Saks owes hundreds of millions to luxury brands from Chanel to Burberry

• Saks Global's Chapter 11 filing reveals that it owes hundreds of millions to big-name brands.
• Major unsecured creditors include Chanel, LVMH and Christian Louboutin, and Burberry.
• Google and Meta are also among the list of unsecured creditors.

Saks Global has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection — and court filings reveal that the luxury retailer owes hundreds of millions of dollars to some of the fashion industry's biggest names.

The question is, will they get paid?

In US bankruptcy proceedings, unsecured creditors generally stand at the end of the line for repayment, behind secured creditors and lenders.

"There will be a lot of hardship for those brands," Gary Wassner, the CEO of Hilldun Corp., which acts as a guarantor or insurer for brands, told Business Insider about independent designers who aren't part of a big conglomerate or use factoring firms, like Hilldun.

Saks Global, which owns Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman, said in a statement on Wednesday that it expects to pay for future goods shipped as it restructures its debts.

Fashion industry experts, meanwhile, have told Business Insider that brands big and small are likely to keep doing business with Saks Global because they need the retailer and have few alternatives.

"In some cases, smaller brands, 40% or 50% of their business is done with Saks Global, so you can imagine what it's doing to those companies," said Wassner, whose firm represents about 140 brands that sell to Saks.

Documents filed by Saks Global in federal Texas bankruptcy court show the retailer owes its 30 largest unsecured creditors more than $700 million. Below is a breakdown of how much Saks Global owes some of its largest luxury suppliers, according to the retailer's bankruptcy court filings.

Chanel Limited is owed just over $136 million

Kering SA, owner of brands such as Gucci and Balenciaga, is due about $60 million

Capri Holdings Limited, owner of Jimmy Choo and Michael Kors, is owed $33.3 million

Mayhoola LLC, which owns 70% of Valentino, is due $33.2 million

Zegna owner Ermenegildo Zegna N.V. is owed roughly $26.3 million

LVMH, owner of Louis Vuitton, Dior, Fendi, and Marc Jacobs, is due about $26 million

Cartier owner Compagnie Financière Richemont SA is owed about $30 million

Christian Louboutin is due about $21.5 million

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is owed roughly $16 million

David Yurman, Inc. is due about $11.4 million

Giorgio Armani SpA is owed $10.7 million

Burberry Group plc is due about $9.5 million

Dolce & Gabbana Srl is owed $9.1 million

Tech giants are also owed too, with Google at $9.6 million and Meta Platforms, Inc. at about $12 million

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