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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jack Simpson

Serious Fraud Office arrests four in raids over failed Liverpool property firm

The closed up George Best Hotel in Belfast
The George Best Hotel in Belfast, owned by Signature Group, never opened. Photograph: Richard Gardner/REX/Shutterstock

Fraud investigators have raided three homes as part of a major inquiry into a failed property company that owned several landmark buildings and owed investors millions.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) made four arrests after dawn raids on Wednesday in Merseyside and Greater Manchester in relation to its investigation into Signature Group, which collapsed in 2020 owing up to £140m.

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