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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

Liberty Steel Group says it is nearing deal with Credit Suisse and Greensill

Liberty Steel boss Sanjeev Gupta
Liberty Steel boss Sanjeev Gupta has been trying to find new lenders and negotiate new terms with existing ones. Photograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters

The steel company owned by tycoon Sanjeev Gupta has said it is nearing a deal to restructure debt payments with creditors including Credit Suisse and collapsed lender Greensill Capital.

Gupta’s Liberty Steel Group said in a statement on Tuesday it had reached an agreement in principle to restructure its debts, although it is understood that the details of any deal have not been confirmed. A deal could give Liberty Steel reprieve from insolvency proceedings started by the creditors.

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