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The phrase "acquisitions consortium" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to business, finance, or investment, particularly when referring to a group formed to acquire assets or companies.
Example: "The acquisitions consortium successfully negotiated the purchase of the struggling tech startup."
Alternatives: "mergers group" or "investment consortium".
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Chappell led the Retail Acquisitions consortium that bought BHS from Green for £1 last year.
The Serious Fraud Office is also understood to be conducting preliminary inquiries into the activities of Chappell's Retail Acquisitions consortium leading up to the deal.
The Insolvency Service is understood to be examining whether there are grounds to disqualify members of the Retail Acquisitions consortium from being company directors in the future.
Frank Field, the chairman of the work and pensions committee, said the allegations against Chappell and his Retail Acquisitions consortium were quite extraordinary.
The retailer was owned by Sir Philip Green for 15 years before the Topshop tycoon sold it to Chappell's Retail Acquisitions consortium last year.
Sources close to the company said it is controlled by Lennart Henningson, a member of the Retail Acquisitions consortium – 90% owned and led by Chappell – that bought BHS for £1 last year.
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Green sold BHS last year for £1 to Retail Acquisitions, a consortium led by Dominic Chappell.
Gutman said he was not asked to provide a recommendation about the deal but provide "preliminary observations" about the offer from Retail Acquisitions, the consortium led by Chappell.
Meanwhile, BHS made payments of more than £25m to Retail Acquisitions, the consortium led by Chappell, in the 13 months since it bought the company.
BHS is owned by Retail Acquisitions, a consortium of little-known financiers, lawyers and accountants who bought the department store chain from Sir Philip Green for £1 last year.
The retailer was owned by Green for 15 years until he sold it for £1 to Retail Acquisitions, a consortium of little-known accountants and lawyers led by Chappell.
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