Windhorst’s La Perla Lingerie UK Unit Closed Over Tax Debts
- HMRC petition to shut firm supported by two other creditors
- Firm wound up in High Court ruling in London on Wednesday
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A London judge ordered the shuttering of the UK unit of La Perla, a maker of luxury lingerie, over unpaid tax debts, underlining the pressure facing parent company Tennor Holding BV and its ultimate majority owner, Lars Windhorst.
La Perla Global Management (UK) Limited was wound-up by a High Court judge in London on Wednesday, as the group faced £2.8 million ($3.4 million) of unpaid tax and a petition from His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs. A creditor applies for a court to wind up a company when it wants the business shuttered and its assets sold to repay its debts. HMRC was supported by two other creditors.