Private Equity

Union wants private equity firm investigated as British Steel collapses

Unite has said it will ‘press for a full investigation into the financial engineering of Greybull’

British Steel's Scunthorpe works
British Steel's Scunthorpe works Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

British Steel has entered compulsory liquidation, prompting immediate questions about the strategy of Greybull Capital, its private equity owner.

In a decision made by the High Court on May 22, the government’s official receiver has been appointed as liquidator.

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