement; forbearance conditions imposed since August 2024 following event of default; Initial Order confirms these creditors remain 'unaffected creditors' entitled to enforce their security. — debtor: Pelican International Inc., Pelican US Topco LLC, Confluence Outdoor Inc. · as of 18 Mar 2025$40MMotion for Provisional Relief
Sale processAs stated in the filings

6 transactions · 3 closed · 2 proposed · 1 not completedSale of the Purchased Units to the Purchaser approved and AVO recognizedOrder Approving Sale, Vesting & Distribution Order & Stay Extension · 8 May 2026

Parties solicited

222

Sixth Report to the Court

Letters of intent

7

Sixth Report to the Court

Bid deadline (round closed)

10 April 2025

Initial Order Hearing Minutes

PurchaserPriceStatusSource
Groupe Mach Acquisition Inc.substantially all of the assets and operations of the Sellers · asset sale · agreement 23 Apr 2025SubscribersProposedThrid Report to the Court
unnamed party that submitted the liquidation bid for the Sellers' assetsassets of the Sellers (liquidation) · asset saleSubscribersNot completedThrid Report to the Court
9539-5893 Quebec Inc. Now Known as Pelican Intl Inc.the U.S. Assets · asset sale · agreement 22 Apr 2025SubscribersClosed10 May 2025Seventh Report to the Court
GSI SISP not yet commenced; no bidder identified at time of reportthe assets and business of GSI Outdoor LLC · auctionnot statedProposedFourth Report to the Court
GSI IDK Holdco, Inc.the Purchased Units · share sale · agreement 8 Apr 2026SubscribersClosed15 May 2026outside 28 Apr 2025Seventh Report to the Court
9539-5893 Quebec Inc.an Asset Purchase Agreement dated April 23, 2025, between 9541-1906 Quebec Inc. (then known as Pelican International Inc.) and 9541-1906 Inc. (then known as Confluence Outdoor Inc.), as vendors, and 9539-5893 Quebec Inc. as purchaser · asset sale · agreement 23 Apr 2025not statedClosedSeventh Report to the Court
AdvisorsFTI Capital Advisors - Canada ULC. (financial advisor); FTI Consulting Canada Inc. (financial advisor); the GSI SISP Advisor (sale agent)Seventh Report to the Court
Closing termsUpon closing of the Transaction, all rights, title, and interests of Topco in the Purchased Units are transferred to and absolutely vested in the PurchaserOrder Approving Sale, Vesting & Distribution Order & Stay Extension
Sealed materialsExhibits P-2B and P-2D and Appendices C and D to the Report; purchase price, deposit amount and holdback amount in the purchase agreementApproval, Vesting and Assignment Order
RecoveriesAs declared or paid

Secured creditors: a distribution.FinalApplication for a Stay Extension Order · 21 Aug 2026

ClassCreditorClaimsRecoveryBasisSource
Secureda distributionFinalper the monitorApplication for a Stay Extension Order · 21 Aug 2026
SecuredNational Bank of Canada, as administrative agenta distributioninterimper the monitorSixth Report to the Court · 23 Apr 2026
Preferredcertain of the Debtors' employees (priority claim)a distributionEstimatedper the monitorFourth Report to the Court · 6 Aug 2025

Each row is one filing's statement, copied as it reads and never computed. "Estimated" is the officer's forecast; "Under the plan" is the plan's or proposal's own term; "Final" is a declared or paid distribution; a row with no chip states no footing. A range is the two numbers stated; "of proven claims" is the document's own denominator.

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Estate financialsReported figures — never derived

The debtor’s own statement of its total assets and liabilities at filing is in the record — Subscribers

Cumulative receipts

$16.1M

As at 21 Aug 2026Seventh Report to the Court

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Documents
55 filings
DateDocumentFile
Application for a Stay Extension Order
  • Order date 27 August 2026
  • Recovery outcome Entries: per actual · Table missing:
  • Stay extended to 30 September 2026
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Seventh Report to the Court
  • Closing confirmed Closed · 10 May 2025 · 95395893 Quebec Inc.; Closed · 15 May 2026 · GSI IDK Holdco, Inc.
  • Cash on hand · Disbursements · Financial position Subscribers
  • + 8 more extracted facts
PDF · Subscribers
GSI - Monitor's certificate
  • Closing confirmed Closed · date not stated · GSI IDK Holdco, Inc.
PDF · Subscribers
Order Approving Sale, Vesting & Distribution Order & Stay Extension
  • Closing terms Upon closing of the Transaction, all rights, title, and interests of Topco in the Purchased Units are transferred to and absolutely vested in the Purchaser
  • Order date 8 May 2026
  • Purchaser referred to only as 'Purchaser'; not named in operative text · the Purchased Units · share sale · approved
  • Sale outcome Sale approved — Sale of the Purchased Units to the Purchaser approved and AVO recognized
  • + 2 more extracted facts
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Approval Vesting and Distribution Order
  • Closing terms Vesting occurs upon issuance of the Monitor's Certificate, which is to be issued upon fulfillment of closing conditions under the UPA
  • Order date 22 April 2026
  • Purchaser GSI IDK Holdco, Inc. · the Purchased Units · share sale · approved
  • Stalking horse Subscribers
PDF · Subscribers
Cancellation and removal OrderPDF · Subscribers
Sixth Report to the Court
  • Closing confirmed Closed · 10 May 2025 · 95395893 Quebec Inc.
  • Cash on hand · Disbursements · Financial position Subscribers
  • + 11 more extracted facts
PDF · Subscribers
Stay Extension Order
  • Order date 22 April 2026
  • Stay extended to 28 August 2026
PDF · Subscribers
Fifth Report to the Court
  • Operational summary Following the closing of the Mach Transaction, the Debtors' main remaining asset is an 85% equity interest in GSI; the Monitor is pursuing a sale process (GSI SISP) for GSI and negotiating with bidders, with a transaction expected to close before an eventual orderly wind-down of the CCAA proceedings.
  • Cash on hand · Disbursements · Financial position Subscribers
  • + 4 more extracted facts
PDF · Subscribers
Distribution OrderPDF · Subscribers
Second ARIO
  • Order date 11 August 2025
  • Stay expiry 30 November 2025
PDF · Subscribers
Fourth Report to the Court
  • Closing confirmed Closed · 10 May 2025 · 9539-5893 Quebec Inc.
  • Cash on hand · Disbursements · Financial position Subscribers
  • + 10 more extracted facts
PDF · Subscribers
AVO-Recognition Order
  • Closing terms Terms of transfer, assumption/assignment of contracts and leases, and vesting of the U.S. Assets in the Purchaser
  • Order date 11 June 2025
  • Purchaser 9539-5893 Quebec Inc. Now Known as Pelican Intl Inc. · the U.S. Assets · asset sale · approved
  • Sale outcome Sale approved — The sale and transfer of the U.S. Assets on the terms set forth in the APA and this Order are approved and authorized
  • + 1 more extracted fact
PDF · Subscribers
Order Amending Case CaptionPDF · Subscribers
Notice of Filing Revised Orde for Sale MotionTrustee site
Certificate of the Monitor
  • Closing confirmed Closed · 10 May 2025 · 9539-5893 Québec Inc.
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Notice of Filing of Unsealed Terms of Asset Purchase AgreementPDF · Subscribers
Notice of Filing Oral Reasons for Judgment, Approval, Vesting & Assignment Order and Order Extending Stay or Proceedings DI 73
  • Closing terms Vesting occurs upon issuance of the Monitor's Certificate confirming Closing has occurred under the APA
  • Order date 28 April 2025
  • Purchaser 9539-5893 Québec Inc · the Purchased Assets · asset sale · approved
  • Sale outcome Sale approved — Sale of Pelican's business as a going concern approved
  • + 3 more extracted facts
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Approval, Vesting and Assignment Order
  • Closing terms Vesting occurs upon issuance of the Monitor's Certificate following Closing under the APA
  • Order date 28 April 2025
  • Purchaser 9539-5893 Quebec Inc · the Purchased Assets (as defined and described in the APA) · asset sale · approved
  • Sale outcome Sale approved — Court approves the Transaction contemplated by the APA and vests the Purchased Assets in the Purchaser
  • + 2 more extracted facts
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Order Extenting the Stay
  • Order date 28 April 2025
  • Stay extended to 11 August 2025
PDF · Subscribers
Outline Arguments of the MonitorPDF · Subscribers
PV-Motifs-2025-04-28PDF · Subscribers
Order Granting Motion to File Under SealPDF · Subscribers
Order Scheduling Recognition Sale Hearing
PDF · Subscribers
Declaration of Martin FrancoPDF · Subscribers
Motion to File Under SealPDF · Subscribers
Sale MotionPDF · Subscribers
Application for the issuance of an approval and vesting orderPDF · Subscribers
Thrid Report to the Court
  • Operational summary The Debtors continued operating in the ordinary course during the CCAA proceedings while pursuing a going-concern sale (the Going Concern SISP), resulting in a Successful Bid from Groupe Mach Acquisition Inc. that, if approved, will continue the business and retain approximately 461 active employees.
  • Process results 235 solicited · 53 NDAs · 4 bids · as of 16 Apr 2025
  • Cash on hand · Financial position Subscribers
  • + 7 more extracted facts
PDF · Subscribers
Notice of Filing Revised Recognition OrderPDF · Subscribers
Recognition OrderPDF · Subscribers
Notice of Agenda for HearingPDF · Subscribers
Service ListPDF · Subscribers
Amended Application for the Issuance of an Initial OrderPDF · Subscribers
Amended and Restated Intial OrderPDF · Subscribers
Oral Reasons for Amended Restated Intial OrderPDF · Subscribers
Second Report to the Court
  • Operational summary The Debtors continued going-concern operations across their manufacturing facilities while the Monitor pursued a Going Concern SISP and a parallel GSI SISP, with post-filing expenses being paid in the normal course out of working capital.
  • Cash on hand · Disbursements · Financial position Subscribers
  • + 7 more extracted facts
PDF · Subscribers
Initial Order Hearing Minutes
  • Applicant National Bank of Canada
  • Appointee FTI Consulting Canada Inc.
  • Appointee role proposed Monitor
  • Bid deadline 10 April 2025
  • + 7 more extracted facts
PDF · Subscribers
Court OrderPDF · Subscribers
Order Granting Provisional Relief Pursuant To Section 1519 Of The Bankruptcy CodePDF · Subscribers
(US Topco) Petition
PDF · Subscribers
Declaration of Sandra Abitan
PDF · Subscribers
Motion for Entry of Order Scheduling Hearing on Recognition of Chapter 15 PetitionsPDF · Subscribers
Motion for Joint Administration
PDF · Subscribers
Motion for Provisional Relief
PDF · Subscribers
Verified Petition for Recognition of Foreign Main Proceeding
PDF · Subscribers
Avis aux créanciers
PDF · Subscribers
Notice to creditors
PDF · Subscribers
Pelican - GSI Outdoors Teaser
  • Bid deadline 10 April 2025
  • Sale advisor FTI Consulting Canada Inc. (financial advisor); FTI Capital Advisors - Canada ULC (financial advisor)
  • Sale outcome Sale process approved — SISP for the business, operations and assets of the Company; parallel sale process for GSI
PDF · Subscribers
Pelican NDAPDF · Subscribers
Application for the issuance of an initial orderPDF · Subscribers
Initial Order
  • Applicant National Bank of Canada
  • Appointee FTI Consulting Canada Inc.
  • Appointee role Proposed Monitor
  • Commencement date 19 March 2025
  • + 6 more extracted facts
PDF · Subscribers
Pre Filing Report to the Court
PDF · Subscribers
SISP Order
  • Bid deadline 10 April 2025
  • Order date 19 March 2025
  • Outside date 28 April 2025
  • Break fee Subscribers
  • + 3 more extracted facts
PDF · Subscribers
Application for Second ARIO and Distribution OrderPDF · Subscribers

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CiteProceedings., “Pélican International inc. et al.” (CCAA), Superior Court of Québec. Retrieved 20 September 2026, https://proceedings.ca/case/pe-lican-international-inc-et-al

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