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Four Seasons in £1.5bn debt breather

By Anousha Sakoui

Published: September 2 2008 23:03 | Last updated: September 2 2008 23:03

One of the UK’s leading care home operators, Four Seasons Healthcare, has agreed a standstill with its lenders after failing to make a £1.5bn debt repayment that was due on Monday. The standstill agreement prevents creditors from foreclosing and tipping the company into ad­ministration.

It will last two months, until the end of October and give the company breathing space to continue talks with lenders on a restructuring of its debt.

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