Eighty offices, 700 staff and a suspension in trading "pending clarification of its financial position". Part owned by colourful private equity billionaire Vincent Tcheguiz, Humberts issued a profits warning in January, and fired some of its executive appointments. Two days ago the new chairman began to express doubt about the company's future... whether it could meet conditions that would enable a rescue package. The Rat and Mouse says... watch this space, closely.

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