Toppled from the top – The risk of fraud
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Toppled from the top – The risk of fraud

5y Roger Isaacs

Toppled from the top – The risk of fraud

Roger Isaacs - Forensic Partner at Milsted Langdon - talks about the Patisserie Valerie collapse and what its impact has been and the role of forensic...

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Patisserie Valerie: Restructuring firm FRP to take over from KPMG
Grant Thornton

Patisserie Valerie: Restructuring firm FRP to take over from KPMG

5y Chris Jewers

Patisserie Valerie: Restructuring firm FRP to take...

FRP Advisory, a restructuring firm, were chosen by creditors that include HMRC and Luke Johnson, the former chairman of Patisseries Valerie. Read More...

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Getting control over business expenditure
Corporate Finance

Getting control over business expenditure

5y Ian Smith

Getting control over business expenditure

With Accounts Payable fraud on the rise Ian Smith, Finance Director and GM at Invu, looks at whether technology can save businesses from a brewing cri...

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5 people arrested in Patisserie Valerie scandal
Company News

5 people arrested in Patisserie Valerie scandal

5y Tom Lemmon

5 people arrested in Patisserie Valerie scandal

Five unnamed people have been arrested in connection with the accounting fraud scandal at Patisserie Valerie which led to the collapse of the cafe cha...

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Top accounting scandals in 2018
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Top accounting scandals in 2018

6y Virginia Blackburn

Top accounting scandals in 2018

A summary of the cases of financial scandals, accounting fraud and corporate fraud which capitivated us last year and their implications Read More...

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Patisserie Valerie rescued in management buyout backed by Causeway Capital Partners
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Patisserie Valerie rescued in management buyout backed by Causeway Capital ...

6y Accountancy Age

Patisserie Valerie rescued in management buyout ba...

After being on the brink of complete collapse, Patisserie Valerie and 2,000 of its jobs has been saved Read More...

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Patisserie Valerie receiving multiple bids despite being shrouded in fraud
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Patisserie Valerie receiving multiple bids despite being shrouded in fraud

6y Accountancy Age

Patisserie Valerie receiving multiple bids despite...

Over 920 people who were made redundant due to store closures will not be paid this month Read More...

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How did fraud come about in the Patisserie Valerie case?
Insolvency

How did fraud come about in the Patisserie Valerie case?

6y Accountancy Age

How did fraud come about in the Patisserie Valerie...

Simon Bonney, partner and insolvency expert, said “It is difficult, given the extent of the fraud, that this isn’t something that could have been spot...

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Patisserie Valerie plunges into administration closing 70 cafes immediately
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Patisserie Valerie plunges into administration closing 70 cafes immediately

6y Accountancy Age

Patisserie Valerie plunges into administration clo...

It is thought that up to 900 Patisserie Valerie employees could lose their jobs Read More...

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Patisserie Valerie admits supplier payment issues amidst fraud investigation
Business

Patisserie Valerie admits supplier payment issues amidst fraud investigatio...

6y Accountancy Age

Patisserie Valerie admits supplier payment issues ...

Interim CFO Nick Perrin said "It was identified that there are many creditors with a large backlog of unpaid invoices." Read More...

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Here’s how accountants can restore public confidence in business
Governance

Here’s how accountants can restore public confidence in business

6y Beth McLoughlin

Here’s how accountants can restore public confiden...

A white paper from AAT recommends stronger protections for whistle-blowers and an increased uptake of technology to help clients avoid late payments R...

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