Chief Executive Marshall Reynolds is bailing out printing and office furniture company Champion Industries with a $3 million loan, according to Cleveland Ohio Business News.
According to the report, Chief Financial Officer Todd Fry said Tuesday the loan is part of a deal that gives Champion time to amend a credit agreement that it defaulted on last March. Without the deal, Champion could be required to immediately repay debts that totaled more than $65 million in November.
The credit agreement includes a $70 million term loan and a $30 million revolving credit line that Champion arranged when it bought The Herald-Dispatch newspaper in 2007.