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Distress

Carige’s top investor meets ECB after blocked cash call (Business Standard)

December 28, 2018 | File Under: , ,

“The top investor in Banca Carige met European Central Bank supervisors on Thursday to explain why he did not back a vital cash call at the troubled Italian lender.”

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Europe Is Ground Zero for Global Credit Fears (Bloomberg)

November 16, 2018 | File Under: , ,

CMC Ravenna, DIA, Douglas, Boparan: Just some of the hitherto obscure firms that have ensnared European credit investors in recent weeks.

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Is the pharmacy the next casualty of the high street? (Essential Retail)

October 4, 2018 | File Under: , , ,

Should retail pharmacies be worried about disrupters such as Amazon encroaching onto their patch?

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Business rates could be changed the business secretary announces (Business Matters)

October 1, 2018 | File Under: , , ,

Business rates in England could be changed to help High Street retailers, Business Secretary Greg Clark has said.

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Debenhams to Hire Team for Restructuring, Telegraph Reports(Bloomberg)

September 9, 2018 | File Under: , , ,

“KPMG has been instructed to draw up an emergency turnaround plan, including the possible filing of a company voluntary arrangement, a form of bankruptcy protection, the Sunday Telegraph reported”

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Italian banks a bigger risk than Turkey (Euromoney)

August 20, 2018 | File Under: , , ,

“Any contagion from a shock in Italy would certainly have more of an impact on Europe, and globally, than the crisis in Turkey, compounded by the fact Brexit and trade wars are creating huge uncertainty.”

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House of Fraser takeover: How did struggling retailer get into this mess? (Sky News)

August 10, 2018 | File Under: , , , ,

Structural weakness on UK’s high streets continue as Sports Direct acquires distressed House of Fraser. It’s worth noting that this purchase “represents the sixth change of ownership in just 33 years, during which time, House of Fraser has had even more chief executives and managing directors.”

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Distressed Retail in the UK

July 10, 2018 | File Under: , , ,
London | Oxford Street Shopping

If one ever needed tangible evidence of how much consumer habits have changed over the past decade, look no further than the UK high street. The litany of failures and restructurings continue unabated. In H1 2018 alone, the following establishments have issued announcements: Byron’s Burgers: Closing of 20 (or 30%) of its 67 premises while […]

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