Filing Alert: Paladin Capital Chapter 11
Paladin Capital Files Chapter 11 in Middle District of Tennessee
Update (Jan. 27, 2026): A comprehensive case summary is now available for the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Paladin Capital, Inc.
Paladin Capital, Inc. and its debtor affiliates⁽¹⁾, a Brentwood, TN-based employee-owned holding company for a network of transportation and logistics businesses, filed for Chapter 11 protection on Jan. 26 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
The debtors’ financial distress was driven by a prolonged freight recession, rising operational costs, and liquidity drains from insurance claim reimbursements that exhausted their credit line. Facing a default notice from secured lender Truist and a demand from Bank of Montreal to return critical equipment by Jan. 26, the company filed for Chapter 11 to prevent repossessions and preserve operations.
The filing aims to facilitate the sale of the company’s various business units (including Quickway, Robert Bearden Inc., and Magnum Solutions) as going concerns to strategic buyers under Section 363.
Paladin Capital, Inc. reports $34.7 million in assets and $110.5 million in liabilities. The filing indicates that there will be funds available for distribution to unsecured creditors. The case number is 26-00316.
⁽¹⁾ For a complete list of debtor entities, see the Chapter 11 Debtors table.
Chapter 11 Debtors
Top Unsecured Claims
Key Parties
Counsel:
- Michael G. Abelow
Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison, PLC
Email: [email protected]
Signatories:
- Brian Hall – CEO
Equity Security Holders:
- Paladin Capital, Inc. ESOP – 100% Equity Interest
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