DWF paid £3.8m to acquire the debts and work in progress of defunct firm Cobbetts, according to a report by administrators KPMG, as further details of the pre-pack rescue deal emerge.

The report, which has been issued by KPMG to Cobbetts’ creditors, states that £3.8m represents around 30% of the firm’s net book value. DWF will also have to make a payment worth 25% of any of Cobbetts’ debts and work in progress recovered over £9.4m.