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    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      Britishvolt deal at risk of collapse over power supply contract

      Deadline for Recharge Industries to finalise purchase of site runs into impasse with EY

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      Britishvolt owed up to £160mn to creditors when it collapsed

      Battery start-up had just £1.8mn and no IP when it went into administration in January

    • Sunday, 5 March, 2023
      Hydrogen power
      New ITM boss targets overconfident culture after profit warnings

      Producer of hydrogen electrolysers became London’s most shorted stock after plunge in value to $600mn from £3.5bn

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      Recharge buys technology of failed battery start-up Britishvolt

      Australian group has until end of next month to close deal to buy site of UK start-up

    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      Australian battery group selected as preferred bidder for Britishvolt

      Recharge Industries beats three rival offers in race to buy UK start-up out of bankruptcy

    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      EY
      EY under fire over its two roles at battery start-up Britishvolt

      Big Four consultant took over administration of failed company after being paid £500,000 a month as adviser

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Buyout group Greybull emerges as potential late bidder for Britishvolt

      Executives from private equity group met battery start-up’s leaders on Monday

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      Britishvolt founder to bid for bankrupt battery start-up

      Orral Nadjari expected to table firm offer by Tuesday as administrators seek buyer

    • Saturday, 28 January, 2023
      News in-depth
      Britishvolt collapse prompts calls for shake-up of UK subsidy policies

      More must be done to attract investment that will be vital to energy transition, say industry insiders

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      Australian battery group tops shortlist to buy Britishvolt

      Consortium of existing investors also among the five suitors still in running for collapsed UK start-up

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      Australian battery company signals plan to bid for Britishvolt

      Founder of Recharge Industries to meet UK officials this week

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      Batteries
      Britishvolt: how Britain’s big battery hope ran out of charge

      Start-up’s collapse deals blow to UK’s attempt to supply electric-car industry

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      Britishvolt site draws interest from more than a dozen companies

      Battery start-up’s collapse is ‘disaster’ for UK car industry, says Labour

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      Britishvolt collapses into administration as rescue talks fail

      Move hits UK plans to create homegrown battery manufacturing powerhouse

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      Britishvolt shareholders pitch rival bid to thwart Indonesian takeover

      Struggling battery start-up receives £30mn counter-offer to DeaLab proposal

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      Britishvolt rescue deal set to cut battery maker’s valuation by 90%

      Current investors face almost total wipeout of equity if Indonesian-led offer goes ahead

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      Britishvolt seeks lifeline with sale of majority stake

      International pension fund leads consortium of buyers for battery manufacturer with more than £150mn injection

    • Monday, 7 November, 2022
      Batteries
      Lithium groups choose Teesside in boost for UK battery industry

      Plans for refinery and recycling facilities come despite uncertainty over future of Britishvolt

    • Thursday, 3 November, 2022
      Britishvolt renews plea for £30mn state cash to secure survival

      Battery start-up planning £3.8bn gigafactory says private equity will match government figure

    • Wednesday, 2 November, 2022
      Britishvolt secures five-week funding lifeline from Glencore

      Staff take pay cut to ease cash burn as battery start-up seeks longer-term financing

    • Monday, 31 October, 2022
      Batteries
      Britishvolt on brink after government rejects rescue plea

      Troubled UK battery start-up prepares for possible administration

    • Friday, 14 October, 2022
      Britishvolt in emergency funding talks to avoid pre-Christmas collapse

      Seven potential suitors include Tata Motors in process that may lead to takeover

    • Wednesday, 28 September, 2022
      The Big Read
      The EV battery race: inside the struggles of Britishvolt

      The fate of the UK’s automotive industry might ride on it — but it has no working prototype, no factory and no customers

    • Monday, 29 August, 2022
      Britishvolt’s gigafactory plan hit by surging energy costs

      Co-founder of UK electric battery start-up says facility will not start production until 2025

    • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
      Monaco shipping group takes stake in battery start-up Britishvolt

      Scorpio investment a sign of manufacturers looking beyond car industry into new markets

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