Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Matalan set to be 'taken over by financial lenders within the next two weeks'
dailyrecord.co.ukA group of financial investors are reportedly close to securing a deal that will see them take control ofMatalan. According to Sky News, prominent senior lenders such as Invesco and Man GLG have submitted a proposal that will see them put in around £100 million of new funding into the fashion and homeware retailer.
It is also understood that the lenders could reportedly finalise the takeover deal within the next fortnight. The retailer issued an update on its sale process just three days before Christmas, where it confirmed that it had received bids from several interested parties.
Among those vying for the sale of the firm is former chairman and founder, John Hargreaves, who is currently backed by American investor Elliott Advisors.
Additionally, sources close to the process have reportedly said that lenders were in talks with Nigel Oddy, the chain's interim chief executive, about the possibility of making the role permanent if they succeed in gaining control of it.The publication also reported that the British retailer was looking to secure a sale before the end of January.It is also understood that Matalan, which was founded by John Hargreaves back in 1985, is currently facing an imminent deadline to refinance £350million in debt.
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