Gusto: Restaurants to close and almost 200 jobs lost as rescue agreed July 29, 2025 Almost 200 jobs have been lost at Italian restaurant chain Gusto after a deal to buy it out of administration was agreed. Cherry Equity Partners is to acquire the majority of Gusto in a move which will lead to around 190 redundancies and the closure of six restaurants. The deal, which is being undertaken through [...]
Pizza Hut: The fortune owed by firm behind UK restaurants before rescue May 12, 2025 The company behind Pizza Hut’s restaurants in Britain owed more than £50m as it collapsed before being rescued, it has been revealed. Heart With Smart (HWS) was saved in January by an entity controlled by investment firm Directional Capital in a deal which salvaged all but one Pizza Hut location. Its new owner was the [...]
Technicolor: Visual effects studio owed over £100m ahead of collapse April 28, 2025 More than £100m was owed by Technicolor, the visual effects company which worked on films ranging from Disney’s 1940 Pinocchio to 2024’s Mufasa The Lion King when it collapsed into administration in the UK, it has been revealed. Interpath was appointed to oversee the process at the business in February in a move which also [...]
Bistrot Pierre: Jobs lost and restaurants closed as chain rescued March 7, 2025 Almost 160 jobs have been lost and a number of restaurants are to close after Bistrot Pierre was sold out of administration to a private equity firm. A vehicle owned by Cherry Equity Partners has snapped up part of the Nottingham-headquartered chain in a deal which has saved 394 roles and ten sites. However, eight [...]
Crafter’s Companion: Huge debts revealed at firm rescued by Dragons’ Den star Sara Davies January 23, 2025 Crafter’s Companion, the company started by Dragons’ Den star Sara Davies while at university, owed almost £20m when it collapsed into administration earlier this month before being rescued, it has been revealed. The company appointed Interpath to oversee the process on 7 January in a move which has led to its Barlborough store closing and [...]
Burger King father-son team acquires London favourite Crosstown Doughnuts June 5, 2024 A father-son team who once led the largest Burger King franchise in the UK have acquired Crosstown Doughnuts after the brand launched a search for new investment earlier this year.
London pubs to close as chain goes into administration March 28, 2024 A number of pubs across London are set to close after the company that operates them entered administration.
Hundreds of jobs saved as firms owned by group hoping to emulate Warren Buffett sold out of administration March 20, 2024 More than 400 jobs have been saved after 14 companies across a manufacturing group were sold out of administration.
Revealed: How much luxury kitchen brand Harvey Jones owed as it was rescued from administration March 13, 2024 How much luxury kitchen maker Harvey Jones owed to its creditors when it rescued out of administration in a pre-pack deal last month has been revealed.
Jobs saved after luxury kitchen maker Harvey Jones sold out of administration February 26, 2024 Around 140 jobs have been saved after luxury kitchen maker Harvey Jones was sold out of administration in a pre-pack deal.