Norway’s Blastr is preferred bidder for former Liberty Steel’s SSUK
Former linchpin of Sanjeev Gupta’s empire was placed in compulsory liquidation
Former linchpin of Sanjeev Gupta’s empire was placed in compulsory liquidation

Government has been locked in talks with Chinese group Jingye over lossmaking business

Stegra has been striving to avoid same fate as bankrupt Northvolt

Swedish company’s board discusses insolvency as it struggles to plug funding gap of up to €1.5bn

Sale would mark latest takeover of a London-listed industrial group

Culture secretary’s decision not to refer bid to watchdogs means end of three-year sales process is in sight

Indian magnate Naveen Jindal is continuing to conduct due diligence on steel business