Countrywide shareholder Catalist Partners to oppose £90m lifeline from Alchemy

UK-based estate agent chain Countrywide has been thrown a possible £90m lifeline from private equity firm Alchemy to get it out of its “critical” situation, but shareholder Catalist Partners aims to oppose the deal. Countrywide has said that it has found itself at a “critical inflection point” and is in “urgent need of recapitalisation” after …