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    • Friday, 18 November, 2022
      French group Fnac Darty told to pay £89mn to Comet liquidators

      UK high court decision is latest development in legal and regulatory dispute that has run for years

    • Thursday, 13 February, 2020
      Hailey’s Comet: how Deloitte helped funds win a distressed bet

      Elliott, OpCapita and Greybull made £100m on electrical retailer while UK taxpayers took a hit

    • Saturday, 1 February, 2020
      UK retail industry
      French retailer sued for £115m by liquidator to Comet

      UK chain collapsed a year after Fnac Darty group sold it for £2

    • Thursday, 30 January, 2020
      Deloitte LLP
      Deloitte handed record insolvency fine over Comet failures

      Collapse in 2012 of lossmaking electricals retailer left taxpayers with £44m bill

    • Friday, 25 July, 2014
      Financial services
      Deloitte three face scrutiny over Comet Group collapse
    • Friday, 11 October, 2013
      Retail & Consumer industry
      OpCapita set to net £70m from Comet collapse
    • Friday, 21 December, 2012
      InterviewRetail & Consumer industry
      Comet puts Jackson in spotlight
    • Tuesday, 18 December, 2012
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Government probes Comet collapse
    • Saturday, 15 December, 2012
      Personal & Household Goods
      OpCapita could recover £50m from Comet
    • Wednesday, 28 November, 2012
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Comet set to shut all stores by Christmas
    • Thursday, 22 November, 2012
      UK equities
      Dixons soars on back of Comet woes SABMiller adds strength to FTSE rally
    • Monday, 19 November, 2012
      UK retail results
      Comet to axe another 735 jobs
    • Friday, 16 November, 2012
      UK retail results
      Comet stores set to start closing
    • Friday, 9 November, 2012
      Retail & Consumer industry
      More than 330 lose jobs at Comet
    • Wednesday, 31 October, 2012
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Comet edges towards administration
    • Friday, 19 October, 2012
      Retail & Consumer industry
      OpCapita considers sale of Comet
    • Friday, 6 April, 2012
      Personal & Household Goods
      OpCapita chief looks to stabilise Game
    • Friday, 6 April, 2012
      Retail & Consumer industry
      OpCapita eyes consumer and leisure deals
    • Friday, 30 March, 2012
      Personal & Household Goods
      Troubled Game Group nears rescue deal
    • Monday, 26 March, 2012
      Personal & Household Goods
      Game Group enters administration
    • Friday, 23 March, 2012
      Personal & Household Goods
      Rent bill delays Game administration
    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2012
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Electrical retailers agree warranty changes
    • Friday, 3 February, 2012
      European companies
      OpCapita puts focus on value at Comet
    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2012
      US & Canadian companies
      Browett’s customer focus wins Apple role
    • Thursday, 19 January, 2012
      UK retail results
      Kesa takes £15m writedown on Comet
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