Complete Solaria, Inc. ("Complete Solaria" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:CSLR), a leading solar technology, services, and installation company, today announced that it had cancelled $67.6 million in debt from its balance sheet and been released from its obligations under that debt by its two private equity (PE) providers, Carlyle and Kline Hill Partners.
On May 15, 2024, the Company announced that it had signed an agreement with Carlyle to set aside all of its financial claims in return for $10 million in cash. Today, we announce an equivalent deal with Kline Hill Partners for $8 million.
On June 17, 2024, the Company announced that T.J. Rodgers had funded the $10 million payment to Carlyle by purchasing a convertible debenture security from the Company through Cantor Fitzgerald & Company. Today, we announce that the investment by T.J. Rodgers has been increased from $10 million to $18 million to fund both private equity settlement deals.