Baugur to buy House of Fraser 25. ágúst 2006 10:59 House of Fraser, Baugur Group Baugur Group through its daughter company BG Holding and other investors has reached an agreement with British chain House of Fraser on its purchase. The take over bid was announced yesterday for 148 pence per share which equals a total purchase price of 60 billion ISK. The offer was made under the name of Highland Acquisitions Limited, a company owned by Baugur, Don McCarthy, West Coast Capital, Kevin Stanford, Stefan Cassar and Halifax Bank of Scotland. FL Group yesterday announced their plans to join the venture, with 13,9 percent of shares in Highland and a seat on the board. If the purchase goes forth as planned it will be valid from November 8 following a shareholders meeting on October 2. The take over has been covered in the British press, and the Financial Times says that this is Baugur Group's largest investment in Britain so far. News News in English Mest lesið Steinn liggur á grúfu og skríður niður Esju Innlent Þrjú látin: Heyrðu öskur þegar hringt var í neyðarlínu Erlent Vill tollalaus viðskipti við Evrópu Erlent Allt að 18 stiga hiti á morgun en súld og léttskýjað í dag Veður Vita æ meira um skaðleg áhrif rafsígarettna Innlent Sautján ára stúlka í haldi vegna innflutnings gerviópíóða Innlent Veitingahús vilji ekki bara ráða ófaglært starfsfólk Innlent Ísraelsher viðurkennir rangfærslur eftir birtingu myndefnis Erlent Öskjuhlíðartimbrið komið til Eskifjarðar Innlent Wow fékk bestu þjónustu Airbus eftir að Icelandair valdi Boeing Viðskipti innlent
Baugur Group through its daughter company BG Holding and other investors has reached an agreement with British chain House of Fraser on its purchase. The take over bid was announced yesterday for 148 pence per share which equals a total purchase price of 60 billion ISK. The offer was made under the name of Highland Acquisitions Limited, a company owned by Baugur, Don McCarthy, West Coast Capital, Kevin Stanford, Stefan Cassar and Halifax Bank of Scotland. FL Group yesterday announced their plans to join the venture, with 13,9 percent of shares in Highland and a seat on the board. If the purchase goes forth as planned it will be valid from November 8 following a shareholders meeting on October 2. The take over has been covered in the British press, and the Financial Times says that this is Baugur Group's largest investment in Britain so far.
News News in English Mest lesið Steinn liggur á grúfu og skríður niður Esju Innlent Þrjú látin: Heyrðu öskur þegar hringt var í neyðarlínu Erlent Vill tollalaus viðskipti við Evrópu Erlent Allt að 18 stiga hiti á morgun en súld og léttskýjað í dag Veður Vita æ meira um skaðleg áhrif rafsígarettna Innlent Sautján ára stúlka í haldi vegna innflutnings gerviópíóða Innlent Veitingahús vilji ekki bara ráða ófaglært starfsfólk Innlent Ísraelsher viðurkennir rangfærslur eftir birtingu myndefnis Erlent Öskjuhlíðartimbrið komið til Eskifjarðar Innlent Wow fékk bestu þjónustu Airbus eftir að Icelandair valdi Boeing Viðskipti innlent