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UK: Practitioners fear that the worst may be yet to come

By Jonathan Moules

Published: October 1 2009 16:33 | Last updated: October 1 2009 16:33

The British are not generally noted for optimism, whether they are bemoaning the weather or griping at the state of their national sports teams. However, the country’s turnround experts appear to have taken negative forecasts to a whole new level.

Practitioners warn that a bad situation may get worse, because banks and private equity houses have yet to reveal full details of the problem companies on their books.

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