Quiksilver在美申請第11章破產保護 | Bummer...Quicksilver files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in US

Quiksilver在美申請第11章破產保護

衝浪服飾零售企業Quiksilver正陷入困境，為其美國子公司申請第十一章破產保護。

Quiksilver已經向美國德拉瓦州(Delaware)破產法院提出破產保護申請，與橡樹資本管理附屬公司和美國銀行尋求批准1.75億美元的融資協議。該公司表示，該份協議將有助於Quiksilver公司財務和經營的轉型，重新恢復Quiksilver朝向長期健全財務方向發展。

該集團強調，Quiksilver在歐洲和亞太地區的業務仍保持強勁狀態，不受破產保護申請影響。

Quiksliver的執行長Pierre Agnes表示：「經過慎重考慮後，我們已經採取了艱難但必要的步驟，以確保Quiksilver光明的未來」。

他補充說明，破產法給予的保護和橡樹資本提供的融資，將提供公司經營更具靈活性，以完成其美國業務的周轉和重新建立Quiksilver繼續成為極限運動產業的領導者。

「我們的行業有著非常低水平的債務，我們新的資本結構將使我們推動投資及振興我們的品牌和產品。我們有信心，我們將湧現出實力較強的業績，更好地發展定位和繁榮的未來」。

公司將持續進行現有的門市關閉計劃，以合理化調整位在美洲地區的門市。

今(2015)年6月，Quiksilver的表示，儘管銷售和利潤下降，其第二季的業績很大程度上符合預期。去(2014)年其淨虧損從0.531億美金縮小至0.376億美金，而銷售額下降了16.1％，至3.33億美金，和毛利率同比下降自48.9％至47.1％。

今年早些時候，Consac私募投資公司的總裁和身兼Quiksilver的股東Ryan Drexler，提議董事會考慮出售。

Quiksilver在2013年初推出了多年期計劃，試圖藉由專注於Quiksilver、Roxy 及DC三個核心品牌來恢復盈利，推動關鍵功能全球化，並降低成本。然而，該公司仍持續報告公司的虧損狀況和銷量下滑。

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Bummer...Quicksilver files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in US

Quiksilver, a ubiquitous clothing brand at surfing hot spots from the U.S. to Australia, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for its U.S. division.

The brand, founded in 1969 in Australia, enlisted a stable of huge names to represent its image over the years, including surfers Kelly Slater and Tom Carroll.

Yet after what turned out to be its golden decade in the 1990s, Quiksilver has faced rising competition, particularly in the U.S.

The company said Wednesday that its European and Asia-Pacific businesses are going strong and are not part of the bankruptcy filing.

"After careful consideration, we have taken this difficult but necessary step to secure a bright future for Quiksilver," said CEO Pierre Agnes in a printed statement.

Quiksilver Inc. listed assets of more than $100 million and liabilities of more than $500 million in the filing.

Chapter 11 bankruptcy allows a company to continue operating while it executes a reorganization plan. Quicksilver asked the court to allow Oaktree Management to provide more than $175 million in financing for the company as part of the "debtor-in-possession" plan.

The company, based in Huntington Beach, California, plans to continue with an ongoing store-closing plan in the Americas. It is scheduled to report third-quarter financial results later Wednesday.

Shares have plunged almost 80 percent this year as the company wrestled with both shipping and accounting issues. It was forced to delay its first-quarter earnings report in March due to a "revenue cut-off issue," and CEO Andy Mooney left the company that same month.

Trading in shares was suspended at the opening bell Wednesday.

Original Article: CNBC