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Written by Pacific Coast Business Times   
Thursday, 29 October 2009

Ty Warner, Montecito resident and luxury hotel magnate, may be in danger of defaulting on debt and faces a potential ratings agency downgrade on $425 million debt backed buy four resorts, including Four Seasons in New York, according to Bloomberg News.

Standard & Poor’s placed Warner’s debt on “credit watch with negative implications” after net cash flow from the properties fell 46 percent below S&P’s expectations, Bloomberg reported.

Warner’s loan, held by Ty Warner Hotels, matures in 2010 and has one 12-month extension option remaining, the agency reported.

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Jon Kellogg - Sales Manager | 2009-10-30 03:23:01
I worked very closely with Ty Warner years ago when he was first starting Ty Inc., and had just moved into his first warehouse. The two things that really stuck with me about Ty, were his incredible attention to detail, and the belief that he had in himself and those around him to be able to tackle any obstacle they faced. I am sure that internally to the company they have already developed a plan to deal with this situation and that Ty will come through the other side just as strong as ever.
Matt McLaughlin - truckdriver/gov employee | 2009-11-03 21:04:48
I have been struke by Ty's incredible attention to detail also and the cost of operating like that. I've always had a hard time believing he would get his money back from his projects, like the SB Biltmore beach wall. Then I hear of these debt circumstances. Again, if its too fancy to be true, it probably....
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