Mothercare is putting its U.K. operations into administration.Bird & Bird Flies In For Mothercare Collapse
The company's previous CVA proposal, which Slaughter and May advised on, was approved last year.
November 04, 2019 at 07:55 AM
2 minute read
Bird & Bird has won a mandate on Mothercare's administration, as the company becomes the latest high-street stalwart to collapse.
Mothercare PLC has started a process to put its subsidiaries Mothercare U.K. Limited and Mothercare Business Services Limited into administration.
Mothercare has appointed Bird & Bird to advise on the administration process, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
The company stated that in the financial year ended March 2019, the baby goods retailer's U.K. operations had seen a profit loss of £36.3 million and therefore, its U.K. stores "are not capable of returning to a level of structural profitability and returns that are sustainable for the group".
The statement added that the company "is unable to continue to satisfy the ongoing cash needs of Mothercare U.K.".
The move follows a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) proposed by the high-street chain last year, which saw the closure of 50 stores across the country.
At the time, Slaughter and May, a longstanding adviser to Mothercare, led for the company on the restructuring.
King & Spalding advised chief executive Mark Newton-Jones, with corporate partner William Charnley and employment partner Jules Quinn leading the team.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
NOT FOR REPRINT
© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
You Might Like
View All
Big Six Korean Firm Bae, Kim & Lee Boosts Disputes Offering With Former A&O Lifer
Baker McKenzie, Norton Rose, Greenberg Traurig, White & Case Lead Major Deals in Asia
Aviation Attorney and Pilot Analyzes Jeju Air Crash, Potential Litigation Issues
Shoosmiths Hires Two Locke Lord London Partners as Part of a Six-Strong IP Team
2 minute readTrending Stories
- 1You Too Can Be a Programmer: Connecting to Legal Platform APIs With Generative AI (Part 2)
- 2Court of Appeals and Appellate Division As Courts of First Instance
- 3Federal Judge Slaps Down the SEC’s Attempt to Regulate Crypto Liquidity Providers
- 4A Client Is Guilty; But Another Man Is Wrongfully Convicted
- 5Legal Tech's Predictions for Cybersecurity in 2025
Who Got The Work
Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct. 2 in Massachusetts District Court by the Brown Law Firm on behalf of Stephen Austen, accuses certain officers and directors of misleading investors in regard to Symbotic's potential for margin growth by failing to disclose that the company was not equipped to timely deploy its systems or manage expenses through project delays. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton, is 1:24-cv-12522, Austen v. Cohen et al.
Who Got The Work
Edmund Polubinski and Marie Killmond of Davis Polk & Wardwell have entered appearances for data platform software development company MongoDB and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The action, filed Oct. 7 in New York Southern District Court by the Brown Law Firm, accuses the company's directors and/or officers of falsely expressing confidence in the company’s restructuring of its sales incentive plan and downplaying the severity of decreases in its upfront commitments. The case is 1:24-cv-07594, Roy v. Ittycheria et al.
Who Got The Work
Amy O. Bruchs and Kurt F. Ellison of Michael Best & Friedrich have entered appearances for Epic Systems Corp. in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit. The suit was filed Sept. 7 in Wisconsin Western District Court by Levine Eisberner LLC and Siri & Glimstad on behalf of a project manager who claims that he was wrongfully terminated after applying for a religious exemption to the defendant's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The case, assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Anita Marie Boor, is 3:24-cv-00630, Secker, Nathan v. Epic Systems Corporation.
Who Got The Work
David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson. The complaint alleges that had Sunrun informed the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection that the plaintiff's employment had ended in 2017 and that he no longer held Sunrun's home improvement contractor license, he would not have been hit with charges, which were dismissed in May 2024. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, is 3:24-cv-01423, Steins v. Sunrun, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Greenberg Traurig shareholder Joshua L. Raskin has entered an appearance for boohoo.com UK Ltd. in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed Sept. 3 in Texas Eastern District Court by Rozier Hardt McDonough on behalf of Alto Dynamics, asserts five patents related to an online shopping platform. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, is 2:24-cv-00719, Alto Dynamics, LLC v. boohoo.com UK Limited.
Featured Firms
Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.
(470) 294-1674
Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone
(857) 444-6468
Smith & Hassler
(713) 739-1250
