Joint Administrators of The Body Shop International Limited (in administration) sell business and assets
Client(s) Aurelius Investment Advisory Limited
Jones Day advised Geoffrey Rowley, Anthony Wright and Alastair Massey of FRP Advisory in their capacity as joint administrators of The Body Shop International Limited (in administration), an appointee of the shareholder, Aurelius Investment Advisory Limited, in connection with the trading administration and subsequent sale of the company's business and assets. The Body Shop is a global cosmetics and skincare company known for its ethical and sustainable approach to its products operating in over 30 countries globally and with over 3,000 employees. Throughout one of the largest trading administrations in the retail market in recent years, Jones Day assisted the joint administrators in stabilising the company and its global subsidiaries by enacting a commercial turnaround plan and a subsequent business and asset sale involving over 12 jurisdictions.