ソウル地方裁判所は金曜日、小売業者ホームプラスが必要な資金を確保できなかったことを受け、同社の再生手続きを打ち切る決定を下した。
ソウル地方裁判所は、ホームプラスが提出した修正後の再生計画を却下した。裁判所は、打ち切りの理由として同社が最低2000億ウォンを確保できなかったことを挙げている。
ホームプラスは、2015年にTescoから買収されて以降、MBKパートナーズが全額出資している企業であり、今年3月から裁判所主導による再生手続きに入っていた。同社は判決に対して14日以内に異議を申し立てることができる。
財務省は従業員および取引先企業に対する支援策を発表し、これには未払い賃金の補償や、最大4400億ウォン規模の低利融資による流動性支援などが含まれる。
X（旧Twitter）上では、ソウル地方裁判所によるホームプラスの再生手続き打ち切りと、それに伴う清算の可能性、数千人の従業員の失職に対する懸念、そして再建に失敗したプライベート・エクイティ・ファンドのMBKパートナーズに対する批判が相次いでいる。
Homeplus, one of SK's largest hypermarket chains, has effectively failed. The court ended its corporate rehabilitation process bcs it concluded tht there ws no realistic chance of the company recovering. As a result, Homeplus is now expected 2 move 2ward liquidation or bankruptcy pic.twitter.com/Ej0qsikcL3
— Van 🍕🍹 (@xcipherv) 2026年7月3日
This is a major blow to MBK Partners, the private equity firm that bought Homeplus in 2015 in one of the largest buyout deals in Asia. The investment ultimately failed due to several factors, including the rise of online shopping, the decline of the hypermarket industry, +
— Van 🍕🍹 (@xcipherv) 2026年7月3日
Homeplus, Korea’s second-largest hypermarket chain, is heading toward liquidation after a court terminated its rehabilitation proceedings, ruling that the cash-strapped retailer had no viable path to carrying out its turnaround plan, according to industry officials, Friday.…
— The Korea Times (@koreatimescokr) 2026年7月3日
A court decision on Friday to terminate the rehabilitation proceedings for cash-strapped discount store chain Homeplus has raised concerns for the company's 12,000 employees who could lose their jobs.https://t.co/3FsFTLY38q
— The Korea Times (@koreatimescokr) 2026年7月3日
Meritz urges MBK to play responsible role after Homeplus rehabilitation terminatedhttps://t.co/l2l2woTMA8
— DigitalToday FinTech (@korea_fintech) 2026年7月3日
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Wage negotiations between Samsung Electronics and its labor union collapsed on Wednesday, raising fears of a major strike starting May 21 involving more than 40,000 workers.
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