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Former café chain boss returns to print, but hasn’t much to say about business’s demise
Former chairman of high street café chain returns as Sunday Times business columnist
Decisions on Ferrexpo and Pat Val suggest Big Four do not behave as one
Former chairman’s place on panel raises conflict of interest concerns
Deal saves 2,000 bakers and waiters, but already some 900 jobs have gone and 71 stores closed
Proportion of group’s shares being sold short rises despite its resilient performance
Board-commissioned PwC inquiry focuses on certain finance staff and supplier
Twitterati’s condemnation of Pro-Brexit billionaire was swift but misguided
Entrepreneur may not recover all of £13m loans advanced in wake of accounting scandal
The collapse of the café chain shows the dangers of over-optimism
As executive chairman, Luke Johnson should have been more vigilant in spotting irregularities
Speculation mounts that café chain could go into administration
Discovery of accounting irregularities came as a thunderbolt for investors
Hopefully the Bank of England chief will have read the fine print
Chairman of café chain Patisserie Valerie takes on John Gibson of Cohen & Gresser
Paul May to be replaced with Stephen Francis immediately
Chairman appears to mix grains of truth with more than just a hint of false jeopardy
Disgruntled investors criticise recapitalisation and demand more information
Chairman Luke Johnson due to face investors at café chain’s meeting
Expectations of such lenders can be unrealistic and lookalike claims unfair
Options for Paul May and Chris Marsh were pegged to profit figures that may need to be revised
Shares in café chain remain suspended until it can give more details of accounting issues
