--- title: The Other End of the Ledger: Getty Files Chapter 11, INVE Tenders $20M, One Nasdaq Exit description: Four filings from the stressed and the shrinking: a prepackaged bankruptcy, a Dutch auction tender, a voluntary delisting, and another lifeline loan. canonical: https://hangingcontext.com/stories/2026-10-22/restructuring-tape-getty-inve/ last-updated: 2026-10-22 url: https://hangingcontext.com/stories/2026-10-22/restructuring-tape-getty-inve/ published: 2026-10-22T12:46:55Z edition: 2026-10-22T12 newsroom: finance-investing beat: None trust: confirmed source_count: 4 cited_manifest_ids: ['1792603781625213689', '1792664662687552554', '1792626002889807641', '1792660689655713720'] --- # The Other End of the Ledger: Getty Files Chapter 11, INVE Tenders $20M, One Nasdaq Exit *Four filings from the stressed and the shrinking: a prepackaged bankruptcy, a Dutch auction tender, a voluntary delisting, and another lifeline loan.* Confirmed · 4 sources · Finance & Investing · Published 2026-10-22 12:46 UTC ## Key facts - Getty Images Holdings and certain subsidiaries filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions on October 21, 2026, triggering events of default that accelerated roughly $40.1M in USD term loans, 407 million euros in euro term loans, and $539.9M in 11.250% notes due 2030, the company says. (self-reported) [cites: 1792603781625213689] - INVE Technologies commenced a $20 million modified Dutch auction self-tender offer at $2.85 to $3.40 per share, expiring November 19, 2026, with directors and officers advising they do not intend to tender, the company says. (self-reported) [cites: 1792664662687552554] - Direct Digital Holdings notified Nasdaq on October 21, 2026 of its intent to voluntarily delist, with trading suspended since October 5 following a Nasdaq delist determination on October 1, the company says. (self-reported) [cites: 1792626002889807641] - America's Car-Mart entered a Second Amendment to its credit agreement on October 15, 2026, adding $5.0 million of incremental term loans maturing October 30, 2030, and extended covenant relief through November 1, 2026, the company says. (self-reported) [cites: 1792660689655713720] ## Getty's prepack Getty Images Holdings, Inc. and certain subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code on October 21, 2026. The filing triggered events of default that accelerated approximately $40.1 million in USD term loans, approximately 407 million euros in euro-denominated term loans, approximately $150.0 million in revolving loans, approximately $539.9 million in 11.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2030, and approximately $264.7 million in 14.000% Senior Notes due 2028. A 14% coupon on senior notes is what a company's debt stack looks like when lenders have priced in exactly this outcome. [cites: 1792603781625213689] Under the proposed plan, all shares of the company's Class A common stock and all other existing equity interests will be cancelled, discharged, and extinguished on the plan's effective date. Existing equity, in other words, gets nothing. The company filed first-day motions to keep operating in the ordinary course of business, and the restructuring support agreement contains a fiduciary-out provision allowing termination if the board determines continuing would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties. The open questions are the ones the filing itself lists: final confirmation by the bankruptcy court and the outcome of any alternative restructuring proposal. [cites: 1792603781625213689] ## INVE's Dutch auction INVE Technologies announced it has commenced a modified Dutch auction self-tender offer to purchase for cash up to $20 million of its common stock, at a price not greater than $3.40 per share nor less than $2.85 per share. The offer expires at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on Thursday, November 19, 2026. Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC is serving as the exclusive dealer manager. [cites: 1792664662687552554] > **From Synorb** — Run the cited Manifests yourself. Every claim in this paper points to a Manifest id. Get a Synorb Key and read the Manifests behind it. The 72 Hour Agent Demo key needs no email. It lasts 72 hours and can pull up to 25 Manifests. It includes 5 Beacons; 3 of them are starter Beacons. [Get a key](https://synorb.com/connect/start) The context is a shrinking company. The tender follows the closing of an asset sale to Trackonomy Systems, Inc. on September 15, 2026. INVE's cash balance as of September 30, 2026 was $87.1 million, so the $20 million tender is a meaningful return of capital. Preliminary Q3 2026 expectations put revenue at $2.9 million to $3.1 million and net income at $0.4 million to $0.8 million, with final results expected on or about November 12, 2026. The company's directors and executive officers have advised that they do not intend to tender their shares, a standard signal that insiders see value above the auction range. [cites: 1792664662687552554] ## A Nasdaq exit and another lifeline Direct Digital Holdings provided written notice to Nasdaq on October 21, 2026 of its intention to voluntarily withdraw its common stock from listing. The timeline is compressed: Nasdaq issued a delist determination on October 1, 2026 for failure to comply with Listing Rule 5550(b)(1), trading has been suspended since October 5, and the board authorized the withdrawal on October 20. The company intends to file a Form 25 on or about November 2, 2026, with delisting effective about ten days later, and Exchange Act registration terminating about 90 days after that, on or about January 31, 2027. The stock is currently quoted on OTC Pink's Limited Information tier under the symbol DRCT. The filing's logic is arithmetic: the cost of public reporting against the limited benefits of a suspended listing. [cites: 1792626002889807641] America's Car-Mart entered the Second Amendment to its credit and guaranty agreement on October 15, 2026, with lenders providing $5.0 million of incremental term loans maturing October 30, 2030. On October 20, the lenders further extended the temporary relief on minimum liquidity thresholds and the minimum Collateral Coverage Ratio through November 1, 2026. The company agreed to pay $200,000 in fees, added to the outstanding principal. Separately, on October 20, ACM Auto Trust 2024-2 completed the redemption of all its outstanding Asset Backed Notes, releasing approximately $92 million of receivables that are no longer pledged to secure the notes. A $5 million lifeline loan, a $200,000 fee, and covenant relief measured in days: this is what the stressed end of subprime auto finance looks like when lenders want the company alive but not comfortable. [cites: 1792660689655713720] ## What is still unresolved - Final confirmation of the Getty Images Chapter 11 plan by the bankruptcy court. - INVE's final audited Q3 2026 results, expected on or about November 12, 2026. - America's Car-Mart's compliance with original collateral coverage ratios after November 1, 2026. ## Decision card - **Useful for:** Distressed-debt investors and credit analysts tracking filings; Professionals studying capital-structure end states - **Not for:** Growth investors; every company here is shrinking or restructuring - **Compare against:** Other Q4 2026 restructurings, delistings, and tender offers ## Provenance ledger | Manifest id | Title | Source | Claims used | Published | |---|---|---|---|---| | `1792603781625213689` | 8-K - Current report | [sec-company-0001898496](https://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898496/000121390026111193/ea0309225-8k_getty.htm) | 1792604101040244091, 1792604101043364644, 1792604101045677220, 1792604101049515465, 1792604101047625813, 1792604101055684290, 1792604101071446000, 1792604101074740673, 1792604101077716821 | 10-21 00:00 | | `1792664662687552554` | 8-K - Current report | [sec-company-0001036044](https://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1036044/000121390026111181/ea030911901ex99-1.htm) | 1792664911323533039, 1792664911326498188, 1792664911328458435, 1792664911339423581, 1792664911337297778, 1792664911336591890, 1792664911333123815, 1792664911330510531, 1792664911332685396, 1792664911341267098 | 10-21 00:00 | | `1792626002889807641` | 8-K - Current report | [sec-company-0001880613](https://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1880613/000188061326000117/drct-20261021.htm) | 1792626409670037388, 1792626409682802732, 1792626409686841240, 1792626409680155543, 1792626409673341263, 1792626409675993859, 1792626409678578888, 1792626409684682017 | 10-21 00:00 | | `1792660689655713720` | 8-K - Current report | [sec-company-0000799850](https://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799850/000117184326006742/f8k_102126.htm) | 1792661063549293857, 1792661063553120741, 1792661063555352733, 1792661063558679221, 1792661063556366507, 1792661063560688202, 1792661063562454080 | 10-21 00:00 | ## Run these Manifests yourself Every Manifest cited here can be read in full with your own Synorb Key. 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