 Less than a week later, Thomas Cook asked HM Government to fund a £200 million gap in the company's finances to prevent the firm falling into administration.The company had by that point secured £900m in funding as part of a debt-for-equity swap, including £450m from Fosun.Despite this, a late demand is reported to have emerged from the Group's funders, including Royal Bank of Scotland Group and Halifax, who insisted that the Group be sufficiently recapitalised to ensure operations were protected through to January, when bookings are traditionally quieter and liquidity would be challenging.