LightSquared Files Bankruptcy-Exit Plan Backed by Fortress, Melody
Wireless venture LightSquared Inc. is seeking to exit bankruptcy protection with backing from private-equity firm Fortress Investment Group LLC and Melody Capital Advisors LLC.
LightSquared, which has been at the center of a fight for control between hedge fund manager Phil Falcone and Dish Network Corp.’s Charlie Ergen, filed a new plan to exit Chapter 11 proceedings on Tuesday night, with more than $4 billion of debt-and equity backing from Fortress, Melody and existing investors J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Mr. Falcone’s Harbinger Capital Partners.