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Picard Files Self‑Administered Restructuring For German Units

The move is designed to keep the family firm's management in control under court supervision as it rebuilds finances in the face of weak consumer demand.

Overview

  • Picard submitted a Sanierungsverfahren in Eigenverwaltung for its two operating German companies in mid‑June and the Amtsgericht Offenbach approved the procedure.
  • Self‑administered restructuring means current management stays in office while a court‑appointed provisional trustee and external advisers monitor and guide the rescue effort.
  • Picard says normal business will continue and that the online shop, brand stores at Frankfurt and Munich airports, supplier deliveries and payroll for about 90 employees are secured for now.
  • The court named Nadja Raiß as provisional trustee and the company has hired Görg and Montag & Montag as restructuring advisers with a planned completion of the procedure in autumn 2026.
  • The filing follows earlier pandemic restructurings, ongoing weak consumer spending and a shift of most production to Ukraine and Bangladesh, and it will shape whether the near‑century‑old family brand can stabilize and preserve jobs ahead of its 2028 centenary.