Mothercare’s refinancing package is undoubtedly expensive, but it is the price for extending the debt profile to allow the company more breathing space to manoeuvre. The debt is now controlled by a shareholder consortium which remains supportive of management, who recently increased their ‘skin in the game’. Pension trustees have also shown their support via an agreed contribution deferral. This is not a stock for ‘widows and orphans’; however, the promise of further agreements, like the recent ....
20 Feb 2026
Mothercare - Refinancing package suspends the Sword of Damocles
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Mothercare - Refinancing package suspends the Sword of Damocles
Mothercare plc (MTC:LON) | 2.1 0 13.8% | Mkt Cap: 11.6m
- Published:
20 Feb 2026 -
Author:
Nigel Parson | Milo Bussell -
Pages:
4 -
Mothercare’s refinancing package is undoubtedly expensive, but it is the price for extending the debt profile to allow the company more breathing space to manoeuvre. The debt is now controlled by a shareholder consortium which remains supportive of management, who recently increased their ‘skin in the game’. Pension trustees have also shown their support via an agreed contribution deferral. This is not a stock for ‘widows and orphans’; however, the promise of further agreements, like the recent ....