PLUTA attorney Ivo-Meinert Willrodt secures creditor approval for windeln.de insolvency plan

The creditors’ assembly unanimously approved today the insolvency plan in the windeln.de SE insolvency proceedings. Restructuring expert Mr Ivo-Meinert Willrodt from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH had drawn up the plan in recent months together with attorney Mr Wolfgang Bernhardt and submitted it to the Local Court of Munich. The plan presented by the insolvency administrator in accordance with his right of submission under sentence 1 of section 218(1) of the German Insolvency Code (InsO) puts the creditors in a better position.

Insolvency dividend of around 44% for creditors

Non-lower-ranking insolvency creditors can expect to receive a 43.946% insolvency dividend. If the plan had been rejected, the dividend would probably have amounted to just 39.515%. In addition to securing the best possible dividend for creditors, the aim of reducing the company’s debt and clearing the way for a takeover of all of its current shares by investors has thus been achieved.

Specifically, MERIDIANA Capital Group GmbH, MERIDIANA Blockchain Ventures SE, SEASIDE Capital Markets GmbH, NEKO Securities Ltd. and Anlagenwert Hamburg GmbH have made a binding offer to acquire the company’s shares to ensure the debtor’s long-term preservation and to keep it listed on the stock exchange. The business would continue operating under a new company name with its brand portfolio (DIMBO, Max & Lily, NAKIKI, DARLY) and maintain its brand focus on ‘everything for your baby’.

PLUTA attorney Mr Ivo-Meinert Willrodt said, “I am delighted that the creditors have responded so favourably to the windeln.de insolvency plan. This means we will achieve an insolvency dividend of around 44%. This exceptional outcome is only possible because all of the parties involved in the proceedings have worked together superbly. Creditors will already receive an initial dividend payment in the first half of 2024.”

On 30 January 2023, insolvency proceedings were opened for the assets of windeln.de SE on account of illiquidity and over-indebtedness and Mr Willrodt was appointed administrator. Prior to that, by an order of 7 November 2022, the restructuring expert had been appointed provisional insolvency administrator. He is being supported in the proceedings by attorney Mr Wolfgang Bernhardt.