Creditors started proceedings to put Simec into receivership in fresh blow to embattled CEO Sanjeev Gupta
Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance has started legal action in the British Virgin Islands to prevent creditors taking over a subsidiary, in the latest sign of the metals tycoon’s mounting difficulties.
Gupta has been battling on multiple fronts to preserve his commodities and energy empire since March after the collapse of his major financial backer, Greensill Capital. The collapse has put severe pressure on parts of GFG, including Liberty Steel metalworks, that employ thousands of people in the UK and Australia.
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