October 2024: Steinhoff was placed into liquidation after creditor votes rejected the Dutch/Delaware settlement plans, converting the decade’s largest SA corporate fraud unwinding into a formal liquidation with claims across Europe and South Africa (Steinhoff was SA’s largest corporate collapse by value). Claim reconciliation and asset recoveries continued through 2026 in Dutch and SA courts.
Value: Not disclosed.
Advisers: multi-firm (Dutch, UK and SA counsel); specific appointments not disclosed for this edition.
Recorded by The Meridian research desk from public announcements, regulatory filings and financial press coverage. Dates and values are as publicly reported.
