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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Simon English

Barclays’ sale of Daily and Sunday Telegraph could take months to complete, warn banks

The sale of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph and The Spectator magazine could take weeks or even months to resolve, bankers warned on Thursday, due to regulatory issues and concerns about the complex finances of the business.

AlixPartners have seized the assets in a row about loan payments to Lloyds Bank, which in turn has hired storied City bank Lazard to oversee a process that is unlikely to be straightforward.

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