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Steinhoff nears end as advisors amass $495M in fees

July 28, 2023
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Steinhoff International Holdings NV shareholders on Wednesday had little choice but to vote to dissolve the shell of the scandal-hit global retailer, drawing a line under a 5-1/2 year saga that turned into a windfall for lawyers and advisors. 

Those who have held stock via listings in Frankfurt or Johannesburg stand to gain little, if anything, after the creditors who control the company get paid. But outside parties have received €447 million ($495 million) since late 2017, according to annual reports, and managers have also continued to be remunerated. 

Steinhoff, the former owner of Conforama in France and Mattress Firm in the U.S., has been battling to survive ever since auditors refused to sign off on the company’s financials, prompting the resignation of former chief executive officer Markus Jooste and a dramatic share-price collapse. Investigations have since revealed numerous iterations of accounting fraud, and an arrest warrant has been issued against Jooste by a German court. 

Steinhoff International offices in Stellenbosch, South Africa

Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg

“It’s an absolute disgrace,” said David Shapiro, a money manager at Sasfin Securities in Johannesburg. “Anyone could have seen this company was never going to survive and it would have been better for shareholders if it had been dissolved in late 2017.”

While Steinhoff has sought to stay afloat by selling some of its prize assets and shares in its subsidiaries, its borrowings kept growing larger. After facing the reality that it would never be able to pay off its €10.2 billion debt burden, it changed tack to seek out a deal with financial creditors to forestall a messy liquidation. 

In June, a Dutch court confirmed Steinhoff’s plan to delist. The stock closed unchanged in Johannesburg at 7 South African cents on Wednesday and was 6 cents as of 9:42 a.m. local time. The date for it to cease trading is yet to be confirmed.

“The opportunities for grandeur are boundless when you are using shareholder’s money,” Shapiro said.

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