HSBC has initiated bankruptcy petitions against Aidan Barclay and Howard Barclay, marking a further escalation in the unravelling of the Barclay family’s business empire following the collapse of their logistics group.
Court filings show the bank lodged the petitions in the High Court in December, after recovering only about £1.1 million of a £143.5 million secured loan from the administration of Logistics Group.
The business, which owned parcel delivery firms Yodel and ArrowXL, fell into administration in March 2024 after HSBC called in its debt and the group was unable to refinance or repay the borrowing.
Administrators later confirmed that HSBC’s recovery equated to just 0.78p in the pound, with any further…