The Pensions Regulator is to investigate how Silentnight's pension obligations were jettisoned when private equity firm HIG acquired the company after calling in administrators.
The watchdog said it was examining the matter from an avoidance perspective. HIG bought the bed manufacturer after its debt affiliate Bayside Capital triggered a “pre-pack” insolvency, having fail...
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