Pelham Bell Pottinger advises pension fund on Goals acquisition
03 Apr 2012 | by Alec Mattinson
Pelham Bell Pottinger has been called in by one of Canada's biggest pension funds as it pursues an acquisition of UK leisure firm Goals Soccer Centres.
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Pelham Bell Pottinger has been called in by one of Canada's biggest pension funds as it pursues an acquisition of UK leisure firm Goals Soccer Centres.
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