Gerry Barrett must beat Deutsche to regain his assets

The examiner over a string of related companies has invited two parties to the second-round bidding process

Gerry Barrett

It started with 17 potential investors. Now it has emerged that the battle to buy Gerry Barrett’s hotel and property empire out of examinership has become a two-horse race – between Barrett and Deutsche Bank.

The examiner over a string of related companies has invited two parties to the second-round bidding process, after whittling down the longlist in recent weeks.

The two parties in question are Barrett, who is being backed in his ...