Brewdog's unpaid workers to receive nothing after takeover deal
These include:A 7.8 acre field in Potterton, Aberdeenshire, which sold to a local farmer for £41,300Nine Brewdog vehicles of "old age and varying roadworthiness" that made only £6,250 from just one sale. The rest were abandoned.A settlement involving drinks equipment sold to Marylebone Cricket Club, which owns Lords, which generated £62,000.Get in touchAre you a Brewdog creditor or worker affected by this?
- ▪These include:A 7.8 acre field in Potterton, Aberdeenshire, which sold to a local farmer for £41,300Nine Brewdog vehicles of "old age and varying roadworthiness" that made only £6,250 from just one sale.
- ▪The rest were abandoned.A settlement involving drinks equipment sold to Marylebone Cricket Club, which owns Lords, which generated £62,000.Get in touchAre you a Brewdog creditor or worker affected by this?
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Brewdog's unpaid workers to receive nothing after takeover dealImage source, EPAImage caption, Aberdeenshire-based Brewdog had more than £500m of debts when it was soldByPaul HastieBBC ScotlandPublished33 minutes agoFormer Brewdog staff and several creditors of the collapsed Scottish beer giant are not expected to receive anything following its takeover.A report from administrators AlixPartners said there were "insufficient funds" for payouts to those owed money by the brewer's retail arm.The Aberdeenshire-based firm had more than £500m of debts when it was sold in March to US drinks firm Tilray in a £33m rescue deal.Administrators said about £489,000 was owed for staff wages and accrued holiday pay.
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