Misco UK goes bust

Doug Woodburn
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CEO Alan Cantwell tells CRN that entering the firm into administration was the only option after HMRC turned the screw on the firm and a last-ditch attempt to sell key assets to PCM came to nothing

Misco UK has gone out of business after a last-gasp attempt to sell its assets in a 'pre-pack' failed. Misco's UK business was plunged into a cashflow crisis after HMRC issued it with a winding-...

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