Toppled from the top – The risk of fraud

Audit Toppled from the top – The risk of fraud

4y Roger Isaacs

Toppled from the top – The risk of fraud

Roger Isaacs - Forensic Partner at Milsted Langdon - talks about the Patisserie Valerie collapse and what its impact has been and the role of forensic...

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Patisserie Valerie: Restructuring firm FRP to take over from KPMG

Grant Thornton Patisserie Valerie: Restructuring firm FRP to take over from KPMG

4y Chris Jewers

Patisserie Valerie: Restructuring firm FRP to take...

FRP Advisory, a restructuring firm, were chosen by creditors that include HMRC and Luke Johnson, the former chairman of Patisseries Valerie. Read More...

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Getting control over business expenditure

Corporate Finance Getting control over business expenditure

4y Ian Smith, Finance Director and GM at Invu

Getting control over business expenditure

With Accounts Payable fraud on the rise Ian Smith, Finance Director and GM at Invu, looks at whether technology can save businesses from a brewing cri...

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5 people arrested in Patisserie Valerie scandal

Company News 5 people arrested in Patisserie Valerie scandal

4y Tom Lemmon

5 people arrested in Patisserie Valerie scandal

Five unnamed people have been arrested in connection with the accounting fraud scandal at Patisserie Valerie which led to the collapse of the cafe cha...

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Top accounting scandals in 2018

Audit Top accounting scandals in 2018

4y Virginia Blackburn

Top accounting scandals in 2018

A summary of the cases of financial scandals, accounting fraud and corporate fraud which capitivated us last year and their implications Read More...

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Patisserie Valerie rescued in management buyout backed by Causeway Capital Partners

Audit Patisserie Valerie rescued in management buyout backed by Causeway Capital Partners

4y Lucy Skoulding, Reporter

Patisserie Valerie rescued in management buyout ba...

After being on the brink of complete collapse, Patisserie Valerie and 2,000 of its jobs has been saved Read More...

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Patisserie Valerie receiving multiple bids despite being shrouded in fraud

Audit Patisserie Valerie receiving multiple bids despite being shrouded in fraud

4y Lucy Skoulding, Reporter

Patisserie Valerie receiving multiple bids despite...

Over 920 people who were made redundant due to store closures will not be paid this month Read More...

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How did fraud come about in the Patisserie Valerie case?

Insolvency How did fraud come about in the Patisserie Valerie case?

4y Lucy Skoulding, Reporter

How did fraud come about in the Patisserie Valerie...

Simon Bonney, partner and insolvency expert, said “It is difficult, given the extent of the fraud, that this isn’t something that could have been spot...

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Patisserie Valerie plunges into administration closing 70 cafes immediately

Audit Patisserie Valerie plunges into administration closing 70 cafes immediately

4y Lucy Skoulding, Reporter

Patisserie Valerie plunges into administration clo...

It is thought that up to 900 Patisserie Valerie employees could lose their jobs Read More...

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Patisserie Valerie admits supplier payment issues amidst fraud investigation

Business Patisserie Valerie admits supplier payment issues amidst fraud investigation

4y Lucy Skoulding, Reporter

Patisserie Valerie admits supplier payment issues ...

Interim CFO Nick Perrin said "It was identified that there are many creditors with a large backlog of unpaid invoices." Read More...

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Here’s how accountants can restore public confidence in business

Governance Here’s how accountants can restore public confidence in business

5y Beth McLoughlin

Here’s how accountants can restore public confiden...

A white paper from AAT recommends stronger protections for whistle-blowers and an increased uptake of technology to help clients avoid late payments R...

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