<p>巴克萊兄弟面臨破產威脅，滙豐銀行尋求從他們那裏追回超過 1.4 億英鎊的債務。</p>
<p>該銀行在聖誕節前幾天向高等法院對 69 歲的艾丹·巴克萊和 66 歲的霍華德·巴克萊提出破產申請，試圖追回他們失敗的包裹遞送業務所欠的款項。</p>
<p>追究這對兄弟的個人責任標誌着債權人追回債務努力的升級，因為巴克萊家族的商業帝國正在解體。這一持續的崩潰是由於勞埃德銀行在 2023 年因未償債務而決定收回《電訊報》和《旁觀者》對巴克萊家族的控制權。</p>
<p>在他們權力的巔峯時期，巴克萊家族積累了龐大的商業利益，涵蓋媒體、酒店、零售、房地產和物流等領域。</p>
<p>然而，他們的交易依賴於大量債務，家族被迫放棄大部分資產的控制權，因為一系列貸款方追上了他們。</p>
<p>滙豐銀行試圖將 2024 年物流集團崩潰帶來的損失降到最低。物流集團是 Yodel 和 Arrow XL 這兩家包裹遞送公司的母公司。</p>
<p>根據破產管理公司 Teneo 在公司註冊處提交的報告，該銀行僅收回了 1400 萬英鎊的 143.5 萬英鎊債務，相當於每英鎊僅 78 便士。</p>
<p>據認為，滙豐銀行的訴訟與《電訊報》無關，因為巴克萊家族不再對該報紙擁有經濟利益。</p>
<p>巴克萊家族將其在該報紙的股份出售給了由阿聯酋主要資助的 RedBird IMI。</p>
<p>最終，控制《電訊報》的計劃失敗，因為政府出台了禁止國家擁有英國報紙的新法律。</p>
<h2>商業帝國解體</h2>
<p>該交易的海灣支持者現在也在追究巴克萊兄弟的責任，此前他們幫助家族償還了 2023 年對勞埃德銀行集團的債務。</p>
<p>國際媒體投資公司為 RedBird IMI 提供資金，上個月接管了巴克萊家族的房地產帝國 Trenport Property Holdings。</p>
<p>與此同時，《每日郵報》已提交 5 億英鎊的報價收購《電訊報》，目前正在由文化大臣麗莎·南迪審查。</p>
<p>進一步的債務壓力導致巴克萊家族在 2024 年放棄了 Yodel，以 1 英鎊的價格出售。巴克萊兄弟還將《旁觀者》雜誌的總部出售給了一位巴伐利亞橡膠手套大亨，並出售了他們心愛的超級遊艇 Lady Beatrice，該遊艇是以兄弟倆已故母親的名字命名的。</p>
<p>巴克萊兄弟還被迫放棄了在線零售商 Very Group 的所有權，該公司擁有 Littlewoods 品牌。</p>
<p>美國私募股權公司凱雷在 11 月接管了該公司，認為這是巴克萊家族龐大帝國中的瑰寶，過去一年通過一系列高利貸維持了該業務的運轉。</p>
<p>Very 成立於 20 年前，通過 Littlewoods 和 Shop Direct 的合併而成，由艾丹和霍華德已故的父親大衞·巴克萊爵士及其雙胞胎兄弟弗雷德裏克爵士監督。</p>
<p>家族商業利益的解體引發了對其管理能力的質疑。</p>
<p>《電訊報》在 2024 年揭示了其財務中存在 2.78 億英鎊的黑洞，原因是巴克萊兄弟提取的貸款被認為無法追回。</p>
<p>這一金額在 2023 年的賬目中被記錄為 “準備金”，使《電訊報》在該年創下了 2.45 億英鎊的創紀錄虧損。</p>
<p>通過巴克萊家族控制的一系列公司追蹤失蹤資金的嘗試未能成功。</p>
<p>來自 HMRC 和國家犯罪局的專家與該公司及其顧問進行了聯繫，該局作為包括嚴重欺詐辦公室在內的金融當局的信息清算中心。</p>
<p>尚未披露是否已啓動調查。</p>
<p>在巴克萊家族的管理下，《電訊報》還被指控壓制有關滙豐銀行的負面報道。彼得·奧博恩在 2015 年辭去了該報的首席政治評論員職務，稱他對該銀行的調查遭到拒絕，並聲稱自大衞爵士和弗雷德裏克爵士在 2004 年收購該報以來，標準已 “崩潰”。</p>
<p>巴克萊兄弟和滙豐銀行均拒絕置評。</p>

<p>巴克萊兄弟面臨破產，滙豐銀行已提交申請，要求從他們那裏追回超過 1.4 億英鎊的款項，這與他們失敗的包裹遞送業務有關。這一舉動加劇了債權人在他們商業帝國崩潰過程中的努力，該帝國曾包括媒體、酒店和物流等領域。由於債務不斷增加，巴克萊兄弟已失去對主要資產的控制，包括《每日電訊報》和 Very Group。滙豐銀行的行動是更廣泛金融崩潰的一部分，針對該家族財務交易的調查仍在進行中。巴克萊兄弟尚未對此情況發表評論</p>

<p>The Barclay brothers are facing the threat of bankruptcy as HSBC seeks to recover more than £140m from the pair.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>巴克萊兄弟面臨破產威脅，滙豐銀行尋求從他們那裏追回超過 1.4 億英鎊的債務。</p>
</div><p>The bank filed a bankruptcy petition against Aidan Barclay, 69, and Howard Barclay, 66, in the High Court just days before Christmas as it seeks to recover money owed by their failed parcel delivery venture.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>該銀行在聖誕節前幾天向高等法院對 69 歲的艾丹·巴克萊和 66 歲的霍華德·巴克萊提出破產申請，試圖追回他們失敗的包裹遞送業務所欠的款項。</p>
</div><p>The decision to pursue the siblings personally marks an escalation of efforts by creditors to retrieve debts as the Barclays’ business empire unravels. The ongoing collapse was triggered by Lloyds Bank’s decision to seize The Telegraph and The Spectator from the Barclay family in 2023 over unpaid debts.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>追究這對兄弟的個人責任標誌着債權人追回債務努力的升級，因為巴克萊家族的商業帝國正在解體。這一持續的崩潰是由於勞埃德銀行在 2023 年因未償債務而決定收回《電訊報》和《旁觀者》對巴克萊家族的控制權。</p>
</div><p>At the height of their powers, the Barclay family had amassed a vast collection of business interests spanning media, hotels, retail, property and logistics.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在他們權力的巔峯時期，巴克萊家族積累了龐大的商業利益，涵蓋媒體、酒店、零售、房地產和物流等領域。</p>
</div><p>However, their dealmaking relied heavily on debt and the family have been forced to surrender control of the majority of their assets as a succession of lenders caught up with them.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>然而，他們的交易依賴於大量債務，家族被迫放棄大部分資產的控制權，因為一系列貸款方追上了他們。</p>
</div><p>HSBC is seeking to minimise its losses from the collapse of Logistics Group in 2024. It was the parent company of Yodel and Arrow XL, two parcel delivery businesses.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>滙豐銀行試圖將 2024 年物流集團崩潰帶來的損失降到最低。物流集團是 Yodel 和 Arrow XL 這兩家包裹遞送公司的母公司。</p>
</div><p>The bank has managed to recoup just £1.1m of the £143.5m it was owed when Logistics Group was forced to call in the administrators – equivalent to just 78p in the pound – according to a report by insolvency practitioners Teneo filed at Companies House.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>根據破產管理公司 Teneo 在公司註冊處提交的報告，該銀行僅收回了 1400 萬英鎊的 143.5 萬英鎊債務，相當於每英鎊僅 78 便士。</p>
</div><p>It is thought the HSBC proceedings have no bearing on The Telegraph because the Barclays no longer have an economic interest in the newspaper.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>據認為，滙豐銀行的訴訟與《電訊報》無關，因為巴克萊家族不再對該報紙擁有經濟利益。</p>
</div><p>The Barclay family sold their interest in the newspaper to RedBird IMI, which is majority-funded by the UAE.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>巴克萊家族將其在該報紙的股份出售給了由阿聯酋主要資助的 RedBird IMI。</p>
</div><p>A plan to take control of The Telegraph ultimately failed after the Government introduced new laws banning state ownership of UK newspapers.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>最終，控制《電訊報》的計劃失敗，因為政府出台了禁止國家擁有英國報紙的新法律。</p>
</div><h2>Business empire unravels</h2>
<div class="lb-trans"><h2>商業帝國解體</h2>
</div><p>The Gulf backers of that deal are now also pursuing the Barclays after helping the family to pay off debts to Lloyds Banking Group in 2023.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>該交易的海灣支持者現在也在追究巴克萊兄弟的責任，此前他們幫助家族償還了 2023 年對勞埃德銀行集團的債務。</p>
</div><p>International Media Investments, which provided funds to RedBird IMI, seized control of the Barclays’ property empire, Trenport Property Holdings, last month.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>國際媒體投資公司為 RedBird IMI 提供資金，上個月接管了巴克萊家族的房地產帝國 Trenport Property Holdings。</p>
</div><p>Meanwhile, The Daily Mail has submitted a £500m bid to buy The Telegraph, which is currently being reviewed by Lisa Nandy, the Culture Secretary.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>與此同時，《每日郵報》已提交 5 億英鎊的報價收購《電訊報》，目前正在由文化大臣麗莎·南迪審查。</p>
</div><p>Further debt pressures led to the Barclay family giving up Yodel in 2024, which it sold for £1. The Barclays also sold off The Spectator magazine’s headquarters to a Bavarian rubber glove tycoon and parted with their prized super-yacht the Lady Beatrice, which was named after the brothers’ late mother.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>進一步的債務壓力導致巴克萊家族在 2024 年放棄了 Yodel，以 1 英鎊的價格出售。巴克萊兄弟還將《旁觀者》雜誌的總部出售給了一位巴伐利亞橡膠手套大亨，並出售了他們心愛的超級遊艇 Lady Beatrice，該遊艇是以兄弟倆已故母親的名字命名的。</p>
</div><p>The Barclays have also been forced to relinquish ownership of Very Group, the online retailer, which owns the Littlewoods brand.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>巴克萊兄弟還被迫放棄了在線零售商 Very Group 的所有權，該公司擁有 Littlewoods 品牌。</p>
</div><p>US private equity firm Carlyle took over the company – regarded as the jewel in crown of the Barclays’ sprawling empire – in November, having kept the business afloat over the past year with a series of high-interest loans.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>美國私募股權公司凱雷在 11 月接管了該公司，認為這是巴克萊家族龐大帝國中的瑰寶，過去一年通過一系列高利貸維持了該業務的運轉。</p>
</div><p>Very was formed 20 years ago through the merger of Littlewoods and Shop Direct, overseen by Aidan and Howard’s late father Sir David Barclay and his twin brother Sir Frederick.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Very 成立於 20 年前，通過 Littlewoods 和 Shop Direct 的合併而成，由艾丹和霍華德已故的父親大衞·巴克萊爵士及其雙胞胎兄弟弗雷德裏克爵士監督。</p>
</div><p>The unwinding of the family’s business interests has prompted questions about their stewardship.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>家族商業利益的解體引發了對其管理能力的質疑。</p>
</div><p>The Telegraph revealed a £278m black hole in its finances in 2024, as a result of loans extracted by the Barclays, which are regarded as unrecoverable.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>《電訊報》在 2024 年揭示了其財務中存在 2.78 億英鎊的黑洞，原因是巴克萊兄弟提取的貸款被認為無法追回。</p>
</div><p>The sum, recorded as a “provision” in accounts for 2023, pushed The Telegraph to a record loss of £245m that year.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>這一金額在 2023 年的賬目中被記錄為 “準備金”，使《電訊報》在該年創下了 2.45 億英鎊的創紀錄虧損。</p>
</div><p>Attempts to trace the missing money via a network of companies controlled by the Barclay family have been unsuccessful.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>通過巴克萊家族控制的一系列公司追蹤失蹤資金的嘗試未能成功。</p>
</div><p>Specialists from HMRC and the National Crime Agency, which acts as an information clearing house for financial authorities including the Serious Fraud Office, have been in contact with the company and its advisers.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>來自 HMRC 和國家犯罪局的專家與該公司及其顧問進行了聯繫，該局作為包括嚴重欺詐辦公室在內的金融當局的信息清算中心。</p>
</div><p>It has not been disclosed if investigations have been launched.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>尚未披露是否已啓動調查。</p>
</div><p>Under the Barclays, The Telegraph was also accused of suppressing negative stories about HSBC. Peter Oborne resigned as the paper’s chief political commentator in 2015, saying his own investigations into the bank had been rejected and claiming there had been a “collapse in standards” since Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay bought the paper in 2004.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在巴克萊家族的管理下，《電訊報》還被指控壓制有關滙豐銀行的負面報道。彼得·奧博恩在 2015 年辭去了該報的首席政治評論員職務，稱他對該銀行的調查遭到拒絕，並聲稱自大衞爵士和弗雷德裏克爵士在 2004 年收購該報以來，標準已 “崩潰”。</p>
</div><p>The Barclays and HSBC declined to comment.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>巴克萊兄弟和滙豐銀行均拒絕置評。</p>
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巴克萊兄弟被滙豐銀行提交破產申請