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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Daniel

UK investor Michael Flacks ‘very interested in British Steel takeover’

British Steel's steelworks in Scunthorpe
The UK government took over management of British Steel last year amid fears that Jingye planned to walk away. Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters

The British investor Michael Flacks is reportedly “very” interested in buying British Steel and combining it with another plant in Italy, in a deal that would create one of Europe’s largest metals groups.

The businessman’s Miami-based investment group, Flacks Group, which specialises in buying distressed companies, is working with bankers to prepare a bid for government-controlled Scunthorpe steelworks, the Financial Times reported.

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