CNBC: J. Crew is Preparing for a Bankruptcy Filing that Could Come This Weekend
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- Category: Business/Financial News
- Published on Saturday, 02 May 2020 10:30
- Written by Lauren Hirsch
J. Crew is preparing for a bankruptcy filing that could come as soon as this weekend and is working to secure $400 million to fund operations in bankruptcy, people familiar with the matter tell CNBC.
Privately held J. Crew is working to secure $400 million in financing to fund operations in bankruptcy, said the people, who requested anonymity because the information is confidential. They cautioned that timing could still slip, and plans are not yet finalized.
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A spokesperson for J. Crew declined to comment.
J. Crew is preparing for a bankruptcy filing that could come this weekend
The New York-based retailer had already been struggling under a heavy debt load and sales challenges, as it suffered criticism that it fell out of touch with its once-loyal customers. In the past few years, the brand lost both its longtime design chief, Jenna Lyons, and famed retail executive Mickey Drexler.
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Those challenges have been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic that has forced stores to shutter, throwing the retail industry into a state of disarray.
The retailer operates 182 J. Crew retail stores, as well as 140 Madewell stores, the youthful brand it launched in 2016. J. Crew had hoped to spin off Madewell in an IPO that could have helped pay down its debt load but faced pushback from creditors.
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J. Crew had roughly $2.5 billion in sales for its year ended Feb. 1, according to Moody’s. The research firm estimates that it had roughly $93 million in total liquidity as of February and looming 2021 debt maturities.
The company was acquired by TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners for $3 billion in 2011.
