Steinhoff has applied to the Dutch court for approval of its restructuring plan that would make it binding on all lenders and shareholders, saving it from imminent bankruptcy. The court will hear the application on June 15.

Steinhoff intends to enter a restructuring process known as the WHOA (Court Confirmation of Extrajudicial Restructuring Plan/Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord) to prevent being forced into bankruptcy in June and its assets sold in a fire sale...

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