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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Joanna Partridge and Jasper Jolly

FRC launches inquiries into audits of four Liberty Steel companies

Sanjeev Gupta
Sanjeev Gupta controls Liberty Steel through GFG Alliance, an informal group of metals and energy companies. Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

Britain’s accounting watchdog has opened four investigations into the audits of four companies owned by the metals tycoon Sanjeev Gupta under the Liberty Steel banner.

The Financial Reporting Council said it had started investigating the statutory audits of the businesses by the firm King & King. The move follows a call from MPs for the FRC to refer the auditors for investigation.

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