Empire Builders · EB-032
SHE RECEIVED THE SALE NOTIFICATION. THE PENSION DEFICIT WAS NEVER DISCLOSED TO HER. THE BUYER HAD BEEN BANKRUPT THREE TIMES.
On March 12, Margaret Thornhill received a notification that Briarwood Home Stores had been sold for one pound, despite a staggering pension deficit of five hundred and seventy-one million pounds. Vincent Marsden, the buyer with no retail experience, had previously declared bankruptcy three times.
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