Stoli’s US Branch Moves to Convert Bankruptcy to Liquidation

Jan. 15, 2026, 6:37 PM UTC

Stoli Group’s US arm and bourbon affiliate Kentucky Owl LLC asked a bankruptcy judge to convert their Chapter 11 restructuring to a Chapter 7 liquidation after failing to reach a consensual resolution with a secured lender.

Following a judge’s October denial of Stoli Group (USA) LLC’s bankruptcy exit plan, the company has faced mounting administrative costs and doesn’t have the money to continue operating, it said in a Wednesday filing in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Stoli USA can’t continue to work on a turnaround plan and shoulder costs that are diminishing potential recoveries for ...

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